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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the grammar rule error?"You promised to share the popcorn"! shrieked Helen. A) The quotes belong outside the exclamation point. B) There should be a comma after popcorn. C) No error. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The quotes belong outside the exclamation point. 2. The author's writing style (concise and vivid) captivated readers worldwide.What punctuation is used in the above sentence? A) A colon. B) Brackets. C) A dash. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brackets. 3. What word means any unnecessary information in a sentence that could be omitted (left out)? A) Introductory elements. B) Appositive phrases. C) Parenthetical information. D) Independent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parenthetical information. 4. What punctuation mark is used to show excitement or emphasis? A) *. B) &. C) !. D) ?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 5. Complete each sentence with correct punctuation. Fill in the blank.Each answer will be one of the following:. !?Do you have any money left in your pocket ..... A) . B) !. C) ?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ?. 6. She didn't see the other car coming so her car has a dent now. A) NO CHANGE. B) She didn't see the other car coming, her car has a dent now. C) She didn't see the other car coming so, her car has a dent now. D) She didn't see the other car coming; her car has a dent now. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She didn't see the other car coming; her car has a dent now. 7. Which is the correct abbreviation for New York? A) N. York. B) NY. C) Ny. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NY. 8. Which of the following is the correct abbreviation for 15 centimeters? A) 15 C.M. B) 15 cm. C) 15 cent. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 15 cm. 9. The due date for the HMC is ..... A) Friday, October 13th 2020. B) Friday October 13th, 2020. C) Friday, October 13th, 2020. D) Friday October 13th 2020. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Friday, October 13th, 2020. 10. Use ..... AFTER the tag but BEFORE the quotation marks to separate a quote from the speaker tag. A) No punctuation. B) A comma. C) A colon. D) A semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A comma. 11. Choose the correct punctuation mark for the following sentence:Where are you going A) :. B) ?. C) . D) ,. E) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ?. 12. Used either to mark the beginning and end of a title or quoted passage or to indicate that a word or phrase is regarded as slang or jargon or is being discussed rather than used within the sentence. A) ?. B) :. C) ( ). D) '' ''. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) '' ''. 13. ..... you sad to see him leave? A) We're. B) Were. C) Where. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 14. Which punctuation mark is used to indicate possession or to show omission in contractions? A) Apostrophe. B) Quotation marks. C) Semicolon. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apostrophe. 15. Use a semicolon to join independent clauses in a compound sentence when you are not using a coordinating conjunction.Choose the correct sentence. A) My name is Polly; I do not really like my name. B) My name is Polly, I do not really like my name. C) My name is Polly:I do not really like my name. D) My name is Polly I do not really like my name. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My name is Polly; I do not really like my name. 16. Read the description. Choose the correct option.Sets off words that interrupt the flow of the sentence. A) Hyphen-. B) Dash-. C) Colon:. D) Semicolon ;. E) Italics (or underlining). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dash-. 17. Which of the following titles does not require quotation marks? A) Short stories. B) Magazines. C) Short poems. D) Song. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Magazines. 18. Use ..... to separate three items in a list. A) No punctuation. B) A colon. C) A comma. D) A semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A comma. 19. Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a pause in a sentence? A) Semicolon. B) Question mark. C) Comma. D) Exclamation mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma. 20. Which punctuation mark is used to show possession? A) Exclamation mark. B) Apostrophe. C) Comma. D) Semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apostrophe. 21. What is an en-dash used for? A) Joining two or more words to form compound adjectives that precede a noun. B) Showing ranges in numbers and dates. C) Replacing parenthesis, colons, commas. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Showing ranges in numbers and dates. 22. What is the purpose of brackets in writing? A) To end a sentence. B) To connect ideas. C) To indicate a pause. D) To add extra information or clarify. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To add extra information or clarify. 23. Takes the place of a noun. (ex. she, he, it, and they) A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Pronoun. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pronoun. 24. Use ..... AFTER an independent clause to introduce a list of items. A) A comma. B) A colon. C) A semicolon. D) No punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A colon. 25. I don't like onions, they give me heartburn. A) No change. B) I don't like onions; they give me heartburn. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I don't like onions; they give me heartburn. 26. What punctuation mark is used to indicate a break in thought or to introduce additional information? A) !. B) -. C) ,. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -. 27. You ..... pay attention in the class. A) Might. B) Can. C) May. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should. 28. Use ..... BEFORE a conjunctive adverb (ex. however) or a transitional expression (ex. as a result) to join RELATED independent clauses. A) A comma. B) A semicolon. C) No punctuation. D) A colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A semicolon. 29. A ..... is a punctuation mark that directs the reader's attention to the material that follows it. The material that follows it completes or explains the information that comes before it. A) Dash. B) Colon. C) Exclamation mark. D) Semi-colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colon. 30. What punctuation mark is used to indicate a quotation? A) ,. B) ". C) ;. D) '. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ". 31. Which symbol is a brace? A) /. B) { }. C) ( ). D) [ ]. E) < >. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) { }. 32. I had applied for a position on the yearbook staff during the first week of school A) School. B) School?. C) School,. D) School!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) School. 