PUNCTUATION QUIZ 1

Punctuation

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1. ___ is used to indicate possession.
   a. A quotation
   b. An apostrophe
   c. A hyphen
   Answerb
2. ___ is used to mark the end of declarative and imperative sentences.
   a. A period
   b. A comma
   c. A semi-colon
   Answera
3. A comma ___ be used between a verb and its direct object or complement.
   a. can
   b. cannot
   Answerb
4. When a subordinate clause is followed by the main clause, ___ is required.
   a. a dash
   b. a semi-colon
   c. a comma
   Answerc
5. When a comma is used ___ meaning is ___.
   a. inappropriately, maintained
   b. appropriately, changed
   c. inappropriately, changed
   Answerc
6. ___ precedes decimal numbers.
   a. A period
   b. A comma
   c. A colon
   Answera
7. When no connecting word is used to connect two independent clauses, one should use ___.
   a. a comma
   b. a semi-colon
   c. a period
   Answerb
8. A question mark is not used at the end of ___ .
   a. an indirect question
   b. a direct question
   Answera
9. In ___ piece of writing, a dash replaces the parentheses or commas.
   a. a formal
   b. an informal
   Answera
10. ___ separates a question tag from the rest of the sentence.
    a. A dash
    b. A semi-colon
    c. A comma
    Answerc
11. To enclose cross-references one uses ___.
    a. parentheses
    b. hyphens
    c. question marks
    Answera
12. In ___ all words and punctuation are enclosed by quotation marks.
    a. indirect speech
    b. direct speech
    Answerb
13. ___ is used at the end of a sentence or remark to express strong emotion.
    a. An exclamation mark
    b. A question mark
    c. A quotation mark
    Answera
14. ___ are used around a relative clause that defines the noun it follows.
    a. Only commas
    b. No commas
    c. Semi-colons
    Answerb
15. A question mark is used in parenthesis to express ___.
    a. anger
    b. amazement
    c. doubt
    Answerc