Punctuation Rules Review

Question 1

Used after the salutation of a business letter

Accepted Answer

colon

Question 2

This punctuation mark is used to when making a singular noun a possessive noun.

Accepted Answer

apostrophe

Question 3

This punctuation mark is used at the end of a telling sentence or statement.

Accepted Answer

period

Question 4

This is used to connect to independent clauses (complete sentences).

Accepted Answer

semi-colon

Question 5

Used to separate explanations or provide additional information

Accepted Answer

parenthesis

Question 6

This punctuation mark is used at the end of asking a sentence.

Accepted Answer

question mark

Question 7

Used to show the deletion of unnecessary words

Accepted Answer

ellipsis

Question 8

This mark is used to separate the name of a person from the rest of the sentence.

Accepted Answer

comma

Question 9

Used at the beginning and end of a phrase to show the exact words being said.

Accepted Answer

quotation marks

Question 10

This punctuation mark is used to join compound words.

Accepted Answer

hyphen

Question 11

Used to take the place of missing letters in contractions.

Accepted Answer

apostrophe

Question 12

Used to show excitement

Accepted Answer

exclamation mark

Question 13

This punctuation mark is used to separate phrases or items in a list.

Accepted Answer

comma

Questions 13