Matching pairs

Question 1

Which punctuation mark belongs at [?] The museum's newest exhibit, a full-size model of a blue whale [?] attracts thousands of visitors.

• A. ,
• B. —
• C. ;
• D. no punctuation

Question 2

In which sentence does [?] need this mark: )?

• A. The museum's newest exhibit — a full-size model of a blue whale [?] attracts thousands of visitors.
• B. Marie Curie, the first person to win two Nobel Prizes [?] studied radioactivity.
• C. The author (who wrote her first novel at seventeen [?] now teaches creative writing.

Question 3

Which punctuation mark belongs at [?] Marie Curie, the first person to win two Nobel Prizes [?] studied radioactivity.

• A. ,
• B. —
• C. )
• D. ;

Question 4

In which sentence does [?] need this mark: ,?

• A. Marie Curie, the first person to win two Nobel Prizes [?] studied radioactivity.
• B. The old lighthouse — which had been dark for decades [?] was lit again for the festival.
• C. The final match — played in pouring rain [?] ended in a draw.

Question 5

Which punctuation mark belongs at [?] My cousin, who lives in Wellington [?] is visiting in December.

• A. ,
• B. —
• C. ;
• D. no punctuation

Question 6

In which sentence does [?] need this mark: ,?

• A. My cousin, who lives in Wellington [?] is visiting in December.
• B. The volcano's last eruption (in 1913 [?] destroyed three villages.
• C. The old lighthouse — which had been dark for decades [?] was lit again for the festival.

Question 7

Which punctuation mark belongs at [?] The author (who wrote her first novel at seventeen [?] now teaches creative writing.

• A. ,
• B. —
• C. )
• D. no punctuation

Question 8

In which sentence does [?] need this mark: )?

• A. The final match — played in pouring rain [?] ended in a draw.
• B. The volcano's last eruption (in 1913 [?] destroyed three villages.
• C. The old lighthouse — which had been dark for decades [?] was lit again for the festival.

Question 9

Which punctuation mark belongs at [?] Lagos, Nigeria's largest city [?] is one of the fastest-growing cities in the world.

• A. ,
• B. —
• C. ;
• D. no punctuation

Question 10

In which sentence does [?] need this mark: ,?

• A. The researchers (based at a university in Chile [?] tracked the penguins for ten years.
• B. The old lighthouse — which had been dark for decades [?] was lit again for the festival.
• C. Lagos, Nigeria's largest city [?] is one of the fastest-growing cities in the world.

Question 11

Which punctuation mark belongs at [?] The author (who wrote her first novel at seventeen [?] now teaches creative writing.

• A. ,
• B. —
• C. )
• D. no punctuation

Question 12

In which sentence does [?] need this mark: ,?

• A. Marie Curie, the first person to win two Nobel Prizes [?] studied radioactivity.
• B. The volcano's last eruption (in 1913 [?] destroyed three villages.
• C. The museum's newest exhibit — a full-size model of a blue whale [?] attracts thousands of visitors.

Question 13

Which punctuation mark belongs at [?] The old lighthouse — which had been dark for decades [?] was lit again for the festival.

• A. ,
• B. —
• C. )
• D. ;

Question 14

In which sentence does [?] need this mark: ,?

• A. The museum's newest exhibit, a full-size model of a blue whale [?] attracts thousands of visitors.
• B. The author (who wrote her first novel at seventeen [?] now teaches creative writing.
• C. The final match — played in pouring rain [?] ended in a draw.

Question 15

Which punctuation mark belongs at [?] Lagos, Nigeria's largest city [?] is one of the fastest-growing cities in the world.

• A. ,
• B. —
• C. ;
• D. no punctuation

Question 16

In which sentence does [?] need this mark: —?

• A. The museum's newest exhibit — a full-size model of a blue whale [?] attracts thousands of visitors.
• B. Lagos, Nigeria's largest city [?] is one of the fastest-growing cities in the world.
• C. The volcano's last eruption (in 1913 [?] destroyed three villages.