This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What punctuation is needed in a compound sentence with a coordinating conjunction? A) Comma. B) Semicolon. C) Dash. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma. 2. The sentence below is punctuated correctly:Kemper studied for his test; therefore he did do well. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. Identify the correct punctuation mark to end each sentence. Wow, what a beautiful day A) !. B) ?. C) . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) !. 4. He would never tell any of them this, of course, they might get offended. A) Course they. B) Course:they. C) NO CHANGE. D) Course; they. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Course; they. 5. Put the correct conjunction into the space below. It was a hot day, ..... I still drank hot chocolate. A) Or. B) Yet. C) Well. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yet. 6. Which of the following symbols is an ellipsis? A) :. B) . C) . D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) . 7. Which of the following is correct? I watched the herd of cows graze in the pasture, and it was really relaxing. A) Cows. B) Cow's. C) Cows'. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cows. 8. What two parts of speech will never follow a colon? A) Verbs and nouns. B) Verbs and prepositions. C) Prepositions and conjunctions. D) Conjunctions and nouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verbs and prepositions. 9. Is the colon used correctly in the following sentence? "Before you leave, remember to take:your keys, your wallet, and your phone." A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 10. What does the word possessive or possession mean? A) To be aggressive. B) To be protective. C) To show ownership. D) To show dislike. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To show ownership. 11. What is the purpose of an exclamation mark in a sentence? A) To indicate a pause. B) To separate items in a list. C) To indicate a question. D) To express strong emotion or surprise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To express strong emotion or surprise. 12. Where does the colon best fit in the following sentence:From recycled paper, we can get these things newspapers, cereal boxes, wrapping paper, cardboard containers, and insulation. A) Things:. B) Newspapers:cereal boxes:wrapping paper:cardboard containers:. C) Cardboard containers:. D) Paper:. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Things:. 13. Choose the sentence that correctly employs a comma before "but." A) He is talented but, lazy. B) He, is talented but lazy. C) He is talented, but lazy. D) He is talented but lazy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is talented, but lazy. 14. Choose the correct contraction for the given sentence:I am not going to the concert.a) I'm not going to the concert.b) I am not going to the concert.c) I am not going to the concert. A) I am not going to the concert. B) I'm not going to the concert. C) I ain't going to the concert. D) I amn't going to the concert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I'm not going to the concert. 15. Check capitalization!In May, mice munch on melons that grow north of the Museum of Natural History. A) Incorrect:capitalize north. B) Incorrect:capitalize north and the. C) Incorrect:lowercase museum. D) Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect:capitalize north and the. 16. The sentence below is punctuated correctly:Madison got up at 6:30 AM to do her homework. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. My husband and I would swear that in the midst of the party. Sometime between the blowing out of the candles and the last tumbling round of Ring-Around-the-Rosie, it happened. A) Party; sometime between. B) Party sometime between. C) Party, sometime between. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Party, sometime between. 18. EXERCISE 1:CommasAdd commas where needed.Bees store nectar honey and pollen in honeycombs. A) Bees store nectar honey and pollen, in honeycombs. B) Bees store nectar, honey, and pollen in honeycombs. C) Bees store nectar, honey and pollen in honeycombs. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bees store nectar, honey, and pollen in honeycombs. 19. What do we call a sentence that makes a command or request? A) Imperative. B) Exclamatory. C) Declarative. D) Interrogative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imperative. 20. The sentence below is punctuated correctly:Jayson Pengra, Ph.D. is the person I contacted. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 21. Is this comma used correctly in this sentence?This is our second week of school, we have 5 days this week. A) Yes-looks good. B) No-this is a comma in between 2 sentences. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No-this is a comma in between 2 sentences. 22. Choose the best punctuation: "Look out ..... There is a rattlesnake on the path ..... " A) ! /?. B) ? /:. C) ? / !. D) ! / !. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ! / !. 23. For hundreds of year, the natives have become especially dependent on willow bark, an ingredient in many of their medicines. A) NO CHANGE. B) Willow bark being an ingredient. C) Willow bark; an ingredient. D) Willow bark that is an ingredient. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 24. What is missing from the following sentence? Juan said, Can we go home A) Quotation marks and a question mark. B) Question mark. C) Quotation marks and a period. D) Quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quotation marks and a question mark. 25. What type of punctuation mark is used to join two, closely-related clauses? A) Dash. B) Full stop. C) Comma. D) Semicolon. E) Brackets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Semicolon. 26. A period goes ..... the final quotation mark. '' '' A) Inside. B) Outside. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inside. 27. If I had a million dollars, I would visit London, England, Cairo, Egypt, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Tokyo, Japan. A) All of the punctuation is correct. B) Change the commas after England, Egypt, and Argentina to semicolons (;). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Change the commas after England, Egypt, and Argentina to semicolons (;). 28. Complete the sentence with a punctuation mark.I'd love to hang out after school ..... but I have to read Lord of the Flies. A) ,. B) ;. C) :. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ,. 29. Which one shows plural possession? A) The teachers' board. B) The teacher's board. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teachers' board. 30. Does north need to be capitalized?The Goths originated from Northern Germany. A) No, not a name; just a direction. B) Yes, the name of a place. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, not a name; just a direction. 31. Check capitalization! Every Halloween confused little Thadeus dresses like an easter bunny, and every Christmas he cries to go trick-or-treating. A) Correct. B) Incorrect:capitalize Easter. C) Incorrect:lowercase Thadeus. D) Incorrect:capitalize Easter and Bunny. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect:capitalize Easter. 