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What is the primary function of a period in a sentence?

• To show excitement

• To end a statement

• To separate items in a list

• To indicate a pause

In which of the following scenarios would you most likely use a period?

• To separate two independent clauses

• At the end of a declarative sentence

• In the middle of a sentence

• At the end of a question

Which of the following sentences correctly uses a period?

• What time is it.

• Wow, that's amazing.

• Can you help me with this.

• I have a meeting at 3 PM.

How does a period affect the tone of a sentence?

• It makes the sentence sound like a question

• It gives the sentence a definitive end

• It adds emphasis to the sentence

• It makes the sentence sound more excited

Which punctuation mark is used to end a statement?

• Period

• Exclamation mark

• Comma

• Question mark