10 Questions
What is the oldest known example of punctuation marks?
Points between words and horizontal strokes between sections
When did alphabet-based writing begin?
With no spaces, no capitalization, no vowels, and only a few punctuation marks
When did the ends of sentences begin to be marked?
With the Greek playwrights, such as Euripides and Aristophanes
What did punctuation include historically or currently?
Space between words and other signs
Who proposed six marks in 1966 that could be seen as predecessors of emoticons and emojis?
Hervé Bazin
Only with the ______ did the ends of sentences begin to be marked to help actors know when to make a pause during performances
Greek playwrights
Punctuation includes space between words and the other, historically or currently used, signs.
punctuation
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.
Mesha Stele
By the ______, the punctuation marks were used hierarchically in terms of their weight.
19th century
Six marks, proposed in 1966 by the French author ______, could be seen as predecessors of emoticons and emojis.
Hervé Bazin
Test your knowledge of punctuation marks in this quiz! From the origins of punctuation to the modern usage of commas, periods, and more, this quiz will challenge your understanding of how to effectively punctuate written text.
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