Duplicate of Punctuation Rules: End Marks, Commas, Apostrophes, Semi-colons

Question 1

Use — not overuse— the ____________ to signify excitement or emphasis.

Accepted Answer

Exclamation mark [ ! ]

Question 2

Use the __________ to end statements.

Accepted Answer

Period [ . ]

Question 3

Use a comma with a____________ conjunction to connect two complete sentences.

Accepted Answer

coordinating

Question 4

Use ________ and an "and" to connect three or more items.

Accepted Answer

commas

Question 5

Use commas to connect ____________,______________, and some ___________ material.

Accepted Answer

introductory, interrupting, concluding

Question 6

Use the ________ to connect two main clauses.

Accepted Answer

semicolon [ ; ]

Question 7

Use the _____________ when asking a question.

Accepted Answer

Question mark [ ? ]

Question 8

Use the ___________ with an "s" to show possession.

Accepted Answer

apostrophe [ ’ ]

Question 9

Interrupting material will include a comma before and a _________ after.

Accepted Answer

comma

Question 10

Coordinating conjunctions are for, _______, nor, _______, or, yet, ________.

Accepted Answer

and, but, so

Question 11

Use "and"________ to connect two items.

Accepted Answer

alone

Question 12

To introduce a list, use a comma with transitions like "such as" or "including,"or use a_____.

Accepted Answer

colon [ : ]

Questions 12