The most common use of a colon is to introduce an example or a list.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ques. 2A hyphen joins words, but a dash separates them.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ques. 3A colon can be used in place of a comma and a conjunction to join clauses.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ques. 4Apostrophes are used to show when a letter or number has been left out.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ques. 5Many children learned their basics by watching Sesame Street on television; it changed education for millions.
a. italics
b. quotation marks
c. neither
Ques. 6The speaker was getting all of her information from The New York Times.
a. italics
b. quotation marks
c. neither
Ques. 7Professor Andrews started a Facebook page for his American history class.
a. italics
b. quotation marks
c. neither
Ques. 8I read Rolling Stone magazine to help me keep up with music and movie news.
a. italics
b. quotation marks
c. neither
Ques. 9The bride and groom danced to Nat King Cole's Unforgettable.
a. italics
b. quotation marks
c. neither
Ques. 10Jana will never forget where she was when Stephen first said, I love you.
a. italics
b. quotation marks
c. neither
Ques. 11Of course you can borrow the car, Joe said. But fill it up with gas before you bring it back..
a. italics
b. quotation marks
c. neither