Punctuation: English ESL worksheets pdf & doc - Free Printable

Here's the corrected version of each sentence with proper punctuation and capitalization, based on the punctuation rules provided in the chart:

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1. When is he getting his new car?
→ This is a question → use question mark (?) at the end.
→ First word capitalized.

2. Ouch! That really hurt.
→ “Ouch!” is an exclamation → use exclamation mark (!).
→ “That really hurt” is a complete statement → use full stop (.).
→ Both sentences start with capital letters.

3. “I’m going home now,” she said.
→ Direct speech → use quotation marks (“ ”).
→ Comma before closing quote because speaker tag follows.
→ “I’m” starts with capital letter inside quotes.
→ “She said” starts with capital letter.
→ End with full stop.

4. She went to the shop and bought carrots, beans, bread, and milk.
→ List of items → use commas (,) to separate them.
→ Use Oxford comma before “and” for clarity (optional but common).
→ Sentence starts with capital letter → ends with full stop.

5. I visited my brother-in-law on the weekend.
→ “Brother-in-law” → hyphenated compound word → use hyphen (-).
→ Sentence starts with capital letter → ends with full stop.

6. “Stop! You can’t go in there.”
→ Direct command/exclamation → use exclamation mark (!) after “Stop”.
→ Quotation marks for direct speech.
→ “You can’t…” starts with capital letter inside quotes.
→ Ends with full stop inside quotes.

7. When is your appointment?
→ Question → use question mark (?).
→ Capital “W” at start.

8. Paul’s car has broken down.
→ Possession → “Paul’s” → use apostrophe (’).
→ Full stop at end.
→ Capital “P” at start.

9. The plumber who was working at the house with the tiled roof parked his truck on the footpath.
→ This is a complete declarative sentence → no extra punctuation needed beyond full stop.
→ Capital “T” at start.
→ Note: No commas are required here because the clause “who was working...” is restrictive (essential to meaning).

10. On duty next Thursday: Mary, Bill, Tom, Jill.
→ Colon (:) introduces a list.
→ Commas (, ) separate names in the list.
→ Capitalize each name and first word of sentence.
→ End with full stop.

11. He goes to bed at 8 o’clock.
→ “o’clock” → uses apostrophe (’).
→ Full stop at end.
→ Capital “H” at start.

12. Would you like a biscuit?
→ Question → use question mark (?).
→ Capital “W” at start.

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✔ Final Answer (Corrected Sentences):

1. When is he getting his new car?
2. Ouch! That really hurt.
3. “I’m going home now,” she said.
4. She went to the shop and bought carrots, beans, bread, and milk.
5. I visited my brother-in-law on the weekend.
6. “Stop! You can’t go in there.”
7. When is your appointment?
8. Paul’s car has broken down.
9. The plumber who was working at the house with the tiled roof parked his truck on the footpath.
10. On duty next Thursday: Mary, Bill, Tom, Jill.
11. He goes to bed at 8 o’clock.
12. Would you like a biscuit?

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📌 Key Rules Applied:
- Questions → `?`
- Exclamations → `!`
- Direct speech → `“ ”` + appropriate punctuation inside
- Lists → `,` or `:`
- Possession → `'`
- Compound words → `-`
- Sentence start → Capital letter
- Sentence end → `.` unless it’s a question or exclamation

Let me know if you’d like explanations for any specific rule!