Punctuation

Which are examples of punctuation marks?

• commas and full stops

• dollar and pound signs

• plus and minus signs

"Full stops" are also called _

• endings
  

• periods

• points

Which CANNOT come at the end of a sentence?

• a period

• a colon

• an exclamation mark

What type of punctuation does this sentence need?
Math is my favorite subject ___

• !
• ?
• .
• ,

Which may be put before a list, a quotation, direct speech or an explanation to introduce it?

• 
• 
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Which can be used instead of a full stop (period) to separate two closely-connected sentences?

• 
• 
• 

"Michael was a highly-talented musician." What do we call the punctuation mark between "highly" and "talented"?

(a)  

In the sentence

"See you tomorrow" she said,

Which answer shows the correct position of the comma?

• "See you tomorrow", she said,

• "See you tomorrow," she said,

What is the punctuation mark in they're and children's called?

(a)  

If a writer uses a word or phrase in a special way, such as ironically, he can put it in _

• round brackets

• square brackets

• quotation marks