Editing for Punctuation

Which punctuation is a semicolon?

• ;

• :

• ,

• ...

Which punctuation is parentheses?

• :

• ...

• —

• ( )

Which punctuation is a comma?

• :

• ;

• ,

• !

Which punctuation is a colon?

• ( )

• :

• ;

• ,

Which punctuation is ellipses?

• —

• ...

• :

• " "

Which punctuation is a dash?

• ?

• ...

• ( )

• —

Which punctuation is an ellipses?

• —

• ,

• ...

• :

Which punctuation is used to add information that is NOT necessary to the meaning of the sentence?

• Parentheses

  ( )

• Comma

  ,

• Semicolon

  ;

• Ellipses

  ...

Which punctuation is used to join two complete sentences that are related to each other?

• Dash

  —

• Colon

  :

• Semicolon

  ;

• Parentheses

  ( )

Which punctuation is used to introduce a list of items?

• Period

  .

• Comma

  ,

• Semicolon

  ;

• Colon

  :