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English Punctuation Conventions
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1. This is a punctuation mark that is used between clauses of a compound sentence when a conjunction is not used, before conjunctive adverbs that join independent clauses, and in a series when the series already contains commas.

2. This small horizontal mark is used to set off part of a sentence.

3. These are used to enclose direct quotations and to designate titles of short works (like newspaper and magazine articles, poems, short stories, songs, episodes of television and radio programs, and subdivisions of books or web sites).

4. This is a group of words used as a single part of speech.

5. This is a noun, noun phrase, or series of nouns placed next to another word or phrase to identify or rename it.

6. We often ___ sentences to remove unnecessary words.

7. A word that takes the place of a noun and shows ownership is called a _____ _____.

8. This is a word that names a person, place, thing, quality or idea.

9. A group of related words, with a subject and predicate, that acts to modify a noun or pronoun is called an ________ clause.

10. This is an end punctuation mark that indicates the end of a sentence.

11. These may be used to enclose supplemental material, minor digressions and afterthoughts.

12. This is also known as a dependent clause. While it may contain a subject and verb and sometimes objects or complements, it cannot stand alone as it conveys an incomplete thought. It usually functions as an adjective, adverb or noun within a complete sentence.

13. This is a small horizontal line used to set off parts of sentences, or to create compounds.

14. This is used to show the possessive form of a noun and is used to show that a letter or letters have been left out of a contraction.

15. This is the system of standardized marks in written language to clarify meaning.

16. This is a predicate of a sentence which contains more than one verb.

17. This is the end punctuation for an interrogative sentence.

18. This is a punctuation mark that may be used to indicate a pause, connection, separation, list, for clarity or to show importance.

19. A clause or phrase that is inserted into the flow of the text and does not directly deal with the current topic is called a _____ expression.

20. This is a subject of a sentence which contains more than one noun.

21. A ___ is a punctuation mark used before a list of items or details, before a statement that summarizes the original statement, before a long, formal quotation or statement, or in a business letter after the salutation.

22. These are marks used to indicate the end of a sentence.

23. This is a clause having a subject and a verb that relates to something else in the sentence.

24. This is a group of words that has a subject and a predicate. It can be dependent or independent.

25. In writing or speaking, we follow agreed-upon rules, called ____, for spelling, punctuation, grammar, capitalization, and paraphrasing.

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