Grammar Exercises

SEMICOLONS AND COMAS USED TO SEPARATE (Andrea and Mariana)

1- In the last 3 years I have traveled to Canada, Japan, Brasil, London, France and Italy.

2- Mariana ate this morning, toast bread with butter, eggs, cereal, orange juice and coffe.

3- The burnet, tall man told me that the store was closed.

4- The cat chased the mouse, and the mouse ran away.

5- He never arrived, so I went by myself to the party.

6- My husband went to the beach; I went to a party.

7- In the trailer we packed our sleeping bags; which were very heavy.

8- As I was studying; the postman rang twice.

9- Summer in the desert is very hot; the cactus plant is well adapted for survival there.

10- I have often tried to grow African violets; I have never been successful.

PERIOD, QUESTION MARKS AND EXCLAMATION POINT (Francisco and Stella)

1- 1.______________________________________________

2.______________________________________________

A= Periods are used after the numbers and letters in an outline.

2- Ave. (avenue) Co. (company) St. (street) blvd. (boulevard)
A= Periods are used after abbreviations used in adresses.

3- why are you happy? because i pass the exam.
A= Periods are used at the end of the answer to a question.

4- good afternoon. good night. good morning.
A= Periods are used after anacceptable expression wich is not a complete sentences, such a salulation.

5- Dear Mr. martinez im writing you this letter just to thanks for your help
A= Periods are used after abbreviations in ordinary writing.

6- she asked me if you were interesting to buy the carpet.
A= Periods are used at the end of an idirect question.

7- stella is very good at maths.
A= Periods are used after a complete statement.

8- what do you want for dinner?
A= A question mark is used after a direct question, one that calls for an answer.
9- do you like chocolate, don`t you?
A= A question mark is used when questioning words are added tothe end of a statement. ( question tab)

10- stella said, "when will the semester ends?"did stella say, "the semester will finish next month"?
A= A question mark is used after quotation marks if it belongs to the quoted words. it is used uotside the quotation marks if it belongs to the whole sentence.
11- help me! im going to fall down!what a great news!
A= the exclamation point is used sparingly in formal writing; it should be used only to show strong feeling.

THE USE OF THE COLON (:) AND THE DASH (-) (Daniela and Brianth)

1- The things that I need to bring are:food, potatoes, drinks and napkins.

These are the things that I need to bring: food, potatoes, drinks and napkins.

2- The music was perfect: it was soft, chilli and relaxing.

3- On weekends, these are the things I prefer to do: Reeding, Writing, Sleeping.

These are the things I prefer to do on weekends: Reading, Writing and Sleeping.

4- So, what I recall is that Mark Said: "I' ve been here for a long time"

What I recall that Mark said: is that he had been there for a long time

5- When we arrived there everything was quiet: There wasn't any disturbing sound or the chaos of the city. It was Perfect!

6- Hey- my friend--come here
My friend, come here--Hey Tom!, try to arrive earlier.

7- As I was telling you, my mom is very nice--Look! there she is.

8- It is clear what I want in life--to live in peace.
Students with a 90 points quotient-- no less than that--will be awarded.

9- What I want in life is--to live in peace

It is clear what I want in life--to live in peace.

10- She only likes one thing--to drink beer.