Punctuation

Question 1

What is a period?

Answer 1

Ends declarative sentences and most imperative sentences

Question 2

What is a comma?

Answer 2

Separates elements in a sentence, including items in a series

Question 3

Ends interrogative sentences

Answer 3

Question mark

Question 4

Ends exclamatory sentences or emphasizes strong emotion

Answer 4

Exclamation point

Question 5

What is a dash?

Answer 5

Indicates an abrupt change in thought or adds emphasis

Question 6

What is a colon?

Answer 6

Introduced a list, explanation, or quotation

Question 7

Indicates an omission or pause in speech

Answer 7

Ellipsis

Question 8

What is a quotation mark?

Answer 8

Enclose direct speech or quotations

Question 9

Contractions are: ….. forms of words where letters are ……… and replaced with ……….

Answer 9

Shortened forms of words where letters are omitted and replaced with an apostrophe

Question 10

What Add’s ?

Answer 10

Singular nouns

Question 11

Add just an apostrophe?

Answer 11

Plural nouns ending in s

Question 12

What add’s ?

Answer 12

Plural nouns not ending in s