Викторины - Punctuation

...is used to indicate possession.

a. A quotation
b. An apostrophe
c. A hyphen

Ответb

...is used to mark the end of declarative and imperative sentences.

a. A period
b. A comma
c. A semi–colon

Ответa

A comma...be used between a verb and its direct object or complement.

a. can
b. cannot

Ответb

When a subordinate clause is followed by the main clause,...is required.

a. a dash
b. a semi–colon
c. a comma

Ответc

When a comma is used...meaning is....

a. inappropriately, maintained
b. appropriately, changed
c. inappropriately, changed

Ответc

...precedes decimal numbers.

a. A period
b. A comma
c. A colon

Ответa

When no connecting word is used to connect two independent clauses, one should use....

a. a comma
b. a semi–colon
c. a period

Ответb

A question mark is not used at the end of....

a. an indirect question
b. a direct question

Ответa

In...piece of writing, a dash replaces the parentheses or commas.

a. a formal
b. an informal

Ответa

...separates a question tag from the rest of the sentence.

a. A dash
b. A semi–colon
c. A comma

Ответc

To enclose cross–references one uses....

a. parentheses
b. hyphens
c. question marks

Ответa

In...all words and punctuation are enclosed by quotation marks.

a. indirect speech
b. direct speech

Ответb

...is used at the end of a sentence or remark to express strong emotion.

a. An exclamation mark
b. A question mark
c. A quotation mark

Ответa

...are used around a relative clause that defines the noun it follows.

a. Only commas
b. No commas
c. Semi–colons

Ответb

A question mark is used in parenthesis to express....

a. anger
b. amazement
c. doubt

Ответc