Colons, Semicolons, Apostrophes, and Quotation Marks

Question 1

Colon

Answer 1

A punctuation mark (:) often used to introduce a list

Question 2

Semicolon

Answer 2

A punctuation mark (;) used to separate two closely related sentences

Question 3

Apostrophe

Answer 3

A punctuation mark (‘) used to indicate possession or take the place of missing letters in contractions

Question 4

Quotation Marks

Answer 4

Punctuation marks (“) used to set off a speaker’s exact words or mark titles of short works