SHSAT- Punctuation fully solved 2023/24

SHSAT- PunctuationPeriod - correct answer Used to end a complete sentence. Sentence - correct answer Must include a subject and a verb. Apostrophe - correct answer Used to show possession and used in contractions. Semicolon - correct answer Used to connect two complete sentences that are closely tied in meaning. Colon - correct answer 1) Used to indicate that a list is to follow 2) Used to introduce a quote 3) Used to restate an idea within a sentence Comma - correct answer 1) Used in a list 2) Used in a compund sentence 3) Used to set off a phrase 4) Used to directly address someone 5) Used to tag questions 6) Used to set apart transition words 7) Used to set apart modifying phrases at the beginning of sentences. 8) Used to set up contrasting phrases 9) Used to separate coordinate adjectives Dash - correct answer If a phrase is set off with a dash, it has to end with a dash or period. (interchangable) Punctuation - correct answer the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases.