Matching Pairs Sentence Level ExcersiseOnline version Can you place the correct punctuation in the corresponding places? by Lauren Winn 1 The well __ known doctor received recognition for his work __ he was able to perform heart surgery on an elephant. 2 What is a "no - no" of ellipses(...)? 3 What does quotation marks ( " ") do in a sentence? 4 Alex gave her cat a bath __even though her cat hates bubbles __ every Tuesday to clean her cat of fleas. 5 When should you use commas? 6 What does a dash( --) do? 7 When are commas used? 8 Bad ellipses 9 What does parenthesis ( ) do? 10 She would have loved to go to that concert __ but she had too much homework to do. 11 Th librarian's primary interest drew him into the college library __ love for books and a quest for knowledge 12 What can a colon do? add extra information Gives credit to the original author and avoid plagiarism; enclosed titles of short works and appears in pairs. introduces a direct quotation FANBOYS Before nonrestrictive adverbial phrases interprets a thought in a more dramatic way ( ) - and ; , "...Jesus wept" Bible John 11:35 using it in the beginning or the ending of a quotation :
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