This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Quiz 14 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where does the semicolon best fit in the following sentence:If I am not awake by 5:00, call me, otherwise, I will be late for work. A) 5:00;. B) Call me;. C) Otherwise;. D) Awake;. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Call me;. 2. The show is based upon these girl's lives. It doesn't always seem to have to do with their children it has to do with them being teenagers. A) Girls's. B) Girls' lives. C) Girls lives. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Girls' lives. 3. "We are" she said "prepared to help." A) "We are, " she said, "prepared to help.". B) No change. C) "We are, " she said "prepared to help.". D) "We are" she said, "prepared to help.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "We are, " she said, "prepared to help.". 4. Which comma rule is used in the following sentence? Jake, my black and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me. A) #3-Compound Sentences. B) #1-Items in a Series. C) #6-Conventional Situations. D) #4-Interrupter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) #4-Interrupter. 5. Which of the following sentences is NOT written $_{}$correctly? A) "Ebay is my favorite fish ever" Cate exclaimed!. B) "He's always sitting on a plant, " Jackson noticed. C) Saisha asked, "Do you think he likes to rest?". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Ebay is my favorite fish ever" Cate exclaimed!. 6. Identify the correct spelling of the sentence below. The students put on ..... coats A) Their. B) His. C) Her. D) There. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 7. Identify the correct punctuation for:The first game of the season will be on April 3 2019 at 700 P.M. A) The first game of the season will be on April 3, 2019 at 700 P.M. B) The first game of the season will be on April 3 2019 at 700 P.M. C) The first game of the season will be on April 3 2019 at 7.00 P.M. D) The first game of the season will be on April 3, 2019, at 7:00 P.M. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The first game of the season will be on April 3, 2019, at 7:00 P.M. 8. Punctuate the sentence.Although I love reading, I don't particularly enjoy poetry. A) No change. B) Reading I. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No change. 9. Use to indicate the title of a news article A) Parentheses. B) Quotation Marks. C) Slashes. D) Italics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quotation Marks. 10. Choose the correct punctuation.The cars that had accidents on Ambley St were reported instantly. A) Cars,. B) Ambley. C) St. D) Reported,. E) St,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) St. 11. Even though the Mariners aren't playing in the World Series i still want to know who wins. A) Correctly punctuated. B) Incorrectly punctuated. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrectly punctuated. 12. While my parents were at the movies, I watched three house of tik toks, and then I cleaned my room. A) Compound-complex. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound-complex. 13. How many commas are needed for the following sentence? My favorite sports are swimming soccer and football. A) 0. B) 3. C) 2. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2. 14. I really enjoy snowboarding in the winter but summer is my favorite season.Which of the following fixes the grammar problem? A) Summer,. B) Snowboarding,. C) There isn't a problem. D) Winter,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Winter,. 15. Which type of sentence would use a semi-colon? A) Semi-sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Complex sentence. D) Complicated sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound sentence. 16. Always capitalize the names of ships, trains, aircraft, and spacecraft. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. My favorite color is PURPLE!!! A) My favorite color is Purple. B) My favorite color is purple. C) Correct as is. D) My FAVORITE color is purple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My favorite color is purple. 18. What type of punctuation mark appears after this question? . A) Full stop. B) Comma. C) Dash. D) Brackets. E) Semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Full stop. 19. Use to indicate a proper noun or adjective A) Capital Letters. B) Quotation Marks. C) Apostrophe. D) Italics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Capital Letters. 20. Renee isn't sure if she likes decimals, or fractions better. A) Keep comma. B) Delete comma. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Delete comma. 21. What punctuation is necessary when joining two independent clauses with a conjunctive adverb? A) Colon:. B) Comma,. C) Period . D) Semi-colon ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Semi-colon ;. 22. Is the following sentence correct or incorrect? We can't believe that it's spring already. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 23. What word needs to be capitalized?Where is mrs. mason going? A) Is. B) Mrs. Mason. C) Going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mrs. Mason. 24. Which would correct the article title?I read a newspaper article titled Back to Class. A) Italics. B) Quotation marks. C) Correct as is. D) Capitalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quotation marks. 25. What type of punctuation mark ends a simple statement? A) Dash. B) Semicolon. C) Comma. D) Full stop. E) Brackets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Full stop. 26. What type of sentence has a question mark? A) Declarative. B) Imperative. C) Interrogative. D) Exclamatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interrogative. 27. Bringing slime to class ..... is a mistake. A) ; however,. B) , however,. C) However. D) ; however. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) , however,. 28. What is the purpose of a comma before "and" in a list? A) To start a new sentence. B) To clarify the separation of items. C) To join two sentences. D) To end the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To clarify the separation of items. 29. There is a giant bug chasing me ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 30. I have never seen so many drummers in one place at the same time! A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complete Sentence. 31. ..... in charge here? A) Whois. B) Whose. C) Hoo is. D) Who's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Who's. 32. What do you need to add at the end of a complete sentence? A) The word "and". B) Another sentence. C) Punctuation. