This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Hyphens – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hyphens Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the hyphen notation for the most common isotope of neon? A) Neon-22. B) Neon-20. C) Neon-19. D) Neon-21. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neon-20. 2. Which punctuation mark is used to join two independent clauses that are closely related in thought? A) Dash. B) Hyphen. C) Semicolon. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Semicolon. 3. The hyphen notation for an atom with 1 proton, 1 electron, and 0 neutrons is A) Hydrogen-2. B) Hydrogen-0. C) Hydrogen-3. D) Hydrogen-1. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydrogen-1. 4. What is an example of a compound word with a hyphen? A) Fast-paced. B) Well-known. C) High-speed. D) Self-motivated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Self-motivated. 5. When should a hyphen be used in numbers? A) When numbers are used in the middle of a sentence. B) When numbers are used as adjectives before a noun. C) When numbers are used as standalone nouns. D) When numbers are used as adverbs in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When numbers are used as adjectives before a noun. 6. One isotope of carbon is Carbon-14. What does the 14 represent? A) The mass number. B) The number of electrons. C) The atomic number. D) The number of protons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The mass number. 7. Which answer choice uses correct hyphenation? A) Re-open the discussion. B) Long lasting friendships. C) A two-and-a-half-hour delay. D) Anti-oxidant-packed foods. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A two-and-a-half-hour delay. 8. What is the function of a dash? A) The speed at which Jovon runs on a track barefoot. B) Break a sentence into two more parts; prevents a run-on sentence. C) Indicate an unfinished thought; stops the flow of a sentence. D) Indicates a change in direction of a paragraph or story.Tagsdash. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indicate an unfinished thought; stops the flow of a sentence. 9. A hyphen joins words together, and a dash holds them apart. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. What interrupts a sentence? A) Hyphen. B) Dash. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dash. 11. Parentheses is shown by which symbol? A) (). B) []. C) {}. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (). 12. What glues words together? A) Hyphen. B) Dash. C) Elmer's glue. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyphen. 13. Is this a complete sentence, a run-on sentence, or a sentence fragment?Rosa is so excited for spring break, which begins tomorrow. A) Complete sentence. B) Run-On sentence. C) Sentence fragment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complete sentence. 14. The ..... directed traffic during the busy morning rush hour. A) Police-officer. B) Police officer. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Police officer. 15. When do you use a dash? A) To show a division of a word between syllables or to join two or more words together. B) To show a sudden break or change of thought or speech. C) When you feel like it. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To show a sudden break or change of thought or speech. 16. All compound words need a hyphen. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. Select the answer that has the correct use of parentheses. A) Which country countries do you want to visit?. B) Which country (countries) do you want to visit?. C) Which country (countries do you want to visit?). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Which country (countries) do you want to visit?. 18. Identify the sentence that correctly uses a hyphen. A) The long-term plan was approved by the-board. B) The long term plan was approved by the board. C) The long-term plan was approved by the board. D) The long term-plan was approved by the board. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The long-term plan was approved by the board. 19. SEMICOLONS:Choose the sentence that is written CORRECTLY. A) We did an experiment; in class all the students participated. B) We did an experiment in class; all the students participated. C) We did an experiment in class all; the students participated. D) We did an experiment in; class all the students participated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We did an experiment in class; all the students participated. 20. Hyphen or dash?Ms. V's friends ..... Elaina, Daniela, and Ashley ..... went to Florida with her. A) Hyphen. B) Dash. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dash. 21. What is used to divide words at the end of a line and to form compound words? A) Comma. B) Hyphen. C) Dash. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyphen. 22. After months of searching, Emily finally landed a ..... at a marketing firm. A) Full time job. B) Full-time job. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Full-time job. 23. In the corner of the garden, a ..... bloomed brightly, adding a touch of sunshine to the landscape. A) Small-beautiful sunflower. B) Small beautiful sunflower. C) Small-beautiful-sunflower. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Small beautiful sunflower. 24. Identify the sentence that uses ellipses to show a trailing off of thought. A) I was thinking about going to the party . B) I was thinking about going to the party-. C) I was thinking about going to the party. D) I was thinking about going to the party;. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was thinking about going to the party . 25. In today's digital age, having ..... at home is essential for both work and entertainment. A) High-speed internet. B) High speed internet. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High-speed internet. 26. Which sentence uses colons correctly? A) This is what you should do:apologize and give her flowers. B) This is what you should:do apologize and give her flowers. C) This is what you should do apologize:and give her flowers. D) This is what:you should do apologize and give her flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This is what you should do:apologize and give her flowers. 27. Hyphen or dash? Ms. V is twenty-one years old. A) Hyphen. B) Dash. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyphen. 28. The waiter's off color remarks did not amuse anyone at the table. A) Correct as is. B) Off-color-remarks. C) Off-color. D) At-the-table. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Off-color. 29. Define a sentence fragment. A) An incomplete sentence that is missing important information, such as a subject or predicate. B) A sentence that is broken in half. C) It is used to join two or more words together. D) Two or more complete sentences are not separated by proper punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An incomplete sentence that is missing important information, such as a subject or predicate. 30. Which punctuation marks set off supporting information from the main sentence? A) Periods, semicolons, colons. B) Commas, dashes, parentheses. C) Hyphens, brackets, ellipses. D) Exclamation marks, question marks, periods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commas, dashes, parentheses. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesHyphens Quiz 1Hyphens Quiz 2Hyphens Quiz 3Hyphens Quiz 4Hyphens Quiz 6Hyphens Quiz 7Hyphens Quiz 8Apostrophe Omission And Possession Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books