Mastering Periods: Enhance Your Writing with Full Stops

Question 1

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

Accepted Answer

The dog is brown.

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The dog is brown

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The dog. is brown

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The dog is. brown

Question 2

What is the purpose of a period in a sentence?

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To show that the sentence is a statement

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To show that the sentence is a question

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To show that the sentence is an exclamation

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To show that the sentence is a command

Question 3

Which of the following sentences has a period in the correct place?

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The car is red, the truck is blue

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The car is red the truck is blue

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The car is red: the truck is blue

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The car is red? the truck is blue

Question 4

Which of the following is a period that can be used in a title?

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.

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!

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?

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:

Question 5

Which of the following sentences is a declarative sentence?

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The dog is brown.

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What is your name?

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Please close the door.

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Wow!

Question 6

Which of the following sentences is an interrogative sentence?

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What is your name?

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The cat is on the table.

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Please close the door.

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Wow!

Question 7

Which of the following sentences is an exclamatory sentence?

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Wow!

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The cat is on the table.

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What is your name?

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Please close the door.

Question 8

Which of the following sentences is an imperative sentence?

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Please close the door.

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The cat is on the table.

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What is your name?

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Wow!

Question 9

What is the primary purpose of using a period in writing?

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To end a sentence that makes a statement

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To show a pause in speech

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To start a question

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To separate items in a list

Question 10

The following sentence has missing punctuation: "The dog barked at the stranger". Where should the period be placed?

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After 'stranger'

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After 'barked'

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Before 'the'

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Before 'dog'

Question 11

Which of the following sentences uses a period correctly?

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The cat sat on the mat.

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I love pizza

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He is my brother

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What time is it?

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of a compound sentence with a period used correctly?

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I went to the store and bought milk.

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I went to the store; I bought milk.

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I went to the store, I bought milk.

Question 13

True or False: You should use a period after every word in a list.

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False

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True

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of using periods correctly?

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Increases the use of complex sentences

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Makes writing clearer and easier to read

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Improves sentence structure

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Makes writing style more consistent

Question 15

In the following sentence, the period is used to separate two ___.

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Independent clauses

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Dependent clauses

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Phrases

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Words

Question 16

Which sentence demonstrates the correct use of a period to end a declarative sentence?

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The dog chased the ball.

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The dog is chasing the ball

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The dog chased the ball?.

Question 17

Identify the sentence that needs a period added to the end:

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Can you believe how fast time is passing.

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The weather was terrible today.

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The cat enjoys playing with yarn.

Question 18

Which of the following is not a valid reason for using a period?

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To indicate a question.

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To mark the end of a complete thought.

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To separate different ideas in a sentence.

Question 19

When should a period be used instead of an exclamation mark?

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When ending a statement that is not an exclamation.

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When expressing a strong emotion.

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When asking a question.

Question 20

What is another term for a period?

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Full stop.

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Comma.

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Exclamation mark.

Question 21

Which of these sentences ends with a period, signaling the conclusion of a declarative sentence?

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The cat sat on the mat.

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The cat sat on the mat

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The cat sat on the mat?

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The cat sat on the mat!

Question 22

When writing, why do we use periods?

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To end sentences

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To ask questions

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To separate words

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To show excitement

Question 23

Select the sentence that correctly uses a period to separate items in a list:

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I need apples, oranges, and bananas.

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I need apples, oranges and bananas.

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I need apples, oranges. and bananas.

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I need apples oranges, and bananas

Question 24

Which sentence correctly uses a period to indicate a pause or break in thought?

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I'm not sure... I'll have to think about it.

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I'm not sure, I'll have to think about it.

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I'm not sure I'll have to think about it.

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I'm not sure. I'll have to think about it.

Question 25

Which of these sentences uses a period to correctly end a command?

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Close the door.

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Close the door

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Close the door!

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Close the door?

Question 26

Which of the following sentences ends with a period correctly?

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The dog barked loudly.

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The cat is sleeping on the couch

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Where are you going?

Question 27

In the sentence 'The boy ran quickly.', where should the period be placed?

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After the word 'quickly'

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After the word 'ran'

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After the word 'boy'

Question 28

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

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The cat is black.

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Please close the window.!

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Where did you go?

Question 29

What is another name for a period?

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Full stop

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Comma

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Exclamation mark

Question 30

In the sentence 'The dog barked loudly. The cat meowed softly.', how many periods are used?

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Two

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One

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Three

Question 31

Which sentence uses a period correctly?

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The dog was happy because he got a treat.

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The big brown dog wagged it's tail.

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I went to the store and bought milk eggs and bread.

Question 32

What is the main purpose of using a period?

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To indicate the end of a complete thought.

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To indicate a question.

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To separate items in a list.

Question 33

Which option is NOT a rule for using periods?

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Use a period to separate names with initials.

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Use a period after a complete thought.

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Use a period after an abbreviation.

Question 34

What is the error in the following sentence: 'The students played outside the school it was a beautiful day.'?

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There should be a period after 'school'.

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The word 'it' should be capitalized.

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The word 'it' should be removed.

Question 35

What is the difference between a period and an exclamation point?

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A period ends a sentence calmly, while an exclamation point ends a sentence with more emotion.

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A period is used for questions, while an exclamation point is used for statements.

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A period is used for abbreviations, while an exclamation point is not.

Question 36

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

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He went to the store, and he bought milk.

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He went to the store he bought milk.

Question 37

What is another name for a period?

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Full stop

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Colon

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Semicolon

Question 38

Where should a period be placed in the sentence: The dog barked at the mailman?

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After 'mailman'

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After 'dog'

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After 'barked'

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No period is needed

Question 39

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

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The students learned about periods.

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The students learned about periods

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The students learned about periods?

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The students learned about periods!

Question 40

What is another name for a period?

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Full stop

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Exclamation point

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Colon

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Semicolon

Question 41

Which is NOT a characteristic of a period?

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Is always placed at the beginning of a sentence

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Marks the end of a statement

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Can be used to abbreviate words

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Indicates a pause in speech

Question 42

How should the following sentence be punctuated: The teacher asked what time it was?

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The teacher asked, 'What time is it?'

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The teacher asked 'what time it was.'

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The teacher asked what time it was?

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The teacher asked what time it was

Question 43

Which sentence contains a period in the wrong location?

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The store was closed we went home

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The students were excited for their field trip

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The car was red and the truck was blue

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The dog chased the ball across the yard

Question 44

Which sentence is punctuated correctly with a period?

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The cat jumped over the fence.

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The cat jumped over. the fence

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The cat, jumped over the fence

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The cat jumped over the fence

Question 45

Where should a period be placed in the following sentence: The dog was barking at the mailman it was angry

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The dog was barking at the mailman. It was angry.

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The dog was barking at the mailman, it was angry.

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The dog was barking at, the mailman it was angry.

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The dog was barking at the mailman it was angry.

Question 46

In which of the following sentences is the period used incorrectly?

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I went to the store and bought milk eggs and bread.

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He is a kind and generous person.

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The weather was beautiful. I went for a walk.

Question 47

Which of the following sentences is a question?

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Where is the library?

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I need to go to the library.

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The library is closed today.

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I went to the library yesterday.

Question 48

Which of the following sentences is an exclamation?

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Wow!

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The movie was great.

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Can you help me?

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I love pizza.

Question 49

Which of the following sentences is an abbreviation?

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Dr.

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The

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But

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And

Question 50

Which of the following sentences uses a period correctly to separate initials?

Accepted Answer

J.R.R. Tolkien

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JRRTolkien

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J. R. R Tolkien