This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation In Abbreviations – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation In Abbreviations Quiz 11 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence with the correctly hyphenated phrase:The museum displayed a ..... dinosaur skeleton. A) Twenty-foot-long. B) Twenty foot-long. C) Twenty-foot long. D) Twenty foot long. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Twenty-foot-long. 2. Give an example of a sentence using an en dash. A) She is 25-30 years old. B) The cat is black-white. C) I will be there from 5-7pm. D) The meeting is scheduled for Monday-Friday next week. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The meeting is scheduled for Monday-Friday next week. 3. Choose the sentence in which proper nouns and proper adjectives are capitalized correctly A) During the Civil War, the North and South fought against each other. B) The battle of gettysburg marked the turning point of the war. C) General Robert E. lee headed the confederate forces. D) General Ulysses S. Grant later became President of the United states. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) During the Civil War, the North and South fought against each other. 4. Is this sentence written correctly? Cliff exclaimed, "Seventh grade is the best year yet!" A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 5. To correctly hyphenate the compound adjective before the noun, complete the sentence:That was a ..... movie. A) Thought, provoking. B) Thoughtprovoking. C) Thought provoking. D) Thought-provoking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thought-provoking. 6. The new rules of the school were posted; ..... new policies will affect all students. [Skill:Advanced Apostrophe Usage] A) The school's. B) The schools. C) The schools'. D) The school is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The school's. 7. Which sentence is correct:(1) Emma asked herself what she can do to become first in the grade?(2) Emma asked herself what she can do to become first in the grade. A) (1). B) (2). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (2). 8. Combine these ideas into one sentence by creating a list:*He checked under the bed. He looked in the closet. He searched the drawers.* A) He checked under the bed, looked in the closet, and searched the drawers. B) He checked under the bed, and looked in the closet, and searched the drawers. C) He checked under the bed looked in the closet and searched the drawers. D) He checked, under the bed, looked in the closet, and searched the drawers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He checked under the bed, looked in the closet, and searched the drawers. 9. Which Punctuation do we add in the blank?Wow ..... This house is beautiful . A) !. B) ,. C) . D) ?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) !. 10. True or False:In formal academic writing, an ellipsis ( ..... ) is primarily used to indicate that a character's thought is trailing off. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. When should you use a period in abbreviations? A) When the abbreviation is for a specific word or phrase. B) When the abbreviation is for a place. C) When the abbreviation is for a general concept. D) When the abbreviation is for a person's name. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When the abbreviation is for a specific word or phrase. 12. Complete the sentence:The new phone costs $ 999 ..... 99. A) ,. B) . C) . D) :. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) . 13. Two related sentences are provided:*The ground was icy. I walked very carefully.* Choose the best way to combine them. A) The ground was icy; I walked very carefully. B) The ground was icy:I walked very carefully. C) The ground was icy, I walked very carefully. D) The ground was icy. I walked very carefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The ground was icy; I walked very carefully. 14. Abbreviations:What's the correct abbreviation?Mercado Cardona & Company A) Mercado Cardona & Com. B) Mercado Cardon & CO. C) Mercado Cardona & Co. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mercado Cardona & Co. 15. A exclamation mark, full-stop, question mark and comma are all used to end sentences. A) A. True. B) B. False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. False. 16. On the first day of class students read an article about school safety. A) Class students,. B) Class. C) No change. D) Class, students. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Class, students. 17. That is disgusting A) ?. B) . C) !. D) @. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 18. We use commas to surround interrupting phrases. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. A sentence has a blank before a list. Choose the correct punctuation to fill the blank.You will need to bring three items ..... a sleeping bag, a flashlight, and a water bottle. A) :(a colon). B) . (a period). C) ; (a semicolon). D) , (a comma). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) :(a colon). 20. F. Scott Fitzgerald says using this mark "is like laughing at your own joke." A) Question mark. B) Comma. C) Exclamation point. D) Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exclamation point. 21. A sentence is given without commas. Choose the option that correctly adds commas to separate the items in the series:'For breakfast I had eggs toast and orange juice.' A) For breakfast I had eggs, toast, and orange juice. B) For breakfast I had, eggs, toast, and orange juice. C) For breakfast I had eggs toast, and, orange juice. D) For breakfast I had eggs, toast and, orange juice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For breakfast I had eggs, toast, and orange juice. 22. True or False:The following sentence is punctuated correctly:I wonder if I should text him back now? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 23. A punctuation mark indicating a pause between parts of a sentence, or used to separate items in a list A) Colon. B) Semicolon. C) Hyphen. D) Comma. E) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma. 24. Which mark does he describe as "Tall, curvaceous, curious" ? A) Exclamation mark. B) Dash. C) Question mark. D) Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Question mark. 25. To represent a full stop at the end of a sentence. A) Question Mark. B) Semicolon. C) Period. D) Quotation Mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Period. 26. What punctuation is used to indicate a direct quote? A) Period. B) Apostrophe. C) Comma. D) Quotation Marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quotation Marks. 27. I have everything I need for the trip ..... a ticket, a passport, and a suitcase. A) -. B) :. C) ,. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :. 28. Which sentence correctly demonstrates the function of parentheses? A) The test (which was harder than I expected) is finally over. B) The test-which was harder than I expected-is finally over. C) The test, which was harder than I expected, is finally over. D) The test:which was harder than I expected:is finally over. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The test (which was harder than I expected) is finally over. 29. Use for the long form works of title of a book, play, long poem, film, television series, magazine, newspaper, or work of art A) Commas. B) Semicolons. C) Quotations marks. D) Italics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Italics. 30. Use a comma to separate the date and year, as well as, cities and towns. Which is correct? A) April 11, 1996Roseville MN. B) April 11 1996Roseville MN. C) April 11, 1996Roseville, MN. D) None of the above. 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