1.___ is used to indicate possession.
a. A quotation
b. An apostrophe
c. A hyphen
2.___ is used to mark the end of declarative and imperative sentences.
a. A period
b. A comma
c. A semi-colon
3.A comma ___ be used between a verb and its direct object or complement.
a. can
b. cannot
4.When a subordinate clause is followed by the main clause, ___ is required.
a. a dash
b. a semi-colon
c. a comma
5.When a comma is used ___ meaning is ___.
a. inappropriately, maintained
b. appropriately, changed
c. inappropriately, changed
6.___ precedes decimal numbers.
a. A period
b. A comma
c. A colon
7.When no connecting word is used to connect two independent clauses, one should use ___.
a. a comma
b. a semi-colon
c. a period
8.A question mark is not used at the end of ___ .
a. an indirect question
b. a direct question
9.In ___ piece of writing, a dash replaces the parentheses or commas.
a. a formal
b. an informal
10.___ separates a question tag from the rest of the sentence.
a. A dash
b. A semi-colon
c. A comma
11.To enclose cross-references one uses ___.
a. parentheses
b. hyphens
c. question marks
12.In ___ all words and punctuation are enclosed by quotation marks.
a. indirect speech
b. direct speech
13.___ is used at the end of a sentence or remark to express strong emotion.
a. An exclamation mark
b. A question mark
c. A quotation mark
14.___ are used around a relative clause that defines the noun it follows.
a. Only commas
b. No commas
c. Semi-colons
15.A question mark is used in parenthesis to express ___.
a. anger
b. amazement
c. doubt