Punctuation Marks Flashcard

Front

What punctuation mark is used to indicate a pause in a sentence?

Back

Comma

Front

What punctuation mark is used to show strong feeling or excitement?

Back

Exclamation mark

Front

What punctuation mark is used to provide extra information in a sentence?

Back

Brackets

Front

What punctuation mark separates two independent clauses?

Back

Semicolon

Front

What punctuation mark is used at the end of a question?

Back

Question mark

Front

What punctuation mark is used to end a statement?

Back

Period

Front

What punctuation mark is used to quote someone's exact words?

Back

Quotation mark

Front

What punctuation mark indicates a list or explanation follows?

Back

Colon

Front

What punctuation mark is used to show a break in thought or a pause?

Back

Ellipses

Front

What punctuation mark is used to connect two related thoughts?

Back

Hyphen