32. What type of sentence is this?What do worms eat? A) Interrogative. B) Imperative. C) Exclamatory. D) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interrogative. 33. After dinner is over; we will drink hot chocolate. A) Correct. B) Incorrect-should be a comma after "over.". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect-should be a comma after "over.". 34. What is the best way to punctuate this sentence. I went to the store and I went to the park A) I went to the store and I went to the park. B) I went to the store, and I went to the park. C) I, went to the store and I went to the park. D) I went to the store, and went to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I went to the store, and went to the park. 35. What is missing from this phrase?St. Louis Missouri A) !. B) &. C) ?. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ,. 36. Which would correct the poem title?Edgar Allen Poe's most famous poem is The Raven. A) Italics. B) Quotation marks. C) Correct as is. D) Capitalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quotation marks. 37. Select the sentence where a semicolon is correctly used to join ideas of equal rank. A) She prefers tea; he likes coffee. B) She prefers tea, he likes coffee. C) She prefers tea; and he likes coffee. D) She prefers, tea; he likes coffee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She prefers tea; he likes coffee. 38. Qualities that a person has, such as courage or kindness. A) Plot. B) Resolution. C) Character traits. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Character traits. 39. What punctuation mark does an imperative sentence usually end with? A) Comma (, ). B) Semicolon (;). C) Question mark (?). D) Period (.) or exclamation point (!). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Period (.) or exclamation point (!). 40. The farmhouse in the country. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 41. Complete the sentence with a punctuation mark. I love watching basketball ..... it's my favorite part of winter. A) ,. B) Nothing. C) ;. D) :. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ;. 42. Where does the colon best fit in the following sentence:My list for camp includes the following items of clothing shirts, shorts, sneakers, socks, sweaters, and swimming suits. A) Camp:. B) Clothing:. C) Sweaters:. D) Shorts:. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clothing:. 43. What's wrong with this email?Hi Mrs. HallI think I left my chrome book in our classroom. Can you please check to see if it's there?Thank you, Kim A) Should be a comma after classroom. B) Should be a comma after Hi. C) Should be a comma in the greeting. D) Should be. a period after there. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should be a comma in the greeting. 44. Mr. Martin (president of the college) was famous for his witty remark, "Thirty-six professors couldn't agree on one comma." A) Replace parentheses with dashes. B) Replace the comma after remark with a colon:remark:. C) A. Remove the hyphen from Thirty-six:Thirty six. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Replace the comma after remark with a colon:remark:. 45. Excited, and laughing people run for cover, but once under shelter turn and stand in the open doorways to watch raindrops spatter the dusty ground. A) NO CHANGE. B) Excited, and laughing, people. C) Excited and laughing; people. D) Excited and laughing, people. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Excited and laughing, people. 46. Identify whether the following is a fragment, run-on, or correct:I will need a break after trips in two weeks, I love traveling but need some time to rest. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on. 47. PUNCTUATION ASSESSMENT #9 A) D. B) A. C) C. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) D. 48. What kind of sentence opener is this?After Harold took an arrow in the eye, the Normans won and left bodies for all to see. A) #1-subject. B) #2-preposition. C) #4-ing. D) #5-wwwasiabecause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) #2-preposition. 49. Capitalize a word showing a family relationship when the word is used before or in place of a person's name. Example:We expect Uncle John and Aunt Mildred soon. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 50. They weren't dangerous criminals, they were detectives in disguise. A) They weren't dangerous criminals they were detectives in disguise. B) They weren't dangerous criminals. They were detectives in disguise. C) NO CHANGE. D) They weren't dangerous criminals:they were detectives in disguise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They weren't dangerous criminals. They were detectives in disguise. 51. Use to indicate titles of plays A) Commas. B) Italics. C) Brackets. D) Quotation Marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Italics. 52. Choose the sentence that uses comma rules correctly."I am ready" she whispered. A) "I, am ready" she whispered. B) "I am ready", she whispered. C) "I am ready, " she, whispered. D) "I am ready, " she whispered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "I am ready, " she whispered. 53. A sentence that makes a statement is called what? A) Exclamatory. B) Imperative. C) Declarative. D) Interrogative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Declarative. 54. The sentence below is punctuated correctly:Whitley's cat had a scratch on its face. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 55. Choose the sentence that uses comma rules correctly.The tornado could strike Brookings South Dakota. A) The tornado, could strike Brookings, South Dakota. B) The tornado could strike Brookings South Dakota. C) The tornado could strike Brookings, South Dakota. D) The tornado could strike, Brookings, South Dakota. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The tornado could strike Brookings, South Dakota. 56. EXERCISE 1:CommasAdd commas where needed.Royal jelly is fed to the larvae but after the first three days larvae are fed bee bread. A) Royal jelly is fed to the larvae, but after the first three days larvae are fed bee bread. B) Royal jelly is fed to the larvae, but after the first three days, larvae are fed bee bread. C) Royal jelly is fed to the larvae but after the first three days, larvae are fed bee bread. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Royal jelly is fed to the larvae, but after the first three days, larvae are fed bee bread. 57. Identify whether the following is a fragment, run-on, or correct:Because I have not had a day to relax, I feel burnout is quickly approaching; thus, I will take the next weekend to breathe, spending some much needed quality time with my family. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Correct. 58. What type of punctuation do you put between a date and the year? July 4, 1776 A) Period . B) Question Mark?. C) Nothing. D) Comma,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma,. 59. The sentence below is punctuated correctly:Taelynn ate only one-third of the pie. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 60. Use a comma or pair of commas to set off a direct quotation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesPunctuation Quiz 1Punctuation Quiz 2Punctuation Quiz 3Punctuation Quiz 4Punctuation Quiz 5Punctuation Quiz 6Punctuation Quiz 7Punctuation Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books