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Punctuation. 33. Does this sentence need a comma or not?Even though all of the barbarians were harsh the Vikings were probably the most dangerous. A) No, all good. B) Yes, after harsh-comma after introductory phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes, after harsh-comma after introductory phrase. 34. Which is the best way to revise this sentence? I can't go to the movies with you, yet I don't have enough money to pay for a ticket. A) Make no changes. B) I can't go to the movies with you, not having enough money to pay for a ticket. C) I can't go to the movies with you because I don't have enough money to pay for a ticket. D) I can't go to the movies with you, I don't have enough money to pay for a ticket. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I can't go to the movies with you because I don't have enough money to pay for a ticket. 35. I live in new york city. A) I live in new york city. B) I live in New York City. C) I live In New York City. D) I Live in New York City. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I live in New York City. 36. How would you correctly write the date if you moved on August 15, 2015, to a new house? A) August 15 2015. B) August 15, 2015. C) August, 15 2015. D) August 15 2015,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) August 15, 2015. 37. I need you to buy these things at Carrefour ..... bananas, strawberries, and cookies. A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colon. 38. What is the tip given for compound sentences? A) Each part could stand alone as its own sentence. B) Each part must be a question. C) Each part must be a list. D) Each part must be a fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Each part could stand alone as its own sentence. 39. If you are adding information to a direct quote, use ..... A) Dashes. B) Brackets. C) Commas. D) Parentheses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brackets. 40. An exclamation mark (!) is for A) Telling. B) Asking. C) Yelling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yelling. 41. Is the following word Singular or Plural? students A) Singular. B) Plural. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plural. 42. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that an apostrophe can be used? A) To mark the best part of a book. B) To mark the plural of single letters. C) To mark possession. D) To mark a contraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To mark the best part of a book. 43. Which type of sentence contains 1 independent clause and 1 dependent clause? A) Compound-complex sentence. B) Complex sentence. C) Compound sentence. D) Confusing sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex sentence. 44. We verified his law degree ..... Yale, class of 2002 ..... , but his work history remains unconfirmed. A) Dash. B) Colon. C) Parentheses. D) Semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parentheses. 45. Amy Rivers, my best friend is going to the mall today. A) No change. B) Amy Rivers my best friend, is going to the mall today. C) Amy Rivers, my best friend, is going to the mall today. D) Amy Rivers my best friend is going to the mall today. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amy Rivers, my best friend, is going to the mall today. 46. We are still late for school even though we got up early. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complete Sentence. 47. How would you revise the following sentence:Kip met his girlfriend on the Internet her name is LaFawnduh. A) Add a comma after "Internet". B) Add a semicolon after "Internet". C) NO CHANGE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Add a semicolon after "Internet". 48. The researchers conducted experiments ..... quartz slabs submerged in gold-rich liquid to simulate natural conditions. A) With:. B) With,. C) With . D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With. 49. The pig likes to eat corn A) !. B) . C) ?. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) . 50. All lighter color eyes have a lower concentration of melanin. A) NO CHANGE. B) Eyes' have. C) Eyes's have. D) Eye's have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 51. What is the correct punctuation for a sentence with a dependent clause at the beginning? A) IC, DC. B) IC DC. C) DC, IC. D) DC IC. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) DC, IC. 52. Does the following sentence have CORRECT or INCORRECT punctuation? After the game; we went to the store. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 53. The alarm clocks buzz startled Shane awake. A) Clocks does not need an apostrophe. B) Clocks should have an apostrophe between the k and s:clock's. C) Clocks should have an apostrophe after the s:clocks'. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clocks should have an apostrophe between the k and s:clock's. 54. Paintings should be written with ..... A) Italics. B) Quotations. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Italics. 55. EXERCISE 1:CommasAdd commas where needed.Where there are hollow trees honeybees make their hives. A) Where there are hollow trees honeybees make, their hives. B) Where there are hollow trees, honeybees make their hives. C) Where there are hollow trees honeybees, make their hives. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Where there are hollow trees, honeybees make their hives. 56. "I was born to make mistakes; not to fake perfection" -Drake A) Yes, this sentence is punctuated correctly. B) No, it is NOT punctuated correctly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, it is NOT punctuated correctly. 57. I love healthy:foods nuts, fruits, and vegetables.Is the colon in the correct place? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 58. My little brother wanted to come with me to the party but I wouldn't pick him up. A) Correctly punctuated. B) Incorrectly punctuated. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrectly punctuated. 59. Check punctuation!Semore finished reading "Pain in the Night, " the last chapter of the book Vampires with Cavities and Gum Disease. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 60. Identify whether the following sentence is punctuated correctly or incorrectly:We visited the following locations; Lexington, my mother's hometown; Nashville, my father's hometown; and Cincinnati, my grandmother's hometown. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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