Punctuation

Question 1

dash

Answer 1

used to separate groups of words and offset parenthetical information

Question 2

appositive

Answer 2

small section of extra information which is inserted into a sentence for clarification

Question 3

a dash is used to offset an appositive instead of a comma when

Answer 3

the appositive contains one or more commas

Question 4

parentheses

Answer 4

punctuation marks that are used to set off information within a text or paragraph

Question 5

brackets

Answer 5

most often used to show that words have been added to a direct quotation or to show an error [sic]

Question 6

chevron brackets

Question 7

ellipsis

Answer 7

shows that something has been left out

Question 8

slash

Answer 8

can show a line break in poem, song, or play, usually if several short lines are being written together on one long line

Question 9

exclamatory mark

Answer 9

used in exclamatory sentences, and sometimes in imperative sentences

Question 10

question mark

Answer 10

required at the end of an interrogative sentence

Question 11

period

Answer 11

marks the end of a sentence