Punctuation Quiz

a punctuation that ends a sentence

• A period (.)
• A comma (,)
• A colon (:)
• A semicolon (;)

a punctuation mark that separates two major sentence sections.

• Comma (,)
• Quotation Mark ("")
• Semi-Colon (;)
• Period (.)

a punctuation that suggests a related but unecessary information

• Apostrophe (')
• Ellipsis (...)
• Hyphen (-)
• Parenthesis ( () )

a punctuation that suggests an interruption in thought or change in direction

• Period (.)
• Dash (—)
• Asterisk (*)
• Colon (:)

a punctuation that creates compund adjectives

• Dash (—)
• Quotation Mark ("")
• option 3
• Hyphen (-)

a punctuation that expands or clarifies a main clause or could introduce lists

• Colon (:)
• Apostrophe (')
• Comma (,)
• Semi-Colon (;)

a punctuation that indicates a direct quotation

• Brackets ( [] )
• Asterisk (*)
• Quotation Mark ("")
• Parenthesis ( () )

a punctuation that suggests a further comment, clarification or qualifier

• Question Mark (?)
• Apostrophe (')
• Semicolon (;)
• Asterisk (*)

a punctuation that ends a sentence with curiosity

• Question Mark (?)
• Exclamation Mark (!)
• Ellipsis (...)
• Period (.)

a punctuation that separates chunks of a sentence so that it becomes more easily readable

• Colon (:)
• Asterisk (*)
• Dash (—)
• Comma (,)