Commas (all uses)
This sentence needs a comma to separate adjectives: “It was a long exhausting day.”
Between long and exhausting.
Name a correct time to use a colon.
Before an explanation that has a complete cause (could be a sentence) before it.
What punctuation is used before words like “however” or “later”?
Semicolon
In MLA format, a quote longer than four lines using what?
/ Block Quotation
Where should a comma be added in the following sentence?
"Before we leave let's check the weather forecast."
"Before we leave, let's check the weather forecast."
A colon must follow what kind of clause to be grammatically correct?
An independent clause.
Rewrite this sentence correctly using a semicolon:
“The sun was setting it painted the sky orange and pink.”
“The sun was setting; it painted the sky orange and pink.”
What method restates an author’s ideas in your own words?
Paraphrasing
Why are commas used in this following sentence?
“I bought apples, oranges, bananas, and grapes.”
To separate items in a series or list.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A.) “The professor said: “Study for the exam.”
B.) " The professor said, “Study for the exam”.
A.) “The professor said: “Study for the exam.”
Where in this sentence is a semicolon needed?
“We visited Madrid, Spain, Rome, Italy, and Berlin, Germany.”
After "Spain" and "Italy".
What method uses exact words from a source and must be enclosed in quotation marks.
/Direct Quotation