Punctuation for Beginning English Speakers

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate the end of a sentence?

• ,

• .

• ?

• !

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

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

• ,

• ;

• :

• .

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a question?

• ,

• ?

• !

• .

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

What punctuation mark is used to indicate a quotation?

• ,

• ;

• '

• "

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate possession?

• exclamation mark

• comma

• question mark

• apostrophe

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

What punctuation mark is used to indicate a pause in a sentence?

• ?

• !

• .

• ,

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a strong emotion or emphasis?

• ,

• .

• !

• ?

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

What punctuation mark is used to indicate a break in thought or to introduce additional information?

• -

• ,

• .

• !

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a pause or hesitation in speech?

• .

• ,

• !

• ?

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

What punctuation mark is used to indicate a range of numbers or dates?

• -

• /

• ,

• :