Punctuation Marks

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What is a punctuation mark?

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A punctuation mark is a symbol used in writing to separate sentences and their elements, clarify meaning, and indicate pauses or intonation.

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Which of these is not a punctuation mark? A. Full stop B. Comma C. Period D. Hashtag

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D. Hashtag

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What punctuation mark separates major sentence elements and can be used between two closely related independent clauses?

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Semicolon.

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What does an ellipsis (...) indicate in writing?

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An ellipsis indicates a pause or an omission of words.

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What punctuation mark is used to indicate a pause in a sentence and separate items in a list?

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Comma.

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What is the function of a hyphen (-) in writing?

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A hyphen is used to join words or parts of words together, such as in compound words.

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

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Dash (—).

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What is the purpose of parentheses ( ) in writing?

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Parentheses are used to include additional information or asides that are not essential to the main point.

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What punctuation mark is used to denote possession or contractions?

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Apostrophe (').

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What punctuation mark is used to introduce a list or explanation?

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Colon (:).