Quotation marks can indicate
a. a direct quotation
b. a definition
c. a question
d. both a and b
Ques. 2A hyphen can be used
a. to separate items in a series
b. to signal the end of an abbreviation
c. after prefixes in some words
d. both a and c
Ques. 3A dash can be used
a. to indicate a sudden change of thought
b. for emphasis instead of a comma
c. to set off an explanation that provides examples
d. all the above
Ques. 4What punctuation mark is used between the hour and the minutes when expressing time?
a. colon
b. semicolon
c. period
d. hyphen
Ques. 5When items in a series contain commas, which mark should be used to separate items in the series?
a. comma
b. semicolon
c. period
d. hyphen
Ques. 6An appositive
a. is a noun or phrase that renames a preceding noun
b. may provide essential or nonessential information
c. is always set off with commas
d. both a and b
Ques. 7Which of the following is an internal punctuation mark used to separate items in a sentence?
a. comma
b. period
c. question mark
d. exclamation point