This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation For Effect – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation For Effect Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which punctuation mark should be included in this sentence?Wouldn't it be awesome if we got a dog I asked. A) Quotation marks. B) Comma. C) Dash. D) Parentheses. E) Ellipses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quotation marks. 2. Which sentence uses the semi colon incorrectly? A) I want to go on the Easter egg hunt; all eggs are white. B) I want to go on the Easter egg hunt; I will need a basket. C) I want to go on the Easter egg hunt; I hope to find the most!. D) I want to go on the Easter egg hunt; I will need to peel them all. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I want to go on the Easter egg hunt; I will need to peel them all. 3. The concert starts at 7 o'clock () don't be late. A) !. B) ?. C) ,. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ,. 4. Which sentence is missing a colon? A) My favorite T.V. show starts at 9:45. B) The final bell rings at 340. C) On St. Patrick's day I will:wear green, pinch my brother, eat corn beef. D) At noon I am going to plant:peas, broccoli, and tomatoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The final bell rings at 340. 5. You can use parenthesis to show excitement. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. Which compound sentence uses the comma correctly? A) I like eggs, and my mother likes chicken. B) Tom, Nick, and Jenna are at home. C) The man lifted the box but, it was empty. D) I will be going, to the football game or I will be, going home. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I like eggs, and my mother likes chicken. 7. What effect does using a colon have on the reader? A) It can help to emphasize or introduce a list, explanation, or conclusion. B) It makes the text harder to understand. C) It confuses the reader. D) It has no effect on the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It can help to emphasize or introduce a list, explanation, or conclusion. 8. Which punctuation mark belongs in this blank?I would love to go to the aquarium ..... so we could see the new elephant exhibit. A) Quotation marks. B) Dash. C) Comma. D) Ellipses. E) Parentheses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma. 9. You can use ellipsis to show there is a pause in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. ..... join two complete sentences that are related to each other. A) ; semicolons. B) Elipses. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ; semicolons. 11. Which punctuation is used to introduce a list of items? A) Colon:. B) Semicolon;. C) Period. D) Comma,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colon:. 12. Name the punctuation below.- A) Colon. B) Ellipses. C) Dash. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dash. 13. Which of the following punctuation marks separates information? A) Commas. B) Dash. C) Parentheses. D) Ellipses. E) Quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commas. 14. Which punctuation mark would work in this sentence?My friend Melisa ..... the one sitting over there ..... is my best friend. A) :. B) . C) ?. D) "". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) . 15. Be careful ( ) the floor is slippery. A) ?. B) ,. C) !. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ,. 16. Which punctuation mark is used to join two independet clauses that relate to one another? A) ?. B) !. C) . D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ;. 17. What type of sentence is the following?Stop at the corner. A) Declarative. B) Imperative. C) Interrogative. D) Exclamatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imperative. 18. ..... indicate a pause in speech or thought A) ; semicolons. B) Elipses. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elipses. 19. The game is about to start ( ) A) ?. B) ,. C) . D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) . 20. We can't play in the street, it's too dangerous. A) . B) !. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 21. Which punctuationmark would work in this sentence?"Please! Mary, Listen to me! I want to tell you that I ..... '' A) ;. B) ?. C) . D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) . 22. Which one of these is not an end mark? A) ?. B) . C) ;. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ;. 23. What is the name of this punctuation mark:- A) Ellipsis. B) Dash. C) Period. D) Parenthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dash. 24. Which punctuation mark should be included in this sentence?It was a big scary shark A) Parentheses. B) Dash. C) Comma. D) Ellipses. E) Quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma. 25. The weather is hot ( ) sunny ( ) and perfect for swimming. A) (, ) (, ). B) (.) (, ). C) (.) (?). D) (?) (!). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (, ) (, ). 26. Watch out () there's a big wave coming! A) . B) ?. C) !. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 27. Indicates a pause in speech or thought. A) Ellipses. B) Comma. C) Dash. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ellipses. 28. Which of the following punctuation marks shows a shift in speaker or voice? A) Parentheses. B) Quotation marks. C) Ellipses. D) Comma. E) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quotation marks. 29. Which of the following punctuation marks should be added to blank below?Of course I can attend your baseball game ..... as long as it isn't on a Friday night! A) Dash. B) Parentheses. C) Quotation marks. D) Commas. E) Ellipses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dash. 30. What type of sentence is the following?Do you want icecream? A) Exclamatory. B) Declarative. C) Interrogative. D) Imperative. 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