33. What is the grammar rule error?300 people attended the play. A) Don't start a sentence with numerals. B) No error. C) Sentence should end with a question mark. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Don't start a sentence with numerals. 34. What is the grammar rule error?Many people traveled to Knoxville Tennessee for the World's Fair. A) Commas should be after city and after state. B) Comma should follow city only. C) No error. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commas should be after city and after state. 35. Which sentence/s uses the em-dash correctly? A) Donald-my friend from Ontario-works as a lawyer. B) Donald lived from 1927-2005. C) High-income families typically purchase many houses. D) Lily-May loved flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Donald-my friend from Ontario-works as a lawyer. 36. Which of the following correctly uses dashes? A) Even Janet-she's the smartest student in our class-failed the test. B) Even Janet-she's the smartest student in our class failed the test. C) Even-Janet she's the smartest student in our class-failed the test. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Even Janet-she's the smartest student in our class-failed the test. 37. Identify the punctuation marks in the given sentence.A board, a table, a chair, a map and a chart are in the classroom. A) Exclamation mark, question mark. B) Comma, Question mark. C) Comma, full stop. D) Exclamation mark, full stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma, full stop. 38. Use ..... to separate the city name from the state name in a street address. A) A comma. B) A semicolon. C) A colon. D) No punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A comma. 39. Do not put apostrophes in possessive personal pronouns. These pronouns show possession without an apostrophe. Examples:hers, his, yours, its, ours, theirsWhich of the following has an incorrect possessive form? A) It's shiny surface. B) It is hers. C) Church's steeple. D) Mom's car. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's shiny surface. 40. Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a contraction or missing letters in a word? A) Exclamation mark. B) Semicolon. C) Comma. D) Apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apostrophe. 41. Semicolons are used to ..... ? (;) A) To separate hours and minutes, and to introduce a list. B) Used in compound words, and in numbers 21-99. C) Used to join 2 independent clauses, instead of a comma and a conjunction. D) Used for titles of books/newspapers, and for extra emphasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Used to join 2 independent clauses, instead of a comma and a conjunction. 42. Complete each sentence with correct punctuation. Fill in the blank.Each answer will be one of the following:. !? A) !. B) . C) ?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) !. 43. There's only one thing left to do:take a deep breath and jump.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: A) A colon. 44. Of course, they also had to smile and say, "Cheeese '' A) Of course/"Cheeese?". B) Of course/"Cheeese!". C) Of course/"Cheeese!". D) Of course/"Cheeese.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of course/"Cheeese!". 45. I join words together, long and neat, Bridging ideas to make them complete.What am I? A) Apostrophe. B) Comma. C) Dash. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dash. 46. A punctuation mark that indicates a question. A) &. B) ,. C) !. D) ?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ?. 47. Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a strong emotion or emphasis? A) ,. B) ?. C) . D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) !. 48. Complete each sentence with correct punctuation. Fill in the blank.Each answer will be one of the following:. !?I stayed up past midnight reading the book ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 49. Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a range of numbers or values? A) Question mark (?). B) Exclamation mark (!). C) Hyphen (-). D) Asterisk (*). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyphen (-). 50. Use ..... to show ratios. A) No punctuation. B) A comma. C) A semicolon. D) A colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A colon. 51. Which of these best creates a cliffhanger? A) Mason slowly opened the results envelope and gulped. This was not what he had expected . B) Noah and Cahain knew it, they were the best athletes in the class, not Thomas . C) Jaco and Thomas knew it, there were the best musicians in the class, not Taylor . D) Cadia and Wiktoria walked straight into the room, and took out their books, ready to work . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mason slowly opened the results envelope and gulped. This was not what he had expected . 52. What is the punctuation that can be used to separate words and numbers or to give additional information. A) Brackets. B) A Colon. C) A Dash. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brackets. 53. This punctuation may be used to signal a substitution for parentheses or as a substitute for the phrases like "it is" or "they are." A) Dash. B) Hypen. C) Colons. D) Parentheses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dash. 54. Use ..... to separate the street name from the city name. A) No punctuation. B) A comma. C) A colon. D) A semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A comma. 55. What is the role of apostrophes in writing? A) Apostrophes are used to separate compound words. B) Apostrophes are used in writing to indicate possession, to form contractions, and to show where letters have been omitted. C) Apostrophes are used to highlight important words in a sentence. D) Apostrophes are used to indicate the end of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apostrophes are used in writing to indicate possession, to form contractions, and to show where letters have been omitted. 56. What punctuation mark is used to indicate omitted text in a quotation? A) -. B) . C) '. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) . 57. True or False:Begin a new paragraph every time the speaker changes. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 58. Where does the comma go?We went to the mall the movies, and the park. A) Went,. B) To,. C) Mall,. D) We,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mall,. 59. The ..... was a period of great achievements. It followed the ..... and lasted from the 14th ..... until 1600. A) Renaissance, middle ages, century. B) Renaissance, Middle Ages, Century. C) Renaissance, Middle Ages, century. D) Renaissance, middle ages, century. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Renaissance, Middle Ages, century. 60. Would you want your picture taken in a "geeky" gym suit A) Would/suit. B) Would/suit?. C) Would/suit!. D) Would/suit,. 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