This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Conjunctions > Conjunctions And Semicolons – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Conjunctions And Semicolons Quiz 3 (11 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Paul was overcome with joy when he saw actor, Keanu Reeves, in the parking lot of a McDonald's restaurant. A) Actor, Keanu Reeves. B) Actor Keanu Reeves. C) Actor:Keanu Reeves. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Actor Keanu Reeves. 2. Is this today's newspaper ..... yesterday's newspaper? A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or. 3. Which punctuation mark do I use between independent clauses when the second clause EXPLAINS/RESTATES the meaning of the first? A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Comma. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colon. 4. What words are being joined by the conjunction in the sentence below? Is the Upper Nile in north or south Egypt? A) South:Egypt. B) Upper Nile:Egypt. C) Upper Nile:north. D) North:south. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) North:south. 5. Which of these words is a subordinating conjunction? Mr. Harrison read a magazine as he sipped his tea. A) Magazine. B) Read. C) As. D) His. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As. 6. Which is correct? He was correct I have improved my math score. A) He was correct, I have improved my math score. B) He was correct. I have improved my math score. C) He was right, but I have improved my math score. D) He was; correct I have improved my math score. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was correct. I have improved my math score. 7. Which punctuation mark do I use between independent clauses joined by a transitional expression? A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Comma. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semicolon. 8. Choose the correct conjunction to complete the sentence below.She did not study, ..... she failed the test. A) But. B) So. C) Yet. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 9. After which word should a colon be inserted? The teacher shared one of John F. Kennedy's most famous quotes "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." A) Teacher. B) Quotes. C) Kennedy's. D) You. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quotes. 10. Which punctuation mark do I use between independent clauses joined by a conjunctive adverb? A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Comma. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semicolon. 11. Which sentence uses the semicolon correctly? A) Jim is very bold and smart; and he likes to take charge. B) Jim is very bold and smart; he likes to take charge. C) Jim, is very bold and smart; likes to take charge. D) Jim is very bold; and smart he likes to take charge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jim is very bold and smart; he likes to take charge. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGrammar QuizzesConjunctions And Semicolons Quiz 1Conjunctions And Semicolons Quiz 2Choosing Conjunction QuizConjunction Either Or Neither Nor Not Only QuizConjunction Of Goals QuizConjunction Of Purpose QuizConjunction Words QuizConjunctions And Its Types Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books