Rules for Usage
What am I?
What do I need?
Definition
True or False
100
Used when writing the title of a book, song etc
What is Quotation Marks?
100
What is a question mark?
x5
100
The boy who broke the window was punished by his mother.
commas needed.
x4
100
Used at the end of asking questions
What is a question mark?
x2
100
I am a girl,
False
x2
200
Used when writing numbers like ninety nine
What is a hyphen
x3
200
John,
What is a comma?
x2
200
His name is James simpson Smith.
a capital letter
x5
200
used to show strong emotion
What are exclamation marks
x3
200
Quotation marks are used in pairs.
What is true?
300
Replace letters that are omitted in a contraction
What is an apostrophe?
300
.
What is a full stop?
300
What a beautiful baby
an exclamation mark
300
Used at the end of a telling sentence
What is a full stop
300
What a handsome boy he is.
False
x3
400
Punctuation mark used when proper nouns
What is a capital letter?
400
W S T
What are capital letters?
x3
400
Mr John is my father.
full stop
400
used when listing three or more items
commas
400
I will be there at 6pm
False
x5
500
Used for words showing strong emotion
What are exclamation marks?
x2
500
!
What is an exclamation mark?
500
Do you like apples
question marks?
x3
500
Use when omitting a word, phrase, line, paragraph, or more from a quoted passage
What is an ellipis?
500
"Bones" is a really good show.
True
x4