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Sentences, Punctuation & Capital Letters — English Questions with Answers

60 practice questions on Sentences, Punctuation & Capital Letters, each with the correct answer and a clear explanation of why it is right. Read through them as revision notes, or take this topic as an interactive quiz to test yourself.

6 easy · 37 medium · 17 hard · Part of English: English Grammar for Class 1-5 - 10 topics.

Key concepts in this topic

SentenceCapital letterFull stopStatementQuestion markExclamation markQuestionInterrogativeCommandImperativeIdentifyExclamationIProper nounsCommaListYes/NoCompleteSubjectPredicateProper nounMonthsIncompleteCount

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Easy questions (6)

Q1. easy

A group of words that makes complete sense is called a:

  1. A Sentence
  2. B Letter
  3. C Sound
  4. D Syllable

Answer: A — Sentence

A sentence is a group of words that gives a complete meaning - 'The dog is barking.' A jumble of words without meaning is not a sentence.

Sentence

Q2. easy

Every sentence should begin with a:

  1. A Capital letter
  2. B Small letter
  3. C Full stop
  4. D Comma

Answer: A — Capital letter

The first word of every sentence starts with a capital letter - 'The sun is bright.'

Capital letterSentence

Q3. easy

A statement (a sentence that tells us something) usually ends with a:

  1. A Full stop (.)
  2. B Question mark (?)
  3. C Exclamation mark (!)
  4. D Comma (,)

Answer: A — Full stop (.)

A statement ends with a full stop. 'The birds are singing.'

Full stopStatement

Q4. easy

A sentence that ASKS something ends with a:

  1. A Question mark (?)
  2. B Full stop (.)
  3. C Exclamation mark (!)
  4. D Comma (,)

Answer: A — Question mark (?)

A question ends with a question mark. 'What is your name?'

Question mark

Q5. easy

A sentence showing strong feeling or surprise ends with an:

  1. A Exclamation mark (!)
  2. B Full stop (.)
  3. C Question mark (?)
  4. D Comma (,)

Answer: A — Exclamation mark (!)

An exclamation ends with an exclamation mark. 'What a lovely day!'

Exclamation mark

Q58. easy

Which mark ends the question 'Are you ready'?

  1. A Question mark (?)
  2. B Full stop (.)
  3. C Exclamation mark (!)
  4. D Comma (,)

Answer: A — Question mark (?)

It asks something, so it ends with a question mark. 'Are you ready?'

Question mark

Medium questions (37)

Q6. medium

A sentence that TELLS or states something is called a:

  1. A Statement (declarative sentence)
  2. B Question
  3. C Command
  4. D Exclamation

Answer: A — Statement (declarative sentence)

A statement gives information and ends with a full stop. 'The earth is round.'

Statement

Q7. medium

A sentence that ASKS a question is called a:

  1. A Question (interrogative sentence)
  2. B Statement
  3. C Command
  4. D Exclamation

Answer: A — Question (interrogative sentence)

An interrogative sentence asks something and ends with a question mark. 'Where do you live?'

QuestionInterrogative

Q8. medium

A sentence that gives an ORDER or request is called a:

  1. A Command (imperative sentence)
  2. B Question
  3. C Statement
  4. D Exclamation

Answer: A — Command (imperative sentence)

An imperative sentence gives an order, request or advice. 'Close the door.' 'Please sit down.'

CommandImperative

Q9. medium

Which sentence is a QUESTION?

  1. A Where is my bag?
  2. B This is my bag.
  3. C Bring my bag.
  4. D What a nice bag!

Answer: A — Where is my bag?

'Where is my bag?' asks something and ends with a question mark, so it is a question.

QuestionIdentify

Q10. medium

Which sentence is a COMMAND?

  1. A Shut the window.
  2. B The window is open.
  3. C Is the window open?
  4. D What a big window!

Answer: A — Shut the window.

'Shut the window.' gives an order, so it is a command (imperative sentence).

CommandIdentify

Q11. medium

Which sentence is an EXCLAMATION?

  1. A How beautiful the flowers are!
  2. B The flowers are beautiful.
  3. C Are the flowers beautiful?
  4. D Water the flowers.

