BrainMass Quizzes Punctuation This quiz may help you realize some common rules that are misused in sentence punctuation. 1 What is the most frequently used punctuation mark? period question mark colon comma 2 True or False: A semi-colon is used to join two main ideas. True False 3 What is the name of the punctuation mark that shows relationship to words by inserting itself between two words? Dash Hyphen Slash Comma 4 True or False. The ending mark of a sentence simply tells us how to read the sentence out loud. True False 5 What is the term for a word that is shortened? Short cut Short hand Abbreviation Hyphened Word Submit Quiz