Punctuation

Question 1

What are the six uses of the comma?

Answer 1

To mark a natural pause in a sentence
After a phrase at the beginning of a sentence
To mark off an explanation
To separate items in a list
After “yes” or “no” when it begins a sentence that answers a question
To separate the name of the person you are addressing from the rest of the sentence

Question 2

What are the 11 punctuation marks?

Answer 2

Comma ,
Quotation marks ""
The dash —
The hyphen -
Ellipsis …
Brackets (parenthesis) ()
Semi-colon ;
Colon :
Full stop .
Question mark ?
Exclamation mark !

Question 3

What are the five uses of quotation marks?

Answer 3

To indicate direct speech
To indicate titles
To indicate quoted statements i.e. Proverbs
To show euphemisms
Verbal irony

Question 4

What are the 3 uses of the dash?

Answer 4

To indicate a break or abrupt change in a sentence
To exclude extra information from the rest of the sentence
To add an afterthought to a sentence

Question 5

What are the 4 uses of the hyphen?

Answer 5

To join two or more words serving as a compound adjective that comes BEFORE a noun
To join compound numbers
To avoid confusion or an awkward combination of letters
To divide syllables in a word that continues to the next line

Question 6

What is the difference between a hyphen and a dash?

Answer 6

A hyphen punctuates words
A dash punctuates sentences
A dash separates
A hyphen joins

Question 7

What are the 4 uses of ellipsis?

Answer 7

When quoting and you want to omit some words
To indicate a pause
Creates a dramatic effect in informal writing
When a sentence trails off

Question 8

What are the 2 uses of brackets (parenthesis)?

Answer 8

To add in extra information as an explanation

To add extra information to create humour

Question 9

What are the 2 uses of a semi colon?

Answer 9

Links two main clauses i.e. Acts as a conjunction

To separate a statement that begins with certain words (the semi colon will go before these words)

Question 10

What words will indicate that a semi colon is needed?

Answer 10

However
Therefore
Nevertheless

Question 11

What are the 5 uses of the colon?

Answer 11

To introduce a list
To introduce a series of ideas
To introduce a quotation or statement
To separate two clause where the second explains or resolves the first
Placed between the title and subtitle of a book

Question 12

What is the function of a full stop?

Answer 12

To end a sentence

Question 13

What is the function of a question mark?

Answer 13

To end a question

Question 14

What is the function of an exclamation mark?

Answer 14

To add emphasis to a statement

To indicate that someone is shouting