This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation Marks – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Marks Quiz 19 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the sentence that makes a correct use of punctuation marks. A) Alana, when you go to the market I need:potatoes, tomatoes and lettuce. B) Alana when you go to the market I need this:potatoes, tomatoes, and lettuce. C) Alana, when you go to the market I need this:potatoes, tomatoes and lettuce. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alana, when you go to the market I need this:potatoes, tomatoes and lettuce. 2. Why do we use punctuation marks? A) To emphasize what we mean. B) To speak louder than others. C) To lower our tone of voice. D) To make pauses when writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To emphasize what we mean. 3. You did a great job ..... A) ?. B) !. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) !. 4. Click on the missing punctuation mark from this sentence:Jake likes chocolate Paul doesn't. A) Apostrophe'. B) Ellipsis . C) Comma,. D) Semicolon;. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Semicolon;. 5. Do you like playing soccer ..... playing basketball ..... A) , /?. B) And/?. C) , / . D) And/ . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And/?. 6. Which one of the punctuation marks below is ellipsis? A) ;. B) !. C) . D) { }. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) . 7. How many commas are needed in the sentence below?On Monday Tuesday and Wednesday I have home work A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. 8. Which word in this sentence needs to be capitalized?Chipper jones played for the Atlanta Braves baseball team. A) Plays. B) Baseball. C) Team. D) Jones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jones. 9. Wash/I/don't/dishes/the A) Don't wash I the dishes. B) I don't washes the dishes. C) I don't wash the dishes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I don't wash the dishes. 10. There are some beautiful looking flowers in the garden. A) There are some beautiful, looking flowers, in the garden. B) "There are some beautiful looking flowers, " in the garden. C) There are some beautiful looking-flowers in the garden. D) There are some beautiful-looking flowers in the garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There are some beautiful-looking flowers in the garden. 11. How does a dash function in a sentence? A) Introduces a list. B) Shows possession. C) Adds emphasis. D) Ends a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adds emphasis. 12. Fill in the missing punctuation mark to complete the sentence.The two brothers ..... Richard and Sean ..... were learning how to play guitar. A) . B) -. C) -. D) ( ). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ( ). 13. Lizbeth is writing a report that gives information about sea otters. Choose the best punctuation mark for her to use at the end of this sentence.Sea otters eat clams, crabs and snails A) . (period). B) ? (question mark). C) ! (exclamation point). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . (period). 14. Do you want to fly the kite A) ?. B) . C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ?. 15. Can you call me when it's time to go A) Can you call me when it's time to go!. B) Can you call me when it's time to go?. C) Can you call me when it's time to go. D) Can you call me when it's Time to go?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can you call me when it's time to go?. 16. Oh ! Richard why did you come late? find the punctuation marks in the sentence. A) ! and?. B) . and,. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ! and?. 17. Choose the correct end punctuation to complete the sentence.When do you think Holly will get home A) . B) ?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ?. 18. The girl's father sat in a corner. A) The punctuations are correct. B) The punctuations are wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The punctuations are correct. 19. A part of this sentence is incorrect what is wrong? Last week; We went to the zoo and saw elephants. A) The semi-colon and we. B) Elephants. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The semi-colon and we. 20. Stop shouting ..... A) . B) !. C) ?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) !. 21. Which punctuation mark is for signaling the end of a sentence? A) An apostrophe. B) Quotation marks. C) A comma. D) A full stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A full stop. 22. How many letters do you have in your name A) . B) ,. C) ?. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ?. 23. Choose the correct salutation for a business letter. A) Dear Ms. Rodriguez;. B) Dear Ms. Rodriguez. C) Dear Ms. Rodriguez:. D) Dear Ms. Rodriguez,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dear Ms. Rodriguez:. 24. Which sentence uses the ellipsis correctly? A) "need vitamin supplements if they have a vitamin deficiency.". B) Spongebob. C) "need vitamin supplements if they have a vitamin deficiency.". D) " need vitamin supplements if they have a vitamin deficiency.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) " need vitamin supplements if they have a vitamin deficiency.". 25. Which punctuation mark is used to connect closely related but independent clauses? A) Comma (, ). B) Semi-colon ( ; ). C) Exclamation mark ( ! ). D) Period ( . ). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semi-colon ( ; ). 26. Links words to show their meaning goes together; shows part of the word is missing or continues A) Hyphen. B) Period. C) Quotation marks. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyphen. 27. Means pause; seperate things in a list, introduce quotations, combine sentences, and add info A) Semi colon. B) Apostrophe. C) Colon. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma. 28. What is the other name that "period" receives? A) Hyphen. B) Point. C) Full stop. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Full stop. 29. Sister / are / You / Mickey's / . A) Mickey's sister you are. B) Mickey's are your sister. C) You are sister Mickey's. D) You are Mickey's sister. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You are Mickey's sister. 30. Which punctuation mark is used to separate items on a list? A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Ellipses. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colon. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesPunctuation Marks Quiz 1Punctuation Marks Quiz 2Punctuation Marks Quiz 3Punctuation Marks Quiz 4Punctuation Marks Quiz 5Punctuation Marks Quiz 6Punctuation Marks Quiz 7Punctuation Marks Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books