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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the grammar rule error?Elephants travel in herds, because they are social creatures. A) There should be a semicolon after herds. B) No error. C) There shouldn't be a comma before because. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There shouldn't be a comma before because. 2. What is a comma use for?? A) To add extra info to a sentence. B) To separate letters, numbers etc. C) For a email address. D) To separate items in a series. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To separate items in a series. 3. Describes a noun or pronoun. (ex. big, red, and cool) A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) Noun. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 4. What are brackets best used for in persuasive writing? A) To end a sentence. B) To create a pause. C) To give a humorous 'extra' aside. D) To introduce speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To give a humorous 'extra' aside. 5. Complete each sentence with correct punctuation. Fill in the blank.Each answer will be one of the following:. !?Would you like to play tennis with me ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ?. 6. Which of the below uses a colon properly? A) The grocery list included cherries:tomatoes:and potatoes. B) The grocery list:included cherries, tomatoes, and potatoes. C) The grocery list included:cherries, tomatoes, and potatoes. D) None of the Following. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The grocery list included:cherries, tomatoes, and potatoes. 7. Which punctuation mark is used to enclose a direct quotation? A) Comma. B) Quotation mark. C) Hyphen. D) Parenthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quotation mark. 8. As a matter of fact, everything went very well A) As/Well. B) As/well. C) As/well. D) As/well!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As/well. 9. Use ..... to separate adjectives that describe a a color or size. A) A colon. B) A semicolon. C) No punctuation. D) A comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No punctuation. 10. What is the grammar rule error?Jess' bedroom has a loft. A) No error. B) Add an s after the apostrophe Jess's. C) Add an es before the apostrophe Jesses'. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Add an s after the apostrophe Jess's. 11. Use ..... BEFORE and AFTER a phrase or clause that interrupts a sentence but is not necessary (non-restrictive) for the sentence to be understood with the same overall meaning. A) A semicolon. B) A comma. C) A colon. D) No punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A comma. 12. What is the function of parentheses in a sentence? A) To highlight the main idea of the sentence. B) To set off extra information or indicate an order of operations. C) To show emphasis on a word. D) To indicate the end of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To set off extra information or indicate an order of operations. 13. Where should the speech marks be in this sentence? A) "Do you want it now?" I asked. B) "Do you want it now? I asked.". C) Do you want it now? "I asked.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Do you want it now?" I asked. 14. There are four seasons-winter, spring, summer and fall. A) No change. B) There are four seasons; winter, spring, summer and fall. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No change. 15. Explain when to use colons in a sentence. A) Use colons in a sentence to separate nouns and verbs. B) Use colons in a sentence to introduce a list, an explanation, a quotation, or to separate hours and minutes in time. C) Use colons in a sentence to connect two independent clauses. D) Use colons in a sentence to indicate possession. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use colons in a sentence to introduce a list, an explanation, a quotation, or to separate hours and minutes in time. 16. Use ..... to separate chapter and verse in Scripture. A) No punctuation. B) A semicolon. C) A colon. D) A comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A colon. 17. What is the primary function of a colon (:)? A) To separate two independent clauses. B) To express strong emotion. C) To indicate a pause in a sentence. D) To introduce a list or an explanation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To introduce a list or an explanation. 18. Which symbol is a bracket? A) /. B) [ ]. C) ( ). D) { }. E) < >. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) [ ]. 19. What punctuation mark would you use to indicate a sudden surprise, shock, or strong emotion? A) ,. B) !!!!!!!. C) ?. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) !. 20. Does this sentence use parenthesis?My mom went to the store and bought apples, bread, butter, and chips. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 21. Used to introduce a description, an explanation, or a list of items. It always follows a complete thought.Ex:That is the secret of my extraordinary life | always do the unexpected. A) Colon. B) Ellipses. C) Semicolon. D) Apostrphe. E) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colon. 22. Indicating a pause, typically between two main clauses, that is more pronounced than that indicated by a comma. A) -. B) ;. C) ( ). D) /. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ;. 23. What punctuation mark is used to show a break in thought or to introduce a list? A) Exclamation mark. B) Comma. C) Semicolon. D) Question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma. 24. The king shouted, '' let the game begin ..... " A) ''. B) !. C) ?. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ?. 25. What is the plural of ..... Tomato? A) Tomatos. B) Tomatoes. C) Tomato. D) Tomatoies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tomatoes. 26. Which is correct regarding parentheses? A) Use them to set off material that is not part of the main statement but is important. B) Use them to show a sudden break in thought. C) Use them to connect words in compound numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use them to set off material that is not part of the main statement but is important. 27. Read the description. Choose the correct option.Joins some compound words and numbers from 21 to 99. A) Italics (or underlining). B) Hyphen-. C) Dash-. D) Colon:. E) Semicolon ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyphen-. 28. Identify the punctuation mark in the given sentence.Does she ever wait for me? A) Comma. B) Full stop. C) Exclamation mark. D) Question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Question mark. 29. Read the description. Choose the correct option.Used for titles of books, magazines, and works of art. It also adds emphasis. A) Hyphen-. B) Dash-. C) Italics (or underlining). D) Colon:. E) Semicolon ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Italics (or underlining). 30. A ..... is a punctuation mark used in pairs to set off nonessential words, phrases, or clauses. A) Colon (use two colons). B) Comma (use two commas). C) Parenthesis (use two parentheses). D) Dash (use two dashes). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parenthesis (use two parentheses). 31. Where does the comma go?Sandy who is my best friend, is president of our class. A) Sandy,. B) Who,. C) Best,. D) President,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sandy,. 32. What do you think Kyle and his dad will cook tonight ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ?. 