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The key answer of exercise 9

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 1f - Writing for the textbook On Screen B1+/B2 - Student's Book with authors Virginia Evans and Jenny Dooley from Express Publishing

Question

  1. When do we use a comma (,), a full stop (.), a question mark (?), an exclamation mark (!), an apostrophe ('), and capital letters? Check in the Grammar Reference section.
  2. Punctuate the sentences below.

Answer

a)

  • We use a comma (,) to separate words in a list, a non-essential relative clause from the main clause, after certain linkers, in some if-clauses, before question tags and before the words asked, said, etc when followed by direct speech.
  • We use a full stop (.) at the end of a sentence.
  • We use a question mark (?) at the end of a question.
  • We use an exclamation mark (!) at the end of an exclamation.
  • We use an apostrophe (') in short verb forms and with the possessive -s.
  • We use capital letters at the beginning of a sentence, for days of the week, months and public holidays, for names of people and places, for people's titles, nationalities and languages and for the pronoun 'I'.

b)

  1. I’m just great. How are you?
  2. Alex and I are going to a party tomorrow.
  3. Can’t wait to hear from you!
  4. He's clever, but he can be rude at times. What can I do?

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