Punctuation

Punctuation

Assessment

Flashcard

English

Professional Development

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Wayground Content

FREE Resource

Student preview

quiz-placeholder

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is punctuation?

Back

Punctuation refers to the marks used in writing that help clarify meaning and separate linguistic units.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the purpose of an apostrophe?

Back

An apostrophe is used to indicate possession or to form contractions.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How is an apostrophe used to show possession?

Back

An apostrophe is placed before the 's' for singular nouns (e.g., 'the dog's leash') and after the 's' for plural nouns (e.g., 'the dogs' park').

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does a comma indicate in a sentence?

Back

A comma indicates a pause or a break in a sentence, helping to separate ideas or elements.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

When should you use a semicolon?

Back

A semicolon is used to connect closely related independent clauses or to separate items in a complex list.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the function of a period?

Back

A period indicates the end of a declarative sentence.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does a question mark signify?

Back

A question mark indicates that a sentence is a question.

Access all questions and much more by creating a free account

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Google

Continue with Google

Email

Continue with Email

Classlink

Continue with Classlink

Clever

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Microsoft

Apple

Apple

Others

Others

Already have an account?