whats the point punctuation practice 2 eg37

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What’s the Point…? Punctuation Practice 2
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Circle the correct pu
nctuation mark below:
1. This is a colon:
! : “ ” - ( )
2. This is a h
y
phen:
! : “ ” - ( )
3. These are
called speech
marks:
! : “ ” - ( )
4. This is a
n exclamatio
n mark:
! : “ ” - ( )
5. These are
called bracke
ts:
! : “ ” - ( )
6. We use these p
unctuation marks to show when someone is speaking or to quote someone:
! : “ ” - ( )
7. We use this pun
ctuation mark to link together two related words:
! : “ ” - ( )

8. We use these p
unctuation marks to surround information that, while it may be intere
sting, is
not vital to th
e meaning of the sentence:
! : “ ” - ( )
9. We use this pun
ctuation mark at the end of a sentence to show a strong feeli
ng, e.g.
humou
r, disbelief or anger:
! : “ ” - ( )
10. We u
se this punctuation mark at the end of a phrase to show
that there is related
informatio
n to follow in the next phrase:
! : “ ” - ( )
English Banana.com
Test Your Grammar Skills
What’s the Point…? Punctuation Practice 2
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A
nswers:
1. This is a colon:
! : “ ” - ( )
2. This is a h
y
phen:

! : “ ” - ( )
3. These are
called speech
marks:
! : “ ” - ( )
4. This is a
n exclamatio
n mark:
! : “ ” - ( )
5. These are
called bracke
ts:
! : “ ” - ( )
6. We use these p
unctuation marks to show when someone is speaking or to quote someone:
! : “ ” - ( )
7. We use this pun
ctuation mark to link together two related words:
! : “ ” - ( )
8. We use these p
unctuation marks to surround information that, while it may be intere
sting, is
not vital to th
e meaning of the sentence:
! : “ ” - ( )
9. We use this pun
ctuation mark at the end of a sentence to show a strong feeli
ng, e.g.
humou
r, disbelief or anger:

! : “ ” - ( )
10. We u
se this punctuation mark at the end of a phrase to show
that there is related
informatio
n to follow in the next phrase:
! : “ ” - ( )