Answer: A — How beautiful the flowers are!

'How beautiful the flowers are!' shows strong feeling and ends with an exclamation mark.

ExclamationIdentify

Q12. medium

Which punctuation mark ends this sentence? 'What is the time'

  1. A Question mark (?)
  2. B Full stop (.)
  3. C Exclamation mark (!)
  4. D Comma (,)

Answer: A — Question mark (?)

It asks something, so it ends with a question mark. 'What is the time?'

Question mark

Q13. medium

Which punctuation mark ends this sentence? 'The cat is sleeping'

  1. A Full stop (.)
  2. B Question mark (?)
  3. C Exclamation mark (!)
  4. D Comma (,)

Answer: A — Full stop (.)

It is a statement, so it ends with a full stop. 'The cat is sleeping.'

Full stop

Q14. medium

Which punctuation mark ends this sentence? 'Hurray, we won'

  1. A Exclamation mark (!)
  2. B Full stop (.)
  3. C Question mark (?)
  4. D Comma (,)

Answer: A — Exclamation mark (!)

It shows joy and strong feeling, so it ends with an exclamation mark. 'Hurray, we won!'

Exclamation mark

Q17. medium

Which word needs a capital letter? 'we went to delhi on sunday.'

  1. A delhi and sunday (and We at the start)
  2. B went
  3. C to
  4. D on

Answer: A — delhi and sunday (and We at the start)

'Delhi' (a place) and 'Sunday' (a day) are proper nouns and need capitals, and 'We' starts the sentence. Correct: 'We went to Delhi on Sunday.'

Capital letterProper nouns

Q18. medium

Which sentence is written correctly?

  1. A My name is Anu.
  2. B my name is anu.
  3. C My Name Is Anu.
  4. D my name is Anu

Answer: A — My name is Anu.

The sentence starts with a capital 'My', the name 'Anu' is capitalised, and it ends with a full stop. 'My name is Anu.'

Capital letterFull stop

Q19. medium

What punctuation mark is used to separate items in a list? 'I bought apples, bananas ___ mangoes.'

  1. A commas (,)
  2. B full stops (.)
  3. C question marks (?)
  4. D exclamation marks (!)

Answer: A — commas (,)

Commas separate items in a list. 'I bought apples, bananas and mangoes.'

CommaList

Q21. medium

Which mark is placed at the end of 'Please help me'?

  1. A Full stop (.)
  2. B Question mark (?)
  3. C Exclamation mark (!)
  4. D Comma (,)

Answer: A — Full stop (.)

A polite request or command ends with a full stop. 'Please help me.'

Full stopCommand

Q22. medium

Which is a complete sentence?

  1. A The boy is running.
  2. B The boy running
  3. C boy the running is
  4. D running the

Answer: A — The boy is running.

'The boy is running.' makes complete sense with a subject and a verb. The others are incomplete or jumbled.

SentenceComplete

Q25. medium

In 'The children play in the park', what is the SUBJECT?

  1. A The children
  2. B play
  3. C in the park
  4. D park

Answer: A — The children

'The children' is who the sentence is about, so it is the subject. 'Play in the park' is the predicate.

SubjectIdentify

Q26. medium

In 'The sun shines brightly', what is the PREDICATE?

  1. A shines brightly
  2. B The sun
  3. C sun
  4. D The

Answer: A — shines brightly

'Shines brightly' tells what the sun does, so it is the predicate. 'The sun' is the subject.

PredicateIdentify

Q27. medium

Choose the correctly punctuated question:

  1. A How are you?
  2. B How are you.
  3. C how are you?
  4. D How are you!

Answer: A — How are you?

A question starts with a capital and ends with a question mark. 'How are you?'

Question markCapital letter

Q29. medium

Which word starts with a capital letter in a correct sentence? 'i live in mumbai.'

  1. A I and Mumbai (and full stop already there)
  2. B live
  3. C in
  4. D none

Answer: A — I and Mumbai (and full stop already there)

'I' is always capital, and 'Mumbai' is a place (proper noun). Correct: 'I live in Mumbai.'

Capital letterIProper noun

Q30. medium

Which sentence is a statement?

  1. A The moon is bright tonight.
  2. B Is the moon bright tonight?
  3. C Look at the moon!
  4. D Watch the moon.

Answer: A — The moon is bright tonight.

'The moon is bright tonight.' tells us something and ends with a full stop, so it is a statement.

StatementIdentify

Q32. medium

Choose the correct sentence:

  1. A It is raining today.
  2. B it is raining today.
  3. C It is raining today
  4. D IT IS RAINING TODAY

Answer: A — It is raining today.

Start with a capital 'It', use small letters for the rest, and end with a full stop. 'It is raining today.'

Capital letterFull stop

Q34. medium

Which mark goes at the end of 'What a wonderful surprise'?

  1. A Exclamation mark (!)
  2. B Full stop (.)
  3. C Question mark (?)
  4. D Comma (,)

Answer: A — Exclamation mark (!)

It shows strong feeling, so it ends with an exclamation mark. 'What a wonderful surprise!'

Exclamation mark

Q35. medium

Which sentence is a command?

  1. A Please stand up.
  2. B She stood up.
  3. C Did she stand up?
  4. D How quickly she stood up!

Answer: A — Please stand up.

'Please stand up.' gives a polite order (request), so it is a command.

CommandIdentify

Q37. medium

Which sentence is written correctly?

  1. A We visited the Red Fort in Delhi.
  2. B we visited the red fort in delhi.
  3. C We visited the Red Fort in Delhi
  4. D We Visited The Red Fort In Delhi.

Answer: A — We visited the Red Fort in Delhi.

Capitalise the first word and the proper nouns (Red Fort, Delhi), and end with a full stop. 'We visited the Red Fort in Delhi.'

Capital letterProper nouns

Q38. medium

In 'My dog runs fast', what is the subject?

  1. A My dog
  2. B runs
  3. C fast
  4. D runs fast

Answer: A — My dog

'My dog' is who the sentence is about, so it is the subject. 'Runs fast' is the predicate.

SubjectIdentify

Q39. medium

Which of these is a question?

  1. A May I come in?
  2. B You may come in.
  3. C Come in.
  4. D How nice!

Answer: A — May I come in?

'May I come in?' asks for permission and ends with a question mark, so it is a question.

QuestionIdentify

Q41. medium

Choose the correct end mark: 'Close the gate' (an order)

  1. A Full stop (.)
  2. B Question mark (?)
  3. C Comma (,)
  4. D No mark

Answer: A — Full stop (.)

A command ends with a full stop. 'Close the gate.'

Full stopCommand

Q42. medium

Which sentence begins correctly with a capital letter?

  1. A Elephants are big animals.
  2. B elephants are big animals.
  3. C elephants Are big animals.
  4. D ELEPHANTS are big animals.

Answer: A — Elephants are big animals.

Only the first letter of the first word needs a capital: 'Elephants are big animals.'

Capital letter

Q44. medium

Which sentence is an exclamation?

  1. A What a huge elephant!
  2. B The elephant is huge.
  3. C Is the elephant huge?
  4. D Look at the elephant.

Answer: A — What a huge elephant!

'What a huge elephant!' shows surprise and ends with an exclamation mark, so it is an exclamation.

ExclamationIdentify

Q45. medium

Choose the correct sentence:

  1. A Do you like mangoes?
  2. B Do you like mangoes.
  3. C do you like mangoes?
  4. D Do you like mangoes

Answer: A — Do you like mangoes?

Start with a capital and end a question with a question mark. 'Do you like mangoes?'

Question markCapital letter

Q47. medium

Which mark is used at the end of a sentence that tells something? 'Roses are red'

  1. A Full stop (.)
  2. B Question mark (?)
  3. C Exclamation mark (!)
  4. D Comma (,)

Answer: A — Full stop (.)

It is a statement, so it ends with a full stop. 'Roses are red.'

Full stopStatement

Q48. medium

In 'Anu and Ravi are singing', what is the subject?

  1. A Anu and Ravi
  2. B singing
  3. C are
  4. D are singing

Answer: A — Anu and Ravi

'Anu and Ravi' is who the sentence is about, so it is the subject. 'Are singing' is the predicate.

