Editing Writing for Kids

Which punctuation mark is used to end a sentence?

• .

• ,

• ?

• !

What punctuation mark is used to separate items in a list?

• .

• :

• ,

• ;

Which punctuation mark is used to show strong emotion or surprise?

What punctuation mark is used to ask a question?

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a quotation?

• "

• '

• ,

• .

What punctuation mark is used to show possession?

• question mark

• period

• apostrophe

• comma

Which punctuation mark is used to separate two independent clauses in a sentence?

• ;

• :

• .

• ,

What punctuation mark is used to indicate a pause or a break in a sentence?

• !

• ;

• ,

• .

Which punctuation mark is used to show a possessive noun?

What punctuation mark is used to indicate the end of a sentence that is also an exclamation?