End Marks/Sentence Types
Commas
Semicolon
Colon
Quotation Marks
100
A declarative sentence is signaled by a ______________
What is a period?
100
These are used with commas to make a compound sentence.
What are conjunctions?
100
Correct or incorrect semicolon usage: The power went out yesterday; we are going trick-or-treating tonight.
What is incorrect?
100
The function of a colon is to ________________________.
What is signal something important coming up?
100
This is the main function of quotation marks.
What is to signal someone's direct thoughts or words?
200
Punctuate the following sentence: Amanda told us that story yesterday, didn't she
What is ?
200
Commas are used to separate __________ in a ________.
What are items in a series?
200
Semicolons join these types of clauses.
What are independent clauses?
200
A colon is used in the salutation of this type of letter.
What is a business letter?
200
Quotation marks are also used to identify _______ _______ and poems.
What are short stories?
300
A question mark signals a/n ____________________ statement.
What is an interrogative?
300
And, but, or, for, so, yet, and nor are _________________.
What are conjunctions?
300
__________ _______________ are used to join two sentences using a semicolon.
What are conjunctive adverbs?
300
Slapdash: careless or sloppy is an example of a colon being used to do this.
What is define or explain?
300
These punctuation marks are always outside of end quotation marks.
What are semicolons and colons?
400
OW is an example of a _____________.
What is an interjection?
400
When separating adjectives with a comma, they must be of ______________ rank.
What is equal?
400
You should use a semicolon to separate items in a series that contain ________________.
What are commas?
400
Colons can be used to introduce poems or famous _______.
What are quotes?
400
These punctuation marks are always contained within the end quotation mark.
What are periods and commas?
500
The other sentence (besides an exclamatory sentence) in which an exclamation point is used.
What is a forceful imperative?
500
To test whether a comma should be used with adjectives, there are two tests: ______________ them, or insert the word ___________ between them. If they still sound correct (not awkward), use a comma.
What is reverse, and?
500
The semicolon is known as this punctuation mark.
What is the "in-between punctuation mark."
500
Give an example of colon usage in a Biblical reference.
What is John 3:16?
500
Correct or incorrect punctuation using quotation marks: Did Ebenezer Scrooge say "Bah, humbug?"
What is incorrect?