Punctuation, Spelling & Word-Formation is one of 9 topics in the Grade 9 English Home Language CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. Where does the end punctuation of a quoted sentence go, relative to the closing quotation mark?
Inside the closing quotation mark
Outside the closing quotation mark
Punctuation is never used with quotation marks
On a separate line entirely
Answer: Inside the closing quotation mark — The punctuation that ends a quoted sentence goes inside the closing quotation mark, as in: She said, "The results will be posted tomorrow."
Easy
2. How do you correctly show that Sarah and Tom own ONE house together?
Sarah and Tom's house
Sarah's and Tom's house
Sarahs and Toms house
Sarah and Tom house's
Answer: Sarah and Tom's house — For joint possession of one thing, the apostrophe goes only on the last name: "Sarah and Tom's house."
Medium
3. How do you correctly show that Sarah and Tom each own a SEPARATE house?
Answer: Sarah's and Tom's houses — For separate possession, each name gets its own apostrophe-s: "Sarah's and Tom's houses."
