This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It's Katie's ..... brought donuts! A) Birthday; she. B) Birthday. she. C) Birthday, she. D) Birthday she. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Birthday; she. 2. Select the correct use of an apostrophe and/or possessive/plural word in the following sentence:The waiter helped her find the ..... restroom. A) Womens. B) Women's. C) Womens'. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Women's. 3. What type of sentence is this?I'll be there! A) Declarative. B) Interrogative. C) Imperative. D) Exclamatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exclamatory. 4. Which word is incorrectly capitalized in the following sentence? My favorite season of the year is Summer because that is when we celebrate the Fourth of July. A) Fourth. B) July. C) Summer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Summer. 5. Which sentence uses the rules for quotations correctly? A) "What time is the party? asked Livia. B) "What time is the party?" asked Livia. C) "What time is the party, " asked Livia. D) What time is the party? asked Livia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "What time is the party?" asked Livia. 6. When adding a citation, the authors name and page number goes in ..... A) Colons. B) Parentheses. C) Commas. D) Dashes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parentheses. 7. Choose the quotation that is punctuated correctly. A) "Have you ever had a cat? asked Leonardo. B) "have you ever had a cat?" asked Leonardo. C) "Have you ever had a cat?" asked Leonardo. D) "Have you ever had a cat, " asked Leonardo?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Have you ever had a cat?" asked Leonardo. 8. True or False:It is always necessary to capitalize the word directly following the semi colon? A) True. B) False. C) What robots?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. Choose the sentence that correctly uses commas when listing items in a series: A) She likes to go to the movies, and eat a lot of popcorn. B) I am going to brush my teeth, wash my face, and put on my PJ's before I go to sleep. C) Would you like to eat, pizza or tacos?. D) My aunt has 4 daughters and their names are Abby, and Kayla, and Jessica, and Melissa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I am going to brush my teeth, wash my face, and put on my PJ's before I go to sleep. 10. What is this called? A) Quotation marks. B) Period. C) Comma. D) Question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Question mark. 11. When I spoke to my employer about a raise. A) Phrase. B) Dependent Clause. C) Independent Clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent Clause. 12. Are these words capitalized correctly? The Terry Fox Run is this weekend. He was Canadian. A) No capital on terry fox. B) Yes-looks good. C) No capitali on run. D) No capital on Canadian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes-looks good. 13. Identify the subject: "My friend and I played chess all day long." A) The subject is-MY FRIEND. B) The subject is-I. C) The subject is-chess. D) The subject is-My friend and I. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The subject is-My friend and I. 14. Which element of the following sentence is the OBJECT?Kristin, my oldest friend, mailed me a birthday gift. A) Gift. B) Kristin. C) Me. D) My oldest friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gift. 15. Use to show a choice A) Slash. B) Ellipses. C) Dash. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slash. 16. A period is used when you are stating something A) That's a question. B) That's an exclamation. C) False. D) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) True. 17. For one thing, there was not nearly enough interesting characters suspenseful moments or exciting escapes in the game to satisfy him. A) Interesting characters suspenseful moments plot twists, or exciting escapes. B) NO CHANGE. C) Interesting, characters, suspenseful, moments, or exciting, escapes,. D) Interesting characters, suspenseful moments, or exciting escapes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interesting characters, suspenseful moments, or exciting escapes. 18. Choose the sentence that uses comma rules correctly.I want to go to the concert but tickets are sold out. A) I want to go to the, concert, but tickets are sold out. B) I want to go, to the concert but tickets are sold out. C) I want to go to the concert, but tickets are sold out. D) I want to go to the, concert but tickets are sold out. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I want to go to the concert, but tickets are sold out. 19. Complete the sentence: "When Becky arrive ..... was very tired." A) -she. B) ; she. C) :she. D) , she. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) , she. 20. What is the correct contraction for this set of words:He'd A) He will. B) He would. C) He have. D) He knows. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He would. 21. Which sentences uses correct punctuation? A) Until we get home from the fair we will have, to wait to try it out. B) Until, we get home from the fair, we will have to wait to try it out. C) Until, we get home from the fair we will have to wait to try it out. D) Until we get home from the fair, we will have to wait to try it out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Until we get home from the fair, we will have to wait to try it out. 22. Is the following sentence correct or incorrect? He couldnt believe that his brother hadn't finished the book yet. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 23. Identify whether the following sentence is punctuated correctly or incorrectly:Mrs. McMillen teaches several texts-A Raisin in the Sun, The Great Gatsby, Of Mice and Men-that all deal with the pursuit of the American dream. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 24. Kays' phone bill was smaller than last months'. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 25. Choose the correct punctuation mark for the sentence.My dad has a red tie A) ?. B) !. C) . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) . 26. Is the following sentence correct or incorrect? Since your busy that day, we can hang out another time. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 27. Which piece of punctuation can be used at the normal end of a sentence to introduce a list or a key, illustrative detail? A) Colon. B) Semicolon. C) Period. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colon. 28. Makhi made a plan ** ..... ; ..... ** he would finish his homework before playing basketball. A) -. B) '. C) ;. D) :. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ;. 29. The chickens said, Cluck, cluck! What belongs after said? A) , (comma). B) ' (apostrophe). C) . (period). D) +. