2. 1. Why is punctuation necessary? 2. Commas have a variety of uses. Name 2 ways you can use a comma. 3. Name the 3 end of sentence punctuation marks. 4. Why do we use this punctuation mark ! 5. List four occasions when you would use a capital letter.

3. 6. Name two reasons for using an apostrophe. 7. What are these punctuation marks called? “ “ : ; 8.Why do we use this punctuation mark? :

4. 9. The new Bond film Skyfall opens next week. 10. My best friend who comes from Egypt is a very nice guy.

5. Worth 5 marks 11. Why do we use this punctuation mark ? ;

7. To make sense of the written word. (1 mark)

8. 2. (a) To separate items in a list. E.g. I bought a hat, a coat, a dress and a pair of gloves yesterday. (1 mark)

9. 2(b) To mark off additional information in a sentence. E.g. John, who is 21, lives next door to me. (1 mark)

10. full stop (.) Question mark (?) exclamation mark (!) (3 marks)

11. You use an exclamation mark to express strong feelings and give commands. E.g. Get out! Help! (1 Mark)

12. 5. Beginning of a sentence, name of a place, name of a person, title of a book, film or TV programme, abbreviations, days of the week and months of the year. (4 marks)

13. 6. a) to show that some letters have been missed out. E.g. don’t, she’s, can’t (1 mark)

14. Possession – to show that something belongs to someone or something. E.g. Mary’s coat – the children’s toys. 6. (1 mark )

15. 7. quotation marks, colon, semi-colon (3 marks)

16. 8. The colon tells you that a list will follow or to introduce an explanation. E.g. The car has a number of optional extras: sun roof, tinted windows, rear seat belts and electrically operated wing mirrors. (1 mark)

17. 9. The new Bond film, Skyfall, opens next week. (2 marks)

18. 10.My best friend, who comes from Egypt, is a very nice guy. (2 marks)

19. 11. A semi-colon is used to join two related sentences together e.g. Frank goes to the pub every night; he spends all his money on drink. (5 Marks).