Punctuation Review

I'm used to join independent clauses. I'm almost as tough as a period. Who am I?

• comma

• colon

• semicolon

• dash

I introduce the information that comes after me. Who am I?

• semicolon

• ellipsis

• colon

• dash

I am used to show possession and omission. Who am I?

• hyphen

• ellipsis

• apostrophe

• comma

When you examine all of my rules, I'm basically about separation. Who am I?

• comma

• hyphen

• apostrophe

• dash

I am a BOLD punctuation mark, meant to be used sparingly. I'll cut you off in the middle of a thought if you're not careful. Who am I?

• hyphen

• dash

• slash

• parentheses

I am used when you want to add extra information. Who am I?

• Ellipsis

• Dash

• Hyphen

• Parentheses

I am not very common, but if you see me, direct your eyes to the bottom of the page, and there will be more information waiting for you. Who am I?

• Ellipsis

• Dash

• Brackets

• Asterisk

I help to join words together. Who am I?

• colon

• hyphen

• dash

• comma

When you are writing a research paper, you might use me to add in clarifying information to a direct quote. Who am I?

• Bracket

• Parenthesis

• Quotation Marks

• Dash

What punctuation always go on the INSIDE of the quotation marks?

• Periods

• Question Marks

• Exclamation Points

• Commas