Which one of these comma rules is incorrect?

Commas can't separate two thoughts.

Which example is correct?

Hannah's friends exchanged gifts.

What does a Hyphen do?

It connects compound words or names.

What does a semicolon do?

It indicates a pause between two main clauses.

Which example of using an apostrophe is correct?

All of the countries' flags are green, yellow, and black.

Which is a correct example of using quotation marks?

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

Why do we use parentheses?

To add further thought without changing the main idea

When do we use periods?

When we finish a complete thought.

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1
Which one of these comma rules is incorrect?
Commas can list items.
Commas can be used in letter salutations.
Commas can't separate two thoughts.
Commas are used to pause a sentence.
2
Which is used to connect single thought adjectives?
Hyphen
Dash
3
Which example is correct?
Hannah's friends exchanged gift's.
Hannah's friends' exchanged gifts.
Hannahs friends' exchanged gifts.
Hannah's friends exchanged gifts.
4
What does a Hyphen do?
It connects numbers.
It introduces a quotation, example, or explanation.
It lists items.
It connects compound words or names.
5
What does a semicolon do?
It connects a compound word or name.
It indicates a pause between two main clauses.
It connects elements of a compound adjective.
It connects a series of numbers.
6
Which example of using an apostrophe is correct?
All of the countries' flags are green, yellow, and black.
All of the country's flags are green, yellow, and black.
All of the countries flag's are green, yellow, and black.
7
Which punctuation mark indicates that the sentence is a question? ;D
Comma
Exclamation Point
Semicolon
Question Mark
8
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.
9
Extra Credit: What DON'T you capitalize?
Seasons
Months
Names
Brand names
10
Why do we use parentheses?
To separate two main ideas
To add a technical explanation
To add further thought without changing the main idea
To change the main idea by adding further thought.
11
What can separate items and list them?
Period
Comma
Colon
En Dash
12
When do we use periods?
When we introduce a quotation.
When we pause the sentence.
When we connect two ideas.
When we finish a complete thought.
13
Which punctuation mark can list items and introduce a quotation, example, or explanation?
Semicolon
Colon
Period
Comma
14
What is the reason for adding an exclamation point? ;D
To add emphasis
To pause the sentence
To connect two main ideas
To ask a question

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