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Exercise A: Place the correct punctuation mark at the end of the following sentences.  If more than one answer could be correct, put each of the possible answers.

1. There just isn't enough time to do everything. or !

2. I forgot my hat yesterday.

3. Is that your mother?

4. At the end of a long day, when we had finally arrived home X

5. There goes my baby . or !

6. When will he ever learn to do it right ! or ?

7. Do you think we have enough food ?

8. What did you say was in the garage ?

9. This is absolutely the last time !

10. There are fourteen people on the boat .

Exercise B:  Change each of these statements to questions by adding Question Words,  placing part of the verb before the subject or both.  Write the questions on the blank lines.

1. Is that a very nice car?

2. Will you go to school?

3. Did the horse fall down the steep bank?

4. Are there too many people on the bus?

5. Was science his worst subject?

Examination:   Put the correct punctuation at the end of the following complete sentences.  If a group of words is not a sentence,  make it complete and then put the correct punctuation at the end.  Some answers will vary.  Here are some possibilities.

1. I really wanted breakfast before we arrived home.

2. How many peppers did Peter Piper pick?

3. Watch out below!

4. There were ninety-nine bottles of Pepsi on the wall .

5. As I walked through the meadow with the moon shining down, I whistled a sad song.

6. He sat still .

7. Is this the only way you know how to do it ?

8. Lions and tigers and bears can be dangerous .

9. Is there room for one more up front ?

10. I would like to have lasagna sometime.

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