This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation In Numbers – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It is the punctuation mark used to express a strong emotion or feeling. A) Exclamation mark. B) Apostrophe. C) Period. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exclamation mark. 2. Create a sentence using a colon to introduce a list. A) I need to buy the following items milk, eggs, and bread. B) I need to buy the following items; milk, eggs, and bread. C) I need to buy the following items:milk, eggs, and bread. D) I need to buy the following items-milk, eggs, and bread. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I need to buy the following items:milk, eggs, and bread. 3. I come at the end of a sentence, strong and clear, To signal it's finished and done, my dear.What am I? A) Colon. B) Semicolon. C) Comma. D) Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Period. 4. An, a, or the, are examples of ..... They are used to point out or refer to nouns. A) Articles. B) Titles. C) Verbs. D) Nouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Articles. 5. Is the number correctly written? When calculated correctly, the answer should come out to six hundred. A) Correct. B) 600. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 6. How can hyphens clarify compound words? A) Hyphens clarify compound words by visually connecting the separate words together. B) Hyphens clarify compound words by separating the words further apart. C) Hyphens clarify compound words by adding spaces between the words. D) Hyphens clarify compound words by making them harder to read. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyphens clarify compound words by visually connecting the separate words together. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. What word means any unnecessary information in a sentence that could be omitted (left out)? A) Appositive phrases. B) Parenthetical information. C) Introductory elements. D) Independent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parenthetical information. 10. What punctuation mark is used to show excitement or emphasis? A) ?. B) !. C) &. D) *. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) !. 11. 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) ?. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. 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: A) Friday, October 13th, 2020. 16. Use ..... AFTER the tag but BEFORE the quotation marks to separate a quote from the speaker tag. A) A semicolon. B) No punctuation. C) A comma. D) A colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A comma. 17. Choose the correct punctuation mark for the following sentence:Where are you going A) ,. B) :. C) ?. D) ;. E) . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ?. 18. 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: B) '' ''. 19. ..... you sad to see him leave? A) We're. B) Were. C) Where. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 20. Which punctuation mark is used to indicate possession or to show omission in contractions? A) Quotation marks. B) Semicolon. C) Hyphen. D) Apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apostrophe. 21. 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. 22. Read the description. Choose the correct option.Sets off words that interrupt the flow of the sentence. A) Italics (or underlining). B) Dash-. C) Colon:. D) Hyphen-. E) Semicolon ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dash-. 23. Which of the following titles does not require quotation marks? A) Magazines. B) Song. C) Short poems. D) Short stories. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Magazines. 24. Use ..... to separate three items in a list. A) A comma. B) No punctuation. C) A colon. D) A semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A comma. 25. Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a pause in a sentence? A) Exclamation mark. B) Semicolon. C) Comma. D) Question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma. 26. What punctuation mark is used to indicate a pause in a sentence? A) ,. B) . C) ?. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ,. 27. Which punctuation mark is used to show possession? A) Apostrophe. B) Semicolon. C) Exclamation mark. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apostrophe. 28. 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. 29. What is the purpose of brackets in writing? A) To connect ideas. B) To add extra information or clarify. C) To end a sentence. D) To indicate a pause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To add extra information or clarify. 30. Takes the place of a noun. (ex. she, he, it, and they) A) Verb. B) Pronoun. C) Adverb. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pronoun. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesPunctuation In Numbers Quiz 1Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 2Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 3Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 4Punctuation 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