Question

Match the definition to the term.

1. that which had being before something else
dialectal
2. a punctuation mark used to mark possession and the missing letters/sounds of contractions
capitalization
3. happening as a minor result or by chance
pre-existent
4. the act of assigning an upper-case letter to a word
quotation marks
5. curved brackets which enclose written material
incidental
6. words pertaining to a different region of the country
hyphen
7. a punctuation mark used to divide words, word parts, or numbers
inclusive
8. comprising everything; comprehensive
apostrophe
9. slanted cursive or type characters
italics
10. a shortened form of a word
parentheses
11. punctuation marks which enclose quoted material
abbreviation
12. consisting of diverse things or members
miscellaneous
13. uninfluenced by emotion; based on the factual
objective

Answer 1

Here are the matched definitions to the terms:

1. **pre-existent** - that which had being before something else
2. **apostrophe** - a punctuation mark used to mark possession and the missing letters/sounds of contractions
3. **incidental** - happening as a minor result or by chance
4. **capitalization** - the act of assigning an upper-case letter to a word
5. **parentheses** - curved brackets which enclose written material
6. **dialectal** - words pertaining to a different region of the country
7. **hyphen** - a punctuation mark used to divide words, word parts, or numbers
8. **inclusive** - comprising everything; comprehensive
9. **italics** - slanted cursive or type characters
10. **abbreviation** - a shortened form of a word
11. **quotation marks** - punctuation marks which enclose quoted material
12. **miscellaneous** - consisting of diverse things or members
13. **objective** - uninfluenced by emotion; based on the factual