Punctuation 1 / 10 Identify the punctuation error in the following sentence: "He went to the store and bought milk, bread, eggs and cheese." Missing period Missing comma before "and" Incorrect placement of the comma Missing quotation marks 2 / 10 Which punctuation mark is used to set off a non-essential or additional piece of information in a sentence? Parentheses (()) Dash (--) Quotation marks (") Colon (:) 3 / 10 What punctuation mark is used to separate items in a list? Period (.) Comma (,) Semicolon (;) Colon (:) 4 / 10 What punctuation mark is used to indicate the continuation of a sentence or to introduce a list or quotation? Comma (,) Semicolon (;) Colon (:) Dash (--) 5 / 10 What is the purpose of punctuation in writing? To add decorative elements to the text To indicate the end of a sentence To separate words in a sentence To clarify meaning and aid in reading comprehension 6 / 10 What punctuation mark is used to indicate possession or to show omission in contractions? Apostrophe (') Quotation marks (") Hyphen (-) Parentheses (()) 7 / 10 Which sentence is punctuated correctly? She enjoys reading, cooking, and hiking. She enjoys reading cooking and hiking. She enjoys, reading, cooking, and hiking. She enjoys reading, cooking and hiking. 8 / 10 Choose the sentence with correct punctuation: I can't believe it, she said. I can't believe it she said. I can't believe it; she said. I can't believe it: she said. 9 / 10 What punctuation mark is used to indicate a strong emotion, command, or interjection? Period (.) Exclamation mark (!) Semicolon (;) Quotation marks (") 10 / 10 Which punctuation mark is used to end a statement or declarative sentence? Period (.) Comma (,) Exclamation mark (!) Question mark (?) Your score is 0% Restart quiz
