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100
Used at the end of a sentence or abbreviation.
What is a period?
100
Used to end a sentence that is a question.
What is a question mark?
100
The missing punctuation mark in this sentence: I forgot to take my pill
What is a period?
100
The missing punctuation mark in this sentence: Holy cow That guy did a triple backflip
What is an exclamation mark?
100
The missing punctuation mark in this sentence: We have homework in three subjects chemistry, biology, and math.
What is a colon?
200
Used to indicate a pause between parts in a sentence, to set off introductory material, to separate words in a series, to set off direct quotations, and to make numbers, dates, and names of places clear.
What is a comma?
200
Used to indicate either the omission or the possession of letters or sometimes numbers.
What is an apostrophe?
200
The missing punctuation mark in this sentence: I forgot my hat gloves and scarf.
What is a comma?
200
The missing punctuation mark in this sentence: I dont remember going to where theyre going now.
What is an apostrophe?
200
Used to mark the end of sentence that indicates strong feelings, high volume, or excitement.
What is an exclamation mark?
300
Used to mark the end of sentence that indicates strong feelings, high volume, or excitement.
What is an exclamation mark?
300
A pair of marks used to set off extra or incidental information for the rest of a sentence.
What are parentheses
300
This missing punctuation mark in this sentence: We don't take credit cards, the cashier said.
What are quotation marks?
300
The missing punctuation mark in this sentence: Happiness isn't something you experience it's something you remember
What is a semi-colon?
300
The missing quotation in the following sentence: He exclaimed, Oh man, I forgot my raincoat! right before it started to rain.
What are quotation marks?
400
Used to mark the beginning and end of a title, passage, word, or phrase to indicate that it is not part of the immediate sentence and is being used in a special way.
What is a quotation mark?
400
Used to connect two independent clauses. The two clauses are often related and complement each other.
What is a semi-colon?
400
The missing punctuation mark in this sentence: The Battle of Gettysburg took place in 1863 the loss of life was appalling.
What is a semicolon?
400
The missing punctuation mark in this sentence: The riot at school did more harm than good it created new problems.
What is a semicolon?
400
Used to indicate either the omission or the possession of letters or sometimes numbers.
What is an apostrophe?
500
Used to introduce a list of items or quotations. Often used to separate two clauses of which the second one is used to expand or illustrate the first.
What is a colon?
500
The act of leaving out words that are not necessary for the sentence, passage, or phrase, it to be understood.
What is an ellipsis?
500
The missing punctuation mark in this sentence: I have three flavors of soda grape, orange, and cherry.
What is a colon?
500
The missing punctuation mark in this sentence: We just continued writing and writing and we wrote some more.
What is an ellipsis?
500
This mark signals a pause longer than a comma but not as complete as a period. It is also used to set off words for dramatic effect.
What is a dash?