This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation In Numbers – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Use ..... BEFORE an interjection that ends a sentence, and on BOTH sides of one that is in the middle of a sentence. A) No punctuation. B) A semicolon. C) A colon. D) A comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A comma. 2. Which punctuation consists two dots? A) Brackets. B) A colon. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A colon. 3. What punctuation mark is used to show strong emotion or emphasis at the end of a sentence? A) Comma B) Question Mark C) Exclamation Point D) Apostrophe A) C. B) D) Quotation Mark. C) B) Semicolon. D) A) Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C. 4. Which of these sentences use colons best? A) Remember it is up to you do get the grade:that you deserve. B) Remember it is up to you do get the grade that you:deserve. C) Remember it is up:to you do get the grade that you deserve. D) Remember:it is up to you do get the grade that you deserve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Remember:it is up to you do get the grade that you deserve. 5. What does an ellipsis ( ..... ) indicate in writing? A) A guess by the reader of what comes next. B) Omission of words in a quotation or hesitation in speech. C) The end of a sentence. D) A sudden interruption in speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Omission of words in a quotation or hesitation in speech. 6. What is a speech mark used for? A) A speech mark is used to mark the end of a sentence. B) A speech mark shows the exact words a person or characters says. C) A speech mark is used when there is a pause in the sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A speech mark shows the exact words a person or characters says. 7. Read the description. Choose the correct option.Introduces a list, expresses hours / minutes, and appears after the salutation in a business letter. A) Hyphen-. B) Colon:. C) Semicolon ;. D) Italics (or underlining). E) Dash-. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colon:. 8. Choose the sentence with the correct use of punctuation. A) I woke up at 6 30 A.M. B) I woke up at 6:30 A.M. C) I woke up at 6-30 A.M. D) I woke up at 6-30 A.M. E) I woke up at 6;30 A.M. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I woke up at 6:30 A.M. 9. What is wrong with this sentence?It's not a problem for us to meet on Monday ..... A) This is an incorrect way to use an ellipsis. B) The M in monday is capitalized. C) There should be quotation marks. D) It should be Its not It's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This is an incorrect way to use an ellipsis. 10. This punctuation mark should never be surrounded by spaces. Its main function is to glue words together. They are used with compound adjectives and numbers. They often are used to clarify wording that would otherwise be confusing.Ex:The fifteen | year | old boy was known for quarreling. A) Semicolon. B) Comma. C) Hyphen. D) Colon. E) Ellipses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyphen. 11. Use ..... separate a direct address (talking to someone directly) from the rest of the sentence. A) A comma. B) A colon. C) A semicolon. D) No punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A comma. 12. When listing items in a sentence, which punctuation mark should be used to separate them? A) Comma B) Question Mark C) Exclamation Point D) Apostrophe A) A. B) G. C) E. D) F. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 13. Which of these sentences use semi-colons best? A) The school play was brilliant; everyone did so well!. B) The school play was brilliant; everyone did so; well!. C) The school play; was brilliant everyone did so well!. D) The school play was brilliant everyone; did so well!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The school play was brilliant; everyone did so well!. 14. Larry is ..... years old in dog years. A) Sixty-five. B) Sixty-five. C) Sixty:five. D) Sixty;five. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sixty-five. 15. What punctuation mark is used at the end of a question? A) :. B) . C) ,. D) ?. E) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ?. 16. Wow ..... this is beautiful ..... A) ! and . B) , and !. C) , and . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ! and . 17. What is the grammar rule error?Most of my friends ride the bus to school; but I walk. A) It should be a comma after but. B) No error. C) Semicolons are not used with and/or/but. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Semicolons are not used with and/or/but. 18. Identify the punctuation mark in the given sentence.All the best! A) Comma. B) Exclamation mark. C) Full stop. D) Question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exclamation mark. 19. The journey ahead was daunting-filled with challenges, obstacles, and uncertainty-but she was determined to succeed. What punctuation is used in the above sentence? A) A colon. B) A dash. C) Brackets. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A dash. 20. NEVER write more than one exclamation point in school writing assignments or in business letters. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. Why are exclamation points used for emphasis? A) Exclamation points are used for emphasis to indicate sadness in writing. B) Exclamation points are used for emphasis to indicate uncertainty in writing. C) Exclamation points are used for emphasis to indicate low volume in writing. D) Exclamation points are used for emphasis to indicate strong feelings or high volume in writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exclamation points are used for emphasis to indicate strong feelings or high volume in writing. 22. I am happy that nothing went wrong A) I/wrong?. B) I/wrong. C) I/wrong. D) I/wrong!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I/wrong. 23. When separating a quote that FOLLOWS the speaker tag, the A) Comma is placed after the tag and outside the quotation marks. B) Comma is placed after the tag and inside the quotation marks. C) Semicolon is placed after the tag and outside the quotation marks. D) Colon is placed after the tag and outside the quotation marks. E) Semicolon is placed after the tag and inside the quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma is placed after the tag and outside the quotation marks. 24. Use a semicolon before a conjunctiveadverb or transitional expression that joinsindependent clauses. Use a comma after theconjunctive adverb or transitional expression.Is this sentence punctuated correctly?At this rate they gain up to 200 pounds a day; moreover, they grow nearly a foot a week. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 25. A ..... is a punctuation mark used after a direct question and after each part in a series of questions. A) Exclamation mark. B) Comma. C) Question mark. D) Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Question mark. 26. Which word is the proper adjective?An Irish leprechaun is the team mascot. A) Irish. B) Leprechaun. C) Mascot. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irish. 27. How could we be sure that everybody would be in the right place at the right time A) How/time!. B) How/time,. C) How/time?. D) How/time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) How/time?. 28. What are semi-colons (;) used for? A) To create a cliffhanger. B) To connect two related sentences. C) To add humour. D) To end a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To connect two related sentences. 29. What punctuation mark is used to show missing numbers in a date? A) Dash(es). B) Apostrophe. C) Hyphen. D) Italics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apostrophe. 30. What is the grammar rule error?Today they had to walk to school, the bus never came. A) There should be a comma after Today. B) There should be a semicolon after school. C) No error. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There should be a semicolon after school. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesPunctuation In Numbers Quiz 1Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 2Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 4Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 5Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 6Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 7Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 8Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books