Definitions
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Punctuation I
Punctuation II
100
It is used to indicate a short pause.
A comma (,)
100
Are you working from home or office
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Question mark
100
Select the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
A. The quarter ends on Friday October 11, 2022.
B. The quarter ends on Friday, October 11, 2022.
C. The quarter ends on Friday, October, 11 2022.
B. The quarter ends on Friday, October 11, 2022.
100
Which punctuation mark is used to separate hours from minutes?
A colon (:)
200
It indicates the greatest pause and is used at the end of a statement.
Period/ Full stop (.)
200
I made the game-winning shot
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Exclamation mark
200
Select the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
A. "Meet us at the restaurant," said Molly.
B. "Meet us at the restaurant" said, Molly.
C. "Meet us at the restaurant", said Molly.
A. "Meet us at the restaurant," said Molly.
200
Select the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
A. Joe is so hilarious that no one laughs at his rude jokes.
B. Joe is so hilarious that no one laughs at his rude "jokes."
C. Joe is so hilarious that no one laughs at his "rude" jokes.
A. Joe is so hilarious that no one laughs at his rude jokes.
300
This is basically used to indicate a speech or text that is spoken by another person.
Quotation marks (" ")
300
She bought three items mango, book, and pencil.
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Colon
300
Add all the necessary punctuation to the following sentence: Bennett my three year old son thinks he is a comedian
Bennett, my three-year-old son, thinks he is a comedian.
300
Add all the necessary punctuation to the following sentence: No I can't make it to your party this weekend but we should still try to get together to celebrate said Megan
"No, I can't make it to your party this weekend, but we should still try to get together to celebrate," said Megan.
400
It is used between two words to form a compound word.
Hyphen (-)
400
My mother in law is a kind woman.
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Hyphen
400
Add all the necessary punctuation to the following sentence: Asia my sister lives in Santa Cruz California
Asia, my sister, lives in Santa Cruz, California.
400
Select the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
A. My sister in law loves all animals.
B. My sister in-law loves all animals.
C. My sister-in-law loves all animals.
C. My sister-in-law loves all animals.
500
it is used after interjections and after phrases and sentences expressing sudden emotion or wish.
An exclamation mark (!)
500
Please turn off the fan
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Period
500
Select the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
A. Keith coaches the boys's basketball team at Durango.
B. Keith coaches the boy's basketball team at Durango.
C. Keith coaches the boys' basketball team at Durango.
C. Keith coaches the boys' basketball team at Durango.
500
Which punctuation mark is used at the end of a sentence to convey that the sentence is over?
A period.