Mastering Punctuation Marks

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a strong pause or the end of a declarative sentence?

• Comma

• Period

• Colon

• Semicolon

Which punctuation mark is used to show possession or to form contractions?

• Apostrophe

• Hyphen

• Colon

• Parenthesis

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

• Semicolon

• Comma

• Dash

• Exclamation mark

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a direct question?

• Period

• Exclamation mark

• Question mark

• Colon

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

• Semicolon

• Comma

• Apostrophe

• Parenthesis

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

• Colon

• Hyphen

• Period

• Exclamation mark

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate omitted material in a quotation?

• Parenthesis

• Ellipsis

• Dash

• Colon

Which punctuation mark is used to enclose additional information or an aside within a sentence?

• Parenthesis

• Apostrophe

• Semicolon

• Hyphen

Which punctuation mark is used to connect two words to form a compound word?

• Hyphen

• Colon

• Semicolon

• Period

Which punctuation mark is used to show strong emotion or emphasis at the end of a sentence?

• Period

• Exclamation mark

• Question mark

• Comma