What does a Hyphen do?

It connects compound words or names.

Which one of these comma rules is incorrect?

Commas can be used between two sentences with no conjunction, Commas can list items.

What does a semicolon do?

It indicates a pause between two main clauses.

Which example is correct?

Hannah's friends exchanged gifts.

When do we use full stops?

When we finish a complete thought.

Why do we use parenthesis?

To add further thought without changing the main idea

Which is a correct example of using quotation marks?

"The dog jumped over the fence," I said.

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1
What does a Hyphen do?
It lists items.
It introduces a quotation, example, or explanation.
It connects compound words or names.
It connects numbers.
2
Extra Credit: What DON'T you capitalize?
Names
Months
Brand names
Seasons
3
What is the reason for adding an exclamation point? ;D
To connect two main ideas
To add emphasis
To ask a question
To pause the sentence
4
Which punctuation mark indicates that the sentence is a question? ;D
Exclamation Point
Semicolon
Question Mark
Comma
5
Which one of these comma rules is incorrect?
Commas are used to show a pause in a sentence.
Commas can be used between two sentences with no conjunction
Commas can list items.
Commas can be used in letter salutations (Dear ...,).
6
What can separate items and list them?
Period
En Dash
Comma
Colon
7
Which punctuation mark can list items and introduce a quotation, example, or explanation?
Comma
Period
Semicolon
Colon
8
What does a semicolon do?
It connects a compound word or name.
It indicates a pause between two main clauses.
It connects a series of numbers.
It connects elements of a compound adjective.
9
Which example is correct?
Hannah's friends exchanged gift's.
Hannahs friends' exchanged gifts.
Hannah's friends' exchanged gifts.
Hannah's friends exchanged gifts.
10
When do we use full stops?
When we finish a complete thought.
When we pause the sentence.
When we introduce a quotation.
When we connect two ideas.
11
Why do we use parenthesis?
To add further thought without changing the main idea
To add a technical explanation
To change the main idea by adding further thought.
To separate two main ideas
12
Which is a correct example of using quotation marks?
"The dog jumped over the fence,' I said.
"The dog jumped over the fence." I said.
"The dog jumped over the fence". I said.
"The dog jumped over the fence," I said.

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