Typographical clues

1. Boldface font is used in the reading to___.

• clarify a concept

• exemplify a situation

• catch the attention of the reader

The apostrophe in paragraph 2, line 3 indicates ____.

• possession

• a contraction

• omission

The commas in paragraph 3, line 2 are used to separate ___.

• items in a list

• two adjectives of the same category

• a. two sentences

The hyphen in paragraph 3, line 3 is used to ___.

• show a pause

• give extra information

• put two words together

The colon in paragraph 4, line 3 introduces a/an ___.

• definition

• explanation

• restatement

The dash In paragraph 4, line 4 is used to ___.

• emphasize

• show a pause

• give extra information