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What is the oldest known example of punctuation marks?
What is the oldest known example of punctuation marks?
- Apostrophes and quotation marks
- Points between words and horizontal strokes between sections (correct)
- Commas and periods
- Question marks and exclamation points
When did alphabet-based writing begin?
When did alphabet-based writing begin?
- With no spaces, no capitalization, and no vowels
- With only capitalization and vowels
- With no spaces, no capitalization, no vowels, and only a few punctuation marks (correct)
- With spaces, capitalization, vowels, and numerous punctuation marks
When did the ends of sentences begin to be marked?
When did the ends of sentences begin to be marked?
- With the Chinese calligraphers
- With the Egyptian scribes
- With the Greek playwrights, such as Euripides and Aristophanes (correct)
- With the Roman poets
What did punctuation include historically or currently?
What did punctuation include historically or currently?
Who proposed six marks in 1966 that could be seen as predecessors of emoticons and emojis?
Who proposed six marks in 1966 that could be seen as predecessors of emoticons and emojis?
Only with the ______ did the ends of sentences begin to be marked to help actors know when to make a pause during performances
Only with the ______ did the ends of sentences begin to be marked to help actors know when to make a pause during performances
Punctuation includes space between words and the other, historically or currently used, signs.
Punctuation includes space between words and the other, historically or currently used, signs.
The oldest known examples of punctuation marks were found in the ______ from the 9th century BC, consisting of points between the words and horizontal strokes between sections.
The oldest known examples of punctuation marks were found in the ______ from the 9th century BC, consisting of points between the words and horizontal strokes between sections.
By the ______, the punctuation marks were used hierarchically in terms of their weight.
By the ______, the punctuation marks were used hierarchically in terms of their weight.
Six marks, proposed in 1966 by the French author ______, could be seen as predecessors of emoticons and emojis.
Six marks, proposed in 1966 by the French author ______, could be seen as predecessors of emoticons and emojis.
