Authorities detain people gathering in support of Russian opposition leader

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

• To show excitement

• To indicate a pause

• To end a statement

• To separate items in a list

In which of the following scenarios is a period most commonly used?

• At the beginning of a sentence

• In the middle of a question

• At the end of a declarative sentence

• To separate two independent clauses

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

• Period

• Question mark

• Exclamation mark

• Comma

What is the role of a period in abbreviations?

• To separate words

• To indicate a pause

• To mark the end of the abbreviation

• To show emphasis

How does a period affect the tone of a sentence?

• It adds a pause

• It makes the sentence sound excited

• It gives a sense of finality

• It creates a question