Parentheses, Ellipsis, Brackets Quiz

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate an omission of words in a sentence?

• ?

• :

• ;

• ...

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

Which punctuation mark is used to enclose additional information or clarification in a sentence?

• []

• <>

• ()

• {}

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which punctuation mark is used to enclose comments or explanations within a sentence?

• question mark

• exclamation mark

• comma

• parentheses

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a pause or trailing off in a sentence?

• ;

• !

• :

• ...

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

Which punctuation mark is used to enclose additional information that is not essential to the main sentence?

• Parentheses

• Exclamation mark

• Period

• Comma

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate an interruption or change in a quotation?

• Ampersand

• Ellipsis

• Exclamation mark

• Colon

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Which punctuation mark is used to enclose a word or phrase that has been added to a quotation?

• {}

• []

• <>

• ()

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which punctuation mark is used to enclose editorial comments or explanations in a quotation?

• ()

• {}

• []

• []

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A