This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Hyphens – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hyphens Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Select the sentence that uses brackets correctly. A) The author stated, 'This is [an important] discovery.'. B) The author stated, 'This is an [important discovery].'. C) The author stated, '[This is an important] discovery.'. D) The author stated, 'This [is an important] discovery.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The author stated, 'This is [an important] discovery.'. 2. Choose the correct use of a semicolon: A) I went to the store:I bought some groceries. B) I went to the store; I bought some groceries. C) I went to the store, I bought some groceries. D) I went to the store. I bought some groceries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I went to the store; I bought some groceries. 3. Determine the correct punctuation that belongs in the sentence:"Poaching and loss habitat (a) not to mention infections and respiratory viruses are pushing African Apes close to extinction. A) Colon. B) Hyphen. C) A. dash. D) EllipsisTagsdash. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. dash. 4. According to Jacobs, A run-on sentence consists of two improperly joined sentences.What is the missing punctuation mark in the sentence? A) '' ". B) -. C) :. D) '. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) '' ". 5. Which punctuation mark is used to introduce a long quotation? A) '' ''. B) :. C) ;. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :. 6. A punctuation mark that can be used between two independent clauses that are not joined together with a coordinating conjunction. A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semicolon. 7. What are the functions of a colon? A) To add conjunctions to a sentence. B) To pause and think about life. C) To list a set of items or explain. D) To stop the flow of a sentenceTagscolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To list a set of items or explain. 8. Determine the correct punctuation that belongs in the sentence:"Brazil's official language is Portuguese, but the majority of the countries in South America are Spanish (a) speaking." A) Dash. B) Ellipsis. C) A. needs no correctionTagspunctuation. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. needs no correctionTagspunctuation. 9. Which of the following sentences uses a hyphen correctly in a compound adjective? A) She is a well-respected leader. B) She is a well respected-leader. C) She is a well-respected-leader. D) She is a well respected leader. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She is a well-respected leader. 10. Fill in the blank with the correct compound adjective:The actress, who was ..... , won many awards. A) Well known. B) Well-known. C) Known well. D) Wellknown. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Well known. 11. Which of the following is correctly written according to the prefix rule? A) Little-known. B) Pre-Civil War. C) Pre-civil war. D) Pre-Civil War. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pre-Civil War. 12. How should the number 21 be hyphenated when written out? A) Twentyone. B) Twent-yone. C) Twenty one. D) Twenty-one. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Twenty-one. 13. Select the punctuation mark that should be added after the word "clean."He needs to look cleancut for the photo. A) Colon. B) Dash. C) Hyphen. D) Semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyphen. 14. Select the punctuation mark that should be added after "1997."She lived from 19972090. A) Colon. B) Hyphen. C) Dash. D) Semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dash. 15. Choose the correct hyphenation for the word 'self esteem'. A) Self esteem-no change. B) Selfesteem. C) Self-esteem. D) Self-esteem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Self-esteem. 16. Select the punctuation mark that should be added after the word "January."The campaign will last from JanuaryNovember of this year. A) Dash. B) Hyphen. C) Semicolon. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dash. 17. Select the punctuation mark that should be added after the word "following."They are quoted as saying the following "We will find a cure for this disease." A) Colon. B) Semicolon. C) Dash. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colon. 18. What is the correct way to hyphenate the compound noun, mother in law? A) Mother in law. B) Mother-in-law. C) Motherinlaw. D) Mother-inlaw. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mother-in-law. 19. Select the punctuation mark that should be added after the word "well."I admired the welldecorated room. A) Semicolon. B) Hyphen. C) Colon. D) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyphen. 20. What is the correct way to hyphenate the compound noun 'sister in law'? A) Sister-in-law. B) Sister in law-no change. C) Sister-inlaw. D) Sisterin-law. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sister-in-law. 21. Select the punctuation mark that should be added after the word "Action."In college, I wrote a paper entitled, "From Annotation to Action The Educational and Social Effects of Annotation." A) Colon. B) Semicolon. C) Dash. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colon. 22. Select the punctuation mark that should be added after the words "editor" and "in."She is the editor in chief of the school newspaper. A) Dash. B) Colon. C) Hyphen. D) Semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyphen. 23. Select the punctuation mark that should be added after the word "you."I would help you unfortunately, I am busy. A) Hyphen. B) Colon. C) Dash. D) Semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Semicolon. 24. Select the punctuation mark that should be added after the words "Mrs. Smith, " "Mr. Smith, " and "Mark."There are six other people going on the cruise with me:my mom, Mrs. Smith my dad, Mr. Smith my brothers, Jackson and Mark and my cousins, Leah and Gina. A) Semicolon. B) Hyphen. C) Colon. D) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semicolon. 25. How should the number '35' be hyphenated? A) Thirty five. B) Thirtyfive. C) Thirty-five. D) Thirty-five. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thirty-five. 26. Select the punctuation mark that should be added after the word "empty."The emptyhanded student forgot to bring his project to school. A) Hyphen. B) Colon. C) Semicolon. D) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyphen. 27. Choose the correct hyphenation for the word 'well being'. A) Well-being. B) Well being-no change. C) Wellbeing. D) Well-being. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Well-being. 28. Select the punctuation mark that should be added after the word "things."Go to the store and buy these things eggs, milk, sugar, butter, and flour. A) Colon. B) Semicolon. C) Dash. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colon. 29. Select the punctuation mark that should be added after the words "you" and "this."I must tell you and I cannot believe that I am about to say this that I am applying for that position. A) Dash. B) Semicolon. C) Hyphen. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dash. 30. Fill in the blank with the correct compound adjective:The ..... actress won many awards. A) Wellknown. B) Well known. C) Well-known. D) Known well. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Well-known. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesHyphens Quiz 1Hyphens Quiz 2Hyphens Quiz 3Hyphens Quiz 4Hyphens Quiz 5Hyphens Quiz 6Hyphens Quiz 8Apostrophe Omission And Possession Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books