Punctuation Post-Test Review

Question 1

As I walked down the street _____ I saw a car swerve. Thankfully _____ no one was hurt.

Accepted Answer

,

Question 2

Define/describe the purpose of a quotation mark.

Accepted Answer

indicate dialogue, citation, or written work

Question 3

She ended her remarks with a resounding why not _____

Accepted Answer

?

Question 4

Theresa's father ____ in ____ law is a lawyer at an important firm in New York City.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

This punctuation mark is used to: "indicate a 'pause' is needed in order to clarify meaning."

Accepted Answer

comma

Question 6

This is used to: "identify nouns in possessive case or indicate omission of letter in a word."

Accepted Answer

apostrophe

Question 7

This punctuation mark is used to: "indicate separation is felt between related sentences."

Accepted Answer

semi-colon

Question 8

Leave me alone _____ I do not feel good today _____

Accepted Answer

.

Question 9

Define/describe the purpose of a period.

Accepted Answer

full stop

Question 10

Define/describe the purpose of a hyphen.

Accepted Answer

join words and separate syllables within a word

Question 11

This punctuation mark is used to: "indicate an elaboration or summation of the information."

Accepted Answer

colon

Question 12

"I can't believe you lied to me _____ " screamed Tony angrily.

Accepted Answer

!

Question 13

Josh could see his father____s patience waning as he watched Josh fill up the car with gas.

Accepted Answer

'

Question 14

True or False: the word that follows a semi-colon is ALWAYS capitalized.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

"London looked like the moon's capital __________ shallow, cratered, extinct." ~Elizabeth Bowen

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

Define/describe the purpose of a exclamation point.

Accepted Answer

expression of emotion

Question 17

____ Let it Be ____m sung by the Beatles, is my absolute favorite song of all time.

Accepted Answer

"

Questions 17