33. Use ..... AFTER an interjection that begins a sentence. A) A comma. B) A semicolon. C) No punctuation. D) A colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A comma. 34. I hug words softly, an aside I embrace, Adding extra details in a sentence space.What am I? A) Colon. B) Dash. C) Question marks. D) Parenthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parenthesis. 35. How many dots does an ellipses usually have? A) 3. B) 4. C) 5. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 36. Use a period:at the end of a sentence, after an initial or abbreviation, and as a decimal point. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 37. I show possession, small and sly, Or mark where letters have said goodbye.What am I? A) Colon. B) Parenthesis. C) Quotation marks. D) Apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apostrophe. 38. Rewrite the following sentence with the correct full stop:'She went to the store and bought apples bananas and oranges' A) She went to the store and bought apples, bananas, and oranges. B) She went to the store and bought apples, bananas and oranges. C) She went to the store and bought apples, bananas and oranges. D) She went to the store and bought apples bananas, and oranges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She went to the store and bought apples, bananas, and oranges. 39. I'd like to take credit for the checklist A) I'd/checklist?. B) I'd/checklist. C) I'd/checklist!. D) I'd/checklist,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I'd/checklist. 40. What is the purpose of a full stop? A) To indicate the end of a sentence. B) To indicate the start of a sentence. C) To emphasize a point. D) To confuse the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To indicate the end of a sentence. 41. Complete each sentence with correct punctuation. Fill in the blank.Each answer will be one of the following:. !?Please close the door ..... A) !. B) . C) ?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) . 42. Which of the following is NOT considered a rule that we learned about commas? A) Use commas to separate items in a series. B) Use a comma to separate two or more adjectives that precede and modify the same noun. C) Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction that joins two independent clauses. D) Use a comma between independent clauses that are closely related in thought and are NOT joined by and, but, for, nor, or, so or yet,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Use a comma between independent clauses that are closely related in thought and are NOT joined by and, but, for, nor, or, so or yet,. 43. Used at the end of a sentence or an abbreviation. A) . B) ;. C) ,. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 44. What is one reason to use an apostrophe? A) To exaggerate a specific event. B) To join two words in a contraction. C) To create a pause in a sentence. D) To mean "note what follows". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To join two words in a contraction. 45. When separating a quote that PRECEDES (come before) the speaker tag, the A) Comma is placed before the tag and outside the quotation marks. B) Comma is placed before the tag and inside the quotation marks. C) Semicolon is placed before the tag and outside the quotation marks. D) Colon is placed before the tag and outside the quotation marks. E) Semicolon is placed before the tag and inside the quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma is placed before the tag and inside the quotation marks. 46. Choose the correct answer below. A) Kili said, "He wants a girlfriend.'. B) Kili said, "He wants a girlfriend, ". C) Kili said, "He wants a girlfriend.". D) Kili said, "He wants a girlfriend" . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kili said, "He wants a girlfriend.". 47. What is the grammar rule error?Patrick cried, "Call 911"! A) No error. B) The quotes go outside the exclamation point. C) There should be no comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The quotes go outside the exclamation point. 48. Connects a noun or pronoun to other words to form a phrase (ex. to, from, and for); "anywhere or anyhow a bird can fly" A) Preposition. B) Adjective. C) Interjection. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preposition. 49. Use a comma to separate two or more adjectives that precede and modify the same noun.Is this sentence written correctly?A strong, wet, icy wind blew her umbrella inside out. A) Yes, it is written correctly. B) It is written incorrectly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, it is written correctly. 50. Besides separating items in a list, a comma (, ) is also used for ..... A) Omitting or leaving out information. B) Writing numbers, dates, and addresses. C) Separating independent clauses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Writing numbers, dates, and addresses. 51. Use ..... to avoid confusion when items in a series ALREADY contain commas. A) No punctuation. B) A colon. C) A semicolon. D) A comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A semicolon. 52. Which of these sentences has the colon (:) placed in the correct spot. A) Don't be sad:turn you frown upside down. B) Don't be sad turn your frown:upside down. C) Don't be:sad turn your frown upside down. D) Don't:be sad turn your frown upside down. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Don't be sad:turn you frown upside down. 53. ..... show supplementary, or additional material or set off phrases in a stronger way than commas. A) Road blocks. B) Baracades. C) Parenthesis. D) Dashes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parenthesis. 54. Which punctuation mark goes at the end of this sentence?What a wonderful day ..... A) ?. B) !. C) . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) !. 55. What is the grammar rule error?For breakfast we had:cereal, toast, and orange juice. A) No error. B) There shouldn't be a colon after a verb. C) There should be a semicolon after had. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There shouldn't be a colon after a verb. 56. Which is NOT an example of when to use a semicolon? A) To join parts of a compound sentence when there is no conjunction. B) To join parts of a long compound sentence when the main clauses have commas. C) To list items after "the following" or "these". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To list items after "the following" or "these". 57. Use ..... BEFORE a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) to connect two independent clauses and form a COMPOUND SENTENCE. A) A semicolon. B) A comma. C) A colon. D) No punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A comma. 58. I trail off like a thought not complete, Leaving you hanging on the edge of your seat.What am I? A) Question mark. B) Dash. C) Comma. D) Ellipsis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ellipsis. 59. What a fantastic system A) What/system!. B) What/system?. C) What/system. D) What/system!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What/system!. 60. Where does the comma go?I knew the answer; however I was too shy to raise my hand. A) Raise,. B) However,. C) Shy,. D) Knew,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) However,. ← 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 6Apostrophe Omission And Possession QuizApostrophe Pre Assessment QuizApostrophes For Contractions Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books