SubjectIdentify

Q50. medium

Which end mark suits this sentence? 'Wow, what a big cake'

  1. A Exclamation mark (!)
  2. B Full stop (.)
  3. C Question mark (?)
  4. D Comma only

Answer: A — Exclamation mark (!)

It shows surprise and strong feeling, so it ends with an exclamation mark. 'Wow, what a big cake!'

Exclamation mark

Q51. medium

Which sentence is a request (a kind of command)?

  1. A Please pass the salt.
  2. B The salt is here.
  3. C Where is the salt?
  4. D What salty food!

Answer: A — Please pass the salt.

'Please pass the salt.' politely asks someone to do something, so it is a request (imperative sentence).

CommandRequest

Q53. medium

Which is the correct end mark? 'Would you help me'

  1. A Question mark (?)
  2. B Full stop (.)
  3. C Exclamation mark (!)
  4. D Comma (,)

Answer: A — Question mark (?)

It asks something, so it ends with a question mark. 'Would you help me?'

Question mark

Q55. medium

Which mark separates the name of a person you are speaking to? 'Ravi ___ come here.'

  1. A comma (,)
  2. B full stop (.)
  3. C question mark (?)
  4. D exclamation mark (!)

Answer: A — comma (,)

A comma sets off the name of the person we speak to. 'Ravi, come here.'

CommaAddress

Q56. medium

Which of these is a statement?

  1. A The train is late.
  2. B Is the train late?
  3. C Catch the train!
  4. D Hurry to the train.

Answer: A — The train is late.

'The train is late.' tells us something and ends with a full stop, so it is a statement.

StatementIdentify

Q59. medium

Which sentence is written correctly?

  1. A I met my friend on Friday.
  2. B i met my friend on friday.
  3. C I met my friend on friday
  4. D i Met My Friend On Friday.

Answer: A — I met my friend on Friday.

'I' is always capital, 'Friday' (a day) is capitalised, and the sentence ends with a full stop. 'I met my friend on Friday.'

Capital letterFull stop

Hard questions (17)

Q15. hard

The word 'I' should always be written with a:

  1. A Capital letter
  2. B Small letter
  3. C Full stop
  4. D Comma

Answer: A — Capital letter

The pronoun 'I' is always a capital letter, wherever it comes in a sentence. 'My friend and I are here.'

Capital letterI

Q16. hard

Which words always begin with a capital letter?

  1. A Names of people, places, days and months
  2. B All nouns
  3. C All verbs
  4. D Only the last word

Answer: A — Names of people, places, days and months

Proper nouns - names of people (Ravi), places (Delhi), days (Monday) and months (July) - always take capital letters.

Capital letterProper nouns

Q20. hard

Where should the comma go? 'Yes I will come.'

  1. A After 'Yes' - 'Yes, I will come.'
  2. B After 'will'
  3. C After 'come'
  4. D No comma is needed

Answer: A — After 'Yes' - 'Yes, I will come.'

A comma comes after words like 'Yes' and 'No' at the start of a sentence. 'Yes, I will come.'

CommaYes/No

Q23. hard

Every sentence has two main parts. The person or thing we talk about is the:

  1. A Subject
  2. B Predicate
  3. C Object
  4. D Comma

Answer: A — Subject

The subject is who or what the sentence is about. In 'The dog barks', 'The dog' is the subject.

Subject

Q24. hard

The part of a sentence that tells what the subject does is the:

  1. A Predicate
  2. B Subject
  3. C Capital letter
  4. D Full stop

Answer: A — Predicate

The predicate tells about the subject. In 'The dog barks loudly', 'barks loudly' is the predicate.

Predicate

Q28. hard

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

  1. A Ravi, Sita and Mohan are friends.
  2. B Ravi Sita and Mohan are friends.
  3. C Ravi, Sita and Mohan are friends?
  4. D ravi, sita and mohan are friends.

Answer: A — Ravi, Sita and Mohan are friends.

Names are capitalised, commas separate the list, and a full stop ends the statement. 'Ravi, Sita and Mohan are friends.'

