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The History of Punctuation Marks
  • 1. Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a pause in a sentence?
A) Comma
B) Dash
C) Period
D) Colon
  • 2. Which punctuation mark is often associated with the end of a sentence?
A) Colon
B) Period
C) Comma
D) Semicolon
  • 3. What punctuation indicates that a quote continues?
A) Comma
B) Ellipsis
C) Semicolon
D) Colon
  • 4. What was the purpose of the interrobang?
A) To indicate pause
B) To substitute for a period
C) To combine question and exclamation
D) To signify irony
  • 5. What punctuation mark is used before a list?
A) Comma
B) Semicolon
C) Dash
D) Colon
  • 6. Which punctuation mark is mainly used to indicate possession?
A) Apostrophe
B) Hyphen
C) Comma
D) Semicolon
  • 7. The em dash is typically used for what purpose?
A) To indicate a pause
B) To end a sentence
C) To create a break in thought
D) To separate items in a list
  • 8. What punctuation mark can denote a range?
A) Dash
B) Comma
C) Period
D) Semicolon
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