This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Colons And Semicolons – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Colons And Semicolons Quiz 5 (14 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Fix the sentence. You need new brakes otherwise you may not be able to stop in time. A) You need new brakes; otherwise, you may not be able to stop in time. B) You need new brakes; otherwise:you may not be able to stop in time. C) You need new brakes:otherwise, you may not be able to stop in time. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You need new brakes; otherwise, you may not be able to stop in time. 2. My father ended every conversation the same way "Don't give up." A) Way;. B) Way:. C) Way,. D) As it is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Way:. 3. Determine if the sentence is correct or not.She went to the market; but, she did not like the fruit that she saw. A) She went to the market but, she did not like the fruit that she saw. B) She went to the market, but she did not like the fruit that she saw. C) Correct As Is. D) She went to the market but she did not like the fruit that she saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She went to the market, but she did not like the fruit that she saw. 4. Which punctuation should go in the blank?Senator Gary Hawkins said the following (a) "We must stop cutbacks in education, sanitation, and welfare." A) A:. B) . C) ;. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A:. 5. Murray went straight home but after he reached his house, he realized that he hadn't brought his homework. A) Murray went straight home:but after. B) Murray went:. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Murray went straight home:but after. 6. The items missing from the first-aid kit were a tourniquet, adhesive tape, and iodine A) The items missing from the first-aid kit were:. B) The items missing from the first-aid kit were;. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The items missing from the first-aid kit were:. 7. Which type of punctuation do you use when INTRODUCING a list, a noun or noun phrase, a quotation, or an explanation? A) Period. B) Colon. C) Semicolon. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colon. 8. Which of the following punctuation marks is a semicolon? A) ,. B) . C) :. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ;. 9. Fill in the blanks with the correct punctuation:The small dog is incredibly loud ..... it's surprising. A) :(colon). B) ; (semicolon). C) -(hyphen). D) . (period). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ; (semicolon). 10. Add the semicolon(s)! Mario is knocking at my door but I did not invite him, not until Sunday. A) Mario is knocking at my door, but I did not invite him, not until Sunday. B) Mario is knocking at my door; but I did not invite him; not until Sunday. C) Mario is knocking at my door:but I did not invite him, not until Sunday. D) Mario is knocking at my door; but I did not invite him, not until Sunday. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mario is knocking at my door; but I did not invite him, not until Sunday. 11. My brother has lived in Bozeman, Montana; Houghton, Michigan; and Minneapolis, Minnesota. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 12. This year, my goal is a simple one:never miss an assignment. A) Incorrect. B) Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correct. 13. This summer, I am planning on traveling to New York City ..... if flights don't go down, though, I probably will not. A) Colon. B) Semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicolon. 14. Select the choice with correct punctuation for the following sentence:We chose three colors blue green and purple. A) We chose three colors:blue, green, and purple. B) We chose three colors; blue green and purple. C) We chose three colors:blue, green and purple. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We chose three colors:blue, green, and purple. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesColons And Semicolons Quiz 1Colons And Semicolons Quiz 2Colons And Semicolons Quiz 3Colons And Semicolons Quiz 4Apostrophe Omission And Possession QuizApostrophe Pre Assessment QuizApostrophes For Contractions QuizApostrophes Plural Or Possessive Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books