Punctuation makeup

If I don't have time to study for the upcoming test, I am not going to do well__ if I don't do well, I will cry.

• Comma

• Colon

• Semicolon

• Dash

The weather was terrible last week__however, the temperature has been near 24 °C this week.

• Comma

• Colon

• Dash

• Semicolon

The earthquake alarm has sounded in town__we need to go inside immediately.

• Comma

• Colon

• Semicolon

• Dash

The traffic conditions become increasingly bad as companies end work___the traffic on the highways is standing still.

• Comma

• Colon

• Semicolon

• Dash

When we get to the station__we must move quickly to the train, or we will miss it.

• Comma

• Colon

• Semicolon

• Dash

You should have only one reason for missing the assignment__you were hospitalized.

• Comma

• Colon

• Semicolon

• Dash

Choose the correct sentence.

• Dracula knocked several times no one came to the door.

• Dracula knocked several times no one came; to the door.

• Dracula knocked several times; no one came to the door.

• Dracula knocked several times, no one came to the door.

Just consider some of the misconceptions about pigs, that they are dirty, that they carry diseases, and that they are unintelligent.

• NO CHANGE
• pigs:
• pigs
• pigs;

Check punctuation!

"I've fallen in love with a circus clown!" Stacy Mae finally had the nerve to say to her shocked fiance.

• Incorrect

• Correct

What else can an apostrophe be used for?

• In place of quotation marks

• To show something is funny

• To show omitted letters

• To emphasize the word