Grammar And Punctuation Worksheet - Wellington School Page 4
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15Wellington School Grammar and Punctuation Worksheets (LML)
1. Direct questions end in a question mark.
E.g. Are you going to the store?
2. Indirect questions DO NOT end in a question mark.
E.g. I asked if you were going to the store.
3. In direct speech, sometimes an apparent statement may be a
question, depending on the speaker’s tone.
E.g. “You will be happy here?” Mum asked.
4. The question mark is used after a statement followed by a short
question. Notice the use of the comma before the question.
E.g. You are the shortest person here, aren’t you?
A) Write answers to the following questions. Use full sentences.
1. What are you most afraid of in the world?
2. What is your earliest memory?
3. Who is the person who has influenced you and why?
4. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you be and
why?
5. How are you feeling right now?
B) Write interesting, original questions that could give these answers.
1. Definitely, springtime.
2. The Lake District.
3. He was caught taking bets on how many runs he was going to make.
4. They were given a life sentence and they both deserved it.
5. My aunt.
C) Add short questions appropriate to the following statements.
1. You are going to be late, ______________________?
2. He is from Germany, _________________________?
3. You’re not serious, ___________________________?
4. The weather’s terrible, ________________________?
5. It can’t happen, _______________________________?
D) Imagine you gave a report to the police. Read the report below and
then write down the actual questions you were asked.
It was really dark and misty so visibility was poor. They arrived in a red
Mercedes convertible. The driver was large and bald and had a tattoo of a
skull on his arm. The two other men ran into the jewellery store, pulling ski
masks over their faces as they did so. About three minutes later I heard a
gunshot and the two men ran out, carrying several small black sacks. The
car sped off in the direction of the freeway.
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