Punctuation Quiz

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

• :

• ;

• .

• ,

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

• .

• ,

• ?

• !

Which punctuation mark is used to show the beginning and end of a direct speech or a quotation?

• comma

• exclamation mark

• quotation mark

• apostrophe

Which punctuation mark is used to show possession or to indicate missing letters in a contraction?

• exclamation mark

• apostrophe

• semicolon

• comma

Which punctuation mark is used to separate a quotation from the rest of the sentence?

• exclamation mark

• question mark

• semicolon

• comma or colon

In the sentence 'It's raining outside', which punctuation mark is used to show possession?

• Question mark

• Comma

• Apostrophe

• Exclamation mark

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

• .

• !

• ?

• ,

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a question?

• .

• ,

• !

• ?

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate the end of a sentence?

• ,

• ;

• .

• :

Which punctuation mark is used to separate two independent clauses?

• Comma

• Semicolon

• Exclamation mark

• Question mark