CommaCapital letterFull stop

Q31. hard

Which sentence needs a QUESTION mark?

  1. A Do you like ice cream
  2. B I like ice cream
  3. C Give me ice cream
  4. D What tasty ice cream

Answer: A — Do you like ice cream

'Do you like ice cream?' asks something, so it needs a question mark.

Question markIdentify

Q33. hard

The name of a month, like 'january', should be written as:

  1. A January
  2. B january
  3. C JANUARY only in shouting
  4. D Januarry

Answer: A — January

Names of months are proper nouns and begin with a capital letter: January.

Capital letterMonths

Q36. hard

Which group of words is NOT a complete sentence?

  1. A On the table.
  2. B The book is on the table.
  3. C She reads a book.
  4. D Birds fly.

Answer: A — On the table.

'On the table.' has no subject or verb telling us what happens, so it is not a complete sentence.

SentenceIncomplete

Q40. hard

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

  1. A I have a pen, a pencil, and a ruler.
  2. B I have a pen a pencil and a ruler.
  3. C I have, a pen a pencil a ruler.
  4. D I have a pen, a pencil a, and ruler.

Answer: A — I have a pen, a pencil, and a ruler.

Commas separate the items in the list. 'I have a pen, a pencil, and a ruler.'

CommaList

Q43. hard

How many sentences are here? 'The bell rang. The children went out. They played.'

  1. A Three
  2. B One
  3. C Two
  4. D Four

Answer: A — Three

Each full stop ends a sentence. There are three full stops, so there are three sentences.

SentenceCount

Q46. hard

Which sentence has a capital letter mistake?

  1. A we play cricket on sundays.
  2. B We play cricket on Sundays.
  3. C I play cricket.
  4. D Ravi plays cricket.

Answer: A — we play cricket on sundays.

Sentence A should start with capital 'We' and 'Sundays' (a day) should be capitalised. Correct: 'We play cricket on Sundays.'

Capital letterError

Q49. hard

Rearrange to make a correct sentence: 'is / the / on / cat / mat / the'

  1. A The cat is on the mat.
  2. B Cat the is mat the on.
  3. C On the mat the cat is.
  4. D The mat is on the cat.

Answer: A — The cat is on the mat.

A correct sentence needs a sensible word order, a capital first letter and a full stop: 'The cat is on the mat.'

SentenceWord order

Q52. hard

Which sentence is correctly written?

  1. A On Monday, we will visit the museum.
  2. B on monday, we will visit the museum.
  3. C On monday we will visit the Museum
  4. D on Monday we will visit the museum

Answer: A — On Monday, we will visit the museum.

'On' starts with a capital, 'Monday' (a day) is capitalised, a comma follows the opening phrase, and a full stop ends it. 'On Monday, we will visit the museum.'

Capital letterCommaFull stop

Q54. hard

Which sentence has correct capital letters and end mark?

  1. A My friend Ali is from Lucknow.
  2. B my friend ali is from lucknow
  3. C My friend ali is from Lucknow
  4. D my Friend Ali is from lucknow.

Answer: A — My friend Ali is from Lucknow.

The first word, the name 'Ali', and the place 'Lucknow' all need capitals, and the sentence ends with a full stop. 'My friend Ali is from Lucknow.'

Capital letterProper nounsFull stop

Q57. hard

Which overall statement about sentences and punctuation is CORRECT?

  1. A A sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark, depending on whether it tells, asks or exclaims
  2. B Sentences never need capital letters
  3. C All sentences end with a comma
  4. D Questions end with a full stop

Answer: A — A sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark, depending on whether it tells, asks or exclaims

This sums up the topic: sentences start with a capital letter; statements and commands end with a full stop, questions with a question mark, and exclamations with an exclamation mark; commas separate items and set off names and 'yes/no'.

Summary

Q60. hard

In 'The little boy ate a big apple', what is the predicate?

  1. A ate a big apple
  2. B The little boy
  3. C boy
  4. D apple

Answer: A — ate a big apple

'Ate a big apple' tells what the boy did, so it is the predicate. 'The little boy' is the subject.

PredicateIdentify

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