Punctuation

Which sentence is correct?

• She doesnt understand why she failed the test.

• She doesn't understand why she failed the test.

• She does'nt understand why she failed the test.

This mark indicates that part of the text has been intentionally left out.

• hyphen

• ellipsis

• semicolon

• apostrophe

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a pause longer than a comma but shorter than a period?

• Comma

• Semicolon

• Colon

• Dash

What punctuation mark is used to show possession or the omission of letters?

• Apostrophe

• Quotation mark

• Hyphen

• Colon

Which punctuation mark is used to separate items in a list?

• Comma

• Period

• Exclamation mark

• Question mark

What punctuation mark is used at the end of a sentence to indicate a strong feeling or command?

• Period

• Comma

• Exclamation mark

• Question mark

Which punctuation mark is used to introduce a list, a quote, or an explanation?

• Colon

• Semicolon

• Dash

• Parenthesis

What punctuation mark is used to enclose additional information or an afterthought in a sentence?

• Parenthesis

• Comma

• Colon

• Hyphen

Which punctuation mark is used to join two independent clauses that are closely related?

• Semicolon

• Colon

• Comma

• Dash

What punctuation mark is used to indicate a direct speech or quotation?

• Quotation mark

• Apostrophe

• Colon

• Semicolon