This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation In Numbers – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A ..... a is an internal punctuation mark used to separate items in a sentence. They're also are used to indicate the omission of words and to promote clarity in sentences. A) Question mark. B) Period. C) Comma. D) Exclamation mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma. 2. What is the grammar rule error?Grandmother, do you recognize this handwriting? A) No error. B) The comma should be after you. C) There shouldn't be a comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No error. 3. Which punctuation mark grammatically introduces a list of items? A) Comma. B) Semicolon. C) Colon. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colon. 4. What punctuation mark is used to indicate a direct quote? A) A colon (:). B) A semicolon (;). C) Quotation marks (""). D) A dash (-). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quotation marks (""). 5. Which punctuation mark is used to join two independent clauses? A) ;. B) -. C) :. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ;. 6. Which punctuation sets off dates, ideas, and acronyms that help clarify text? A) Dash. B) Parentheses. C) Semicolon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parentheses. 7. My friends and I were excited that it was finally group-picture day A) My/dad?. B) My/day!. C) My/day. D) My/dad,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My/day. 8. It rained all day, therefore, the picnic was cancelled. A) No change. B) It rained all day; therefore, the picnic was cancelled. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It rained all day; therefore, the picnic was cancelled. 9. Choose the correct punctuation mark for the following sentence:Wow, that was amazing ..... A) Question mark. B) Exclamation mark. C) Comma. D) Semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exclamation mark. 10. There's not much time left. I ..... start packing for the tour. A) Need not. B) Might. C) Can. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Need not. 11. What punctuation mark should be used at the end of an exclamatory sentence? A) Comma B) Question Mark C) Exclamation Point D) Apostrophe A) Exclamation Point. B) Semicolon. C) Period. D) Quotation Mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exclamation Point. 12. Which of the following is not correct use of the semi-colon A) Sarah got first place; Blob got second. B) Our shopping list was; carrots, kiwis, and potatoes. C) Let's go home and watch a movie; we also need to wash the dishes. D) We went to:Paris, Egypt, and London in the summer; Hawaii in the spring; and Vancouver in the Winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Our shopping list was; carrots, kiwis, and potatoes. 13. What sentence uses brackets best? A) Mrs Doherty couldn't believe how terrible the class was (and she had seen some bad classes!). B) Mrs Doherty couldn't believe how terrible the class was (they were loud). C) Mrs Doherty couldn't believe how terrible the class was (she was very surprised at how bad they were). D) Mrs Doherty couldn't believe how terrible the class was (it was also Monday morning). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mrs Doherty couldn't believe how terrible the class was (and she had seen some bad classes!). 14. What is the grammar rule error?Many people are familiar with Poe's short story The Fall of the House of Usher. A) Short stories should be in quotes. B) The title should have italics. C) No error. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Short stories should be in quotes. 15. The recipe called for a few simple ingredients:flour, eggs, milk, and sugar.What punctuation is used in the above sentence? A) Brackets. B) A colon. C) A dash. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A colon. 16. An ..... is a punctuation mark that shows strong emotion. A) Period. B) Comma. C) Question mark. D) Exclamation mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exclamation mark. 17. What is a ellipsis? A) ?. B) ;. C) &. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) . 18. Which of the following sentences use ellipsis to create a pause correctly? A) Amelia sat the exam in June weeks later the dreaded results day arrived. B) Amelia sat the exam in June weeks later the dreaded results day arrived. C) Amelia sat the exam in June weeks later the dreaded results day arrived. D) Amelia sat the exam in June weeks later the dreaded results day arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amelia sat the exam in June weeks later the dreaded results day arrived. 19. This is Moosa ..... s house. A) ''. B) !. C) '. D) ?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) '. 20. Identify the punctuation mark in the given sentence.Unity is strength. A) Exclamation mark. B) Comma. C) Question mark. D) Full stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Full stop. 21. I frame spoken words, direct and exact, Marking dialogue in a story or fact.What am I? A) Colon. B) Quotation marks. C) Apostrophe. D) Ellipsis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quotation marks. 22. Complete each sentence with correct punctuation. Fill in the blank.Each answer will be one of the following:. !?Jeremy won the game and shouted, "Hooray ..... " A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 23. If I don't study for this test, I'm not going to do well ..... if I don't do well, I will cry. A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semicolon. 24. Is the number correctly written? The big game would start at 5 o'clock. A) Correct. B) Five. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Five. 25. This command has correct punctuation:motor(port1)=127; A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. An apostrophe should be used for numbers that are plural nouns. EXAMPLE:1920's A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 27. Differentiate between a colon and a dash with examples. A) A colon is used in email addresses, while a dash is used in website URLs. B) A colon is used for multiplication, while a dash is used for division. C) A colon is used in cooking recipes, while a dash is used in mathematical equations. D) A colon introduces a list or explanation, while a dash indicates a range or connection. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A colon introduces a list or explanation, while a dash indicates a range or connection. 28. Use ..... to separate hours from minutes. A) No punctuation. B) A comma. C) A colon. D) A semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A colon. 29. Which punctuation mark is used to show possession or to indicate missing letters in a contraction? A) Comma B) Question Mark C) Exclamation Point D) Apostrophe A) Apostrophe. B) Hyphen. C) Semicolon. D) Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apostrophe. 30. Use ..... AFTER a dependent clause that starts a complex sentence. A) A semicolon. B) A colon. C) No punctuation. D) A comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A comma. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesPunctuation In Numbers Quiz 1Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 2Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 3Punctuation 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