Puncation Activity

What is a period used for?

• To end a declarative sentence

• To end a question

• To divide different elements

• To list different items

Which is the incorrect usage of a hyphen?

• clean-cut

• mis-take

• empty-handed

• old-fashioned

Which is the correct use of the question mark?

• We need dogs?

• I like dogs?

• Where is the dog?

• The dog was cute?

True or False:

Brackets are used in pairs

• True

• False

Identify where the apostrophe is correctly used

• Her's is so cool

• Their's is almost done

• The squirrel's nuts were stashed in a hollow tree

• The dog's ran in the yard

True or False:

When using parenthesis it can help provide extra content?

• True

• False

Identify where the semicolon is used correctly

• The howling wind wouldn't stop furthermore; the temperature had dropped significantly

• Driving to school; I saw the accident

• We could go fishing on Saturday; you could borrow a pole from my neighbor

• I had a great weekend; visiting with friends, playing golf, and eating at a nice restaurant.

which sentence requires an exclamation point?

choose all that apply

• Help! Help!

• I'm so mad at you!

• Yes, I will mary you!

• that's fantastic!

True or False:

Ellipsis are used for a pause or an incomplete thought

• False

• True

True or False:

An en dash is used to express strong emotion or emphasis

• True

• False