Punctuation

Question 1

Full stop

Answer 1

Punctuation used at the end of a sentence or abbreviation.

Question 2

Comma

Answer 2

Punctuation indicating a pause between parts of a sentence or separating items on a list.

Question 3

Question mark

Answer 3

Punctuation used to indicate a question or express doubt.

Question 4

Exclamation mark

Answer 4

Punctuation used to indicate an interjection or exclamation to indicate strong emotions.

Question 5

Colon

Answer 5

Punctuation introducing a quote or separating two clauses, where the second illustration or expands the first.

Question 6

Semi colon

Answer 6

Punctuation used to indicate a pause between two main causes.

Question 7

Parenthesis (Brackets)

Answer 7

Punctuation used to separate parenthetical information from the rest of the sentence.

Question 8

Parenthesis (Brackets)

Answer 8

Punctuation used only inside a quote to set apart additional or clarifying infomation

Question 9

Ellipsis

Answer 9

Punctuation used when a writer omits words to either save space or take out less relevant information.

Question 10

Apostrophe

Answer 10

Punctuation used to indicate possession or show a contraction.

Question 11

Hyphen

Answer 11

Punctuation used to set off a word or phrase from the rest of the sentence.

Question 12

Quotation mark

Answer 12

Punctuation used to set apart dialogue or information that is reproduced word for word.