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ' (apostrophe). 30. The two of you are always in trouble together. I think she's a bad ..... on you. A) Influince. B) Influence. C) Enfluence. D) Enfluince. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Influence. 31. Identify the function of the punctuationI enjoy many sports-although I often do not have the time to participate. A) Show pause. B) Separate clauses in a sentence. C) Shows additional information is to follow. D) Place additional information in parenthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shows additional information is to follow. 32. Which of these sentences is properly punctuated? A) Back in 03', Mrs. McDonald scored all As in her subjects. B) Back in 03, Mrs. McDonald scored all As in her subjects. C) Back in '03, Mrs. McDonald scored all A's in her subjects. D) Back in 03', Mrs. McDonald scored all A's in her subjects. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Back in '03, Mrs. McDonald scored all A's in her subjects. 33. Select the answer with the correctly placed quotation marks or speech marks ( " ''). A) Natalia replied, "My friend may come tonight.". B) Natalia replied, "My friend may "come tonight.". C) Natalia replied, " My friend may come tonight.". D) Natalia "replied" , My friend may come tonight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natalia replied, "My friend may come tonight.". 34. An incomplete sentence or a piece of a sentence ..... A) Fragment. B) Declarative. C) Comma Splice. D) Run-on Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 35. PUNCTUATION ASSESSMENT #15 A) A. B) C. C) B. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B. 36. What is the correct punctuation for the following sentence? A) The black dog has won many prizes but he doesn't know many tricks. B) The black dog has won many prizes but, he doesn't know many tricks. C) The black dog has won many prizes, but he doesn't know many tricks. D) The black dog has won many prizes; but he doesn't know many tricks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The black dog has won many prizes, but he doesn't know many tricks. 37. I wish we could go to the library today ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 38. I love to exercise in the morning; it starts my day off in the right direction. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 39. Use to show a sudden break in the sentence and to introduce something exciting or unexpected A) Colon. B) Comma. C) Dash. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dash. 40. Complete the sentence with a punctuation mark.I shared some advice with my class ..... learn how to make a single-serve cake in a mug before you go to college. A) ,. B) :. C) Nothing. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :. 41. Which element of the following sentence is the PREDICATE?Kristin, my oldest friend, mailed me a birthday gift. A) My oldest friend. B) Mailed. C) Kristin. D) Me. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mailed. 42. What is the correct way to write a list of three items? A) Apples, oranges, and bananas. B) Apples oranges and bananas. C) Apples, oranges and bananas. D) Apples, oranges and, bananas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apples, oranges, and bananas. 43. Which punctuation mark would you use if you wanted to separate information and show emphasis on it? A) Comma. B) Dash. C) Parentheses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dash. 44. What is the correct contraction for the words:She will A) She"ll. B) She'll. C) Shell. D) She'l. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She'll. 45. Which is the correct spelling of they are? A) They're. B) Thier. C) There. D) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're. 46. Use to set off interrupting parenthetical expressions from the rest of the sentence A) Period. B) Semicolon. C) Brackets. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma. 47. Complete the sentence with a punctuation mark.I had a few questions for the suspect ..... who were they and why did they steal my pumpkin pie? A) :. B) ,. C) Nothing. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) :. 48. The concert is on saturday. A) The concert Is on Saturday. B) The Concert is on Saturday. C) The Concert Is On Saturday. D) The concert is on Saturday. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The concert is on Saturday. 49. FL. is the correct abbreviation for Florida. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 50. Select the sentence that appropriately uses a semicolon with a conjunctive adverb.Which sentence correctly uses a comma in a list? A) We need eggs milk, butter, and cheese. B) We need eggs, milk butter, and cheese. C) We need eggs, milk, butter, and cheese. D) We need, eggs, milk, butter and cheese. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We need eggs, milk, butter, and cheese. 51. The question mark (?) goes ..... quotation marks. A) Inside. B) Outside. C) It depends on the words in the sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It depends on the words in the sentence. 52. Bananas are a healthy fruit A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 53. I love to look at all the people faces during exciting parts of the movie. A) People's. B) Peoples. C) Peoples'. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People's. 54. The sentence below is punctuated correctly:Milly is a well-trained dog. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 55. Is this sentence sentence written correctly?Chad told me, "the movie begins at 7:30." A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 56. Read this sentence:Since, English is her first class of the day, Sandy makes sure she has her homework done the night before. Which correction should be made to this sentence? A) Insert a comma after class. B) Delete the comma after day. C) Delete the comma after Since. D) Insert a comma after done. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Delete the comma after Since. 57. Use to indicate titles of books A) Italics. B) Quotation Marks. C) Parentheses. D) Ellipses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Italics. 58. Among her favorite treats are baby carrots, apples chunks, and hot dog slices. A) Treats are;. B) Treats would be the following:. C) NO CHANGE. D) Treats, them being;. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NO CHANGE. 59. Almost overnight the land too turns greenish. One week, seeds are sown in bare patches behind the villagers' houses. A) Greenish one. B) NO CHANGE. C) Greenish, one. D) Greenish (one. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO CHANGE. 60. Use a comma to set off words that interrupt the flow of thought in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 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