Punctuation Usage and Sentence Structure Quiz

Comma is used to separate items in a list for clarity and readability.

Apostrophe is used to indicate possession or to create contractions in English grammar.

Comma is used to indicate a pause or separate items in a series within a sentence for clarity.

Quotation marks should be placed around spoken words in a dialogue to indicate direct speech.

Dash is used to indicate a pause or break in a sentence for emphasis or clarity.

Period is used to end declarative sentences, also known as statements.

This sentence is correctly punctuated with a comma before 'And' to join two independent clauses.

Colon is used to introduce a list or an explanation in a sentence.

Parentheses are used to provide additional information or clarification within a sentence.

Ellipses are used to show omission or a pause in speech or writing.

Semicolon is used to separate independent clauses in a compound sentence.

Hyphen is used to join two words to indicate a compound word.

Hyphen is used to link words that work together as a single concept in compound modifiers.

Apostrophe is used to denote possession in a plural noun that ends in 's'.

Complex sentences often use semicolons to connect two independent clauses without a conjunction.