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Media Writer's Handbook: A Guide to Common Editing and Writing Problems, 3/e
George Arnold, Marshall University
Punctuation 1
1
A __________ is used to introduce a list if a pause is intended after the last word of the introduction.
A)
comma
B)
semicolon
C)
colon
2
A __________ is used with a coordinating conjunction to join two independent clauses.
A)
comma
B)
semicolon
C)
dash
3
A __________ can be used by itself to join two independent clauses.
A)
comma
B)
semicolon
C)
colon
4
A/An __________ is used to express strong feeling or emotion.
A)
dash
B)
question mark
C)
exclamation mark
5
A/An __________ is used to end an interrogative sentence.
A)
period
B)
question mark
C)
exclamation mark
6
A __________ is used after a conjunctive adverb.
A)
comma
B)
semicolon
C)
dash
7
A __________ is used to form a compound adjective or a compound noun.
A)
dash
B)
hyphen
C)
slash
8
A/An __________ is/are used to indicate that a letter or a figure has been left out on purpose.
A)
apostrophe
B)
quotation marks
C)
slash
9
A __________ is used three times in a row to indicate that material is being left out on purpose.
A)
dash
B)
hyphen
C)
period
10
A/An __________ is used to form a contraction.
A)
hyphen
B)
apostrophe
C)
slash
11
__________ are used between items listed in a series if any of the items already contain commas.
A)
Commas
B)
Semicolons
C)
Dashes
12
__________ are used to set off a nonessential dependent clause from the remainder of the sentence.
A)
Commas
B)
Semicolons
C)
Dashes
13
__________ are used to set off words and phrases used as appositives.
A)
Commas
B)
Semicolons
C)
Hyphens
14
A __________ is used before a conjunctive adverb.
A)
comma
B)
semicolon
C)
dash
15
A/An __________ is used to indicate that material has been omitted intentionally.
A)
dash
B)
colon
C)
ellipsis
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