Group B

Semicolon

100

What does a semicolon look like?

;

200

When is a semicolon used?

Between two main clauses.

Colon

100

What does a colon look like?

:

200

Is the colon in the right place? (Yes or no)

I need to buy: milk, eggs and bread.

Yes

Inverted commas

100

Is this an inverted comma? , ( Yes or No)

No

200

What are inverted commas used for?

 Direct speech or Indirect speech?

Direct speech.

Brackets

100

What are brackets used for?

Adding extra information.

200

Has the following sentence used brackets correctly? (Yes or No)

E.g: Two thirds of our class (most are athletes) missed English today because of trials.

Yes

Hyphen

100

What does a Hyphen look like. 

-

200

Is the hyphen being used correctly? (Yes or No)

I went to the mall- to play playstation-.

No