Punctuation

Tr. Mary the English teacher teaches grade students this year.

Where do you put the brackets?

• (the English teacher)

• (grade 7)

• (Tr. Mary)

• (his year)

Which one is the example of dashes?

• X-ray

• Sugar-free

• She paused – then shouted

• Three-legged monster

Please take these items with you____ Your chromebook, a pen, and some paper.

What punctuation is supposed to be there?

• a hyphen

• dashes

• brackets

• colons

Dash or no dash?

• I've been dreaming of my favorite ice cream all day.

• I've been dreaming of my favorite — ice cream all day.

Dash or hyphen?

• It was an ill-timed request.

• It was an ill — timed request.

Which phrase uses a hyphen correctly?

• a well-traveled man

• re-cover after work

• my red Tshir-t

• four-teen desks

Which is true about colons?

• They are used to end a list.

• They can be used to introduce a list.

• They are used between all items in a list.

• They can be used instead of a comma when listing things.

Which sentence is correct?

• I need to go to the store for: milk, bananas, and eggs.

• I need milk, bananas, and eggs: at the store.

• I need: milk bananas, and eggs.

• I need these items at the store: milk, bananas, and eggs.

Which sentence is correct?

• The College of New Jersey -TCNJ is where I went to school.

• The College of New Jersey TCNJ is where I went to school.

• The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) is where I went to school.

• The College of New Jersey: TCNJ: is where I went to school.

Add the correct hyphen(s) or dash(es) to the below sentence: 
Mr. Lee suits the job he has more experience than everybody else in the department.

• Mr. Lee suits the job he has more experience than everybody else - in the department.
• Mr. Lee suits the job—he has more experience than everybody else in the department.
• Mr. Lee suits the job he has more experience than everybody else — in the department.
• Mr. Lee suits the job - he has more experience than everybody else in the department.