Definition Identification: Flashcards
Separation is marked by ____, _____, _____, ______, ______, _______, or _______.
A. Period, parentheses, comma, quotations marks
B. Periods, comma, colons, semicolons, parentheses, dashes, paragraphs, quotation marks
C. Comma, hyphen, word spaces, colons, semicolons, periods, paragraphs
D. Dashes, semicolons, parentheses, paragraphs, periods, comma, hyphens
C. Comma, hyphen, word spaces, colons, semicolons, periods, paragraphs
In formal writing, ending a sentence with a(n) ____ is rare.
A. Period
B. Exclamation mark
C. Hyphen
D. Comma
B. Exclamation mark
A Yes/No question will begin with either a(n) _____ or a(n) _________.
A. Modal auxiliary, regular auxiliary
B. Linking verb, regular verb
C. Gerundive verb, adverb
D. Linking verb, regular auxiliary
A. Modal auxiliary, regular auxiliary
______, ________, ______, ______, _____ are all sentence internal punctuation.
A. Word spaces, commas, periods, parentheses, brackets, single quotation marks
B. Commas, semicolons, colons, dashes, quotation marks
C. Quotation marks, dashes, brackets, parentheses
D. Quotation marks, exclamation points, periods, commas, hyphens
B. Commas, semicolons, colons, dashes, quotation marks
When you do not need to include everything from a long quote, you may use a(n) ____ to signal to your reader that you are leaving part of it out.
A. Ellipsis
B. Hyphen
C. Dash
D. Comma
A. Ellipsis
If you have a PhD, you will put a(n) ______ between your name and your title.
A. Hyphen
B. Dash
C. Period
D. Comma
D. Comma
The difference in meaning between Let’s eat Grandma and Let’s eat, Grandma is based on the insertion of a(n) ______.
A. Hyphen
B. Apostrophe
C. Comma
D. Capitalization
C. Comma
Subjects, verbs, and objects are considered _____ units.
A. Punctuation
B. Syntax
C. Essential grammatical
D. Gerundive
C. Essential grammatical
_______ punctuation will separate an independent clause from the following dependent clause.
A. One
B. Three
C. Two
D. No
D. No
____ are used to set off parenthetical expressions.
A. Dashes
B. Parentheses
C. Single quotation marks, double quotation marks
S. Commas
A. Dashes
When there are commas within the elements of a series, the elements are then separated by ____.
A. Brackets
B. Semicolons
C. Colons
D. Dashes
B. Semicolons
What should the order of punctuation be in the following sentence? Independent clause ____ transitional phrase/conjunctive adverb _____ independent clause ______.
A. Semicolon, comma, period
B. Exclamation mark, period, question mark
C. Dash, dash, period
D. Single quotation mark, comma, single quotation mark
A. Semicolon, comma, period
Types of punctuation that you will rarely see in formal writing are _____, ______, ______, and ______ denoting contractions.
A. Periods, word spaces, paragraphs, question marks
B. Exclamation points, dashes, parentheses, apostrophes
C. Double quotation marks, brackets, semicolons, colons
D. Colons, exclamation marks, single quotation marks
B. Exclamation points, dashes, parentheses, apostrophes
If the introductory clause before a direct quotation requires sentence-end punctuation, we put the sentence-end punctuation _____ the quotation marks.
A. Within
B. No punctuation
C. Outside
D. Commas only
C. Outside
Letters within initials will be separated by ______.
A. Periods
B. Spaces
C. Spaces and periods
D. Hyphens
A. Periods
When an abbreviation ends a sentence, a total number of _____ ending period(s) is required.
A. Two
B. None
C. Three
D. One
D. One
Letters in acronyms will be separated by _______.
A. A space
B. Nothing
C. Periods
D. Spaces and periods
B. Nothing
What punctuation mark should be inserted in the following sentence? For homework, pleas read pages 7 _____ 22.
A. Comma
B. Hyphen
C. Dash
D. Brackets
B. Hyphen
When abbreviating 1986 to 86, the apostrophe should come ______ 86.
A. After
B. Between 8 and 6
C. Before
D. No apostrophe needed
C. Before
Titles of books, movies, newspapers, and magazines will be designated by _______.
A. Italics
B. Underlining
C. Single quotation marks
D. Double quotation marks
A. Italics
Titles of poems, songs, episodes of television shows, and short articles will be designated by ______.
A. Brackets
B. Single quotation marks
C. Underlining
D. Double quotation marks
D. Double quotation marks
When inserting your own words within a quotation, you will use ______ to separate your words from those in the quote.
A. Parentheses
B. Dashes
C. Commas
D. Brackets
D. Brackets
Word-level ______ may appear within words like Boris’s and mother-in-law.
A. Punctuation
B. Dashes
C. Grammar
D. Quotation marks
A. Punctuation
