This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Quiz 16 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Is the following sentence CORRECT or INCORRECT (focusing on punctuation)? "Hey ..... don't I know you from somewhere?" A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 2. What is the possessive form of:somebody A) Somebody's. B) Somebodys'. C) Somebodys. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somebody's. 3. What is the main purpose of a compound sentence? A) To join two independent clauses. B) To describe a noun. C) To list items. D) To ask a question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To join two independent clauses. 4. Once upon a time there was a little chicken named chicken little A) Once upon a time there was a little chicken named Chicken Little. B) Once upon a time there was a little chicken named Chicken Little. C) It is correct. D) Once upon a time there was a Little Chicken named chicken little. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Once upon a time there was a little chicken named Chicken Little. 5. Semicolons come before conjunctive adverbs in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. ..... the quarterback rolled right to complete the game winning pass against Ray-Pec. A) Meanwhile. B) Meanwhile:. C) Meanwhile;. D) Meanwhile,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meanwhile,. 7. Is the following sentence correct or incorrect? If you're going over to their house, make sure you ride your new bike over there; they're going to love it! A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 8. Determine if the semicolon is used correctly in this sentence: "I need to buy groceries; however, the store is closed today." A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 9. What word needs to be capitalized?I have a dog named daisy. A) Named. B) Have. C) Daisy. D) Dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Daisy. 10. A complete sentence?Or a fragment?Only on a Sunday! A) Complete. B) Fragment. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 11. It is the time and place that the story happens. A) Setting. B) Events. C) Characters. D) Solution. E) Problem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Setting. 12. A ..... is used before a list of items, a longer quote/statement, or in time. A) Semicolon. B) Comma. C) Colon. D) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colon. 13. Which letter should be capitalized?"Brian picked me up in his car, an old volkswagen, and then we drove to the beach." A) Volkswagen. B) Beach. C) Car. D) Me. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Volkswagen. 14. True or False:The main idea can sometimes be found at the beginning of a passage or in the title. A) Negative. B) Math. C) True. D) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) True. 15. Determine which sentence shows the correct usage of the comma. A) Please pick up the glue, scissors, and construction paper. B) The names of my pets are, Max, Goldie, and Emily. C) I looked everywhere for my keys, including the trash and under the couch and in the kitchen. D) My father Jim and my mother Martha enjoy camping dancing and jogging together. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Please pick up the glue, scissors, and construction paper. 16. We asked Ben the Boy Scout director to suggest a campsite. A) No change. B) We asked Ben, the Boy Scout director, to suggest a campsite. C) We asked, Ben the Boy Scout, director to suggest a campsite. D) We asked Ben, the Boy Scout, director to suggest a campsite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We asked Ben, the Boy Scout director, to suggest a campsite. 17. PUNCTUATION ASSESSMENT #6 A) B. B) C. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) C. 18. Which is correct?a) The patients eye's havent opened since the surgery.b) The patient's eyes haven't opened since the surgery. A) A. B) B. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 19. Use a question mark at the end of an interrogative sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. What is the correct contraction for the wordsDo not A) Done't. B) Don't. C) Dont. D) Didn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Don't. 21. What is missing in this sentence?Mrs. Kenow asked, What is most important to Mrs. Kenow? A) Quotation marks '' ''. B) Exclamation point !. C) Period . D) Comma,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quotation marks '' ''. 22. Dashes are considered ..... formal than parentheses A) As. B) Less. C) Kinda. D) More. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less. 23. Apostrophes are used to indicate ..... A) Possession. B) Appositives. C) Long quotations. D) Lists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Possession. 24. Use to separate lines in a poem when writing about poetry A) Dash. B) Ellipses. C) Quotation Marks. D) Slash. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Slash. 25. Question mark is ..... A) !. B) . C) ?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ?. 26. Identify ALL the NOUNS in this sentence:The water in the bathtub was very hot. A) Bathtub. B) Water. C) Water, bathtub, hot. D) Water, bathtub. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water, bathtub. 27. What's wrong with this sentence?'I like to swim and eat and play and run.' A) Nothing. B) It needs a lower case letter. C) It needs a capital letter. D) There are too many 'ands' and there are no commas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There are too many 'ands' and there are no commas. 28. Is this punctuation right or wrong?I like to play? A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wrong. 29. Where does the colon best fit in the following sentence:Notice this building is closed until September 15. A) Closed:. B) Until:. C) Notice:. D) Building:. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Notice:. 30. What word(s) needs a capital in this sentence?My mom and i are going shopping after school. A) Mom, i. B) Mom, i, school. C) I. D) Mom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I. 31. Which of these is NOT a function of a colon? A) Introduces a dependent clause that helps emphasize or illustrate an idea. B) Introduce quotations. C) Introduces a list. D) Indicates the end of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indicates the end of a sentence. 32. EXERCISE 1:CommasAdd commas where needed.They are armed with jagged barbed stingers. A) They are armed with jagged, barbed stingers. B) They are armed with jagged barbed, stingers. C) They are armed, with jagged barbed stingers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are armed with jagged, barbed stingers. 33. What type of sentence is "What a beautiful day it is!" ? A) Exclamatory. B) Interrogative. C) Declarative. D) Imperative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exclamatory. 34. What is a full stop? A) . B) ?????. C) !!!!!. D) , , , , , , , , ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 35. Which sentence shows a comma seperating independent clauses (compound sentence)? A) Jack does not like math nor does, Sue. B) They will go to the, store now for they need school supplies. C) Dan can go to the park or, he can go to the mall. D) James wants to leave now, yet we must wait for his little brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) James wants to leave now, yet we must wait for his little brother. 36. Spell out any number that begins a sentence or reword the sentence so that it does not begin with a number. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 37. He is distraught and alone, and determined on fighting back. A) NO CHANGE. B) Distraught, and alone, and determined to fight back. C) Distraught, alone, and determined to fight back. D) Distraughtly alone, with the determination for fighting back. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Distraught, alone, and determined to fight back. 38. Is the comma used correctly in this sentence?At camp this summer, I learned to surf behind a boat. A) Yes-natural pause after an introductory phrase. B) No-this is a comma in between 2 complete sentences. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes-natural pause after an introductory phrase. 39. Juan Gutierrez is a very smart Senator. He is not ..... a very good balloon artist. A) , however. B) , however,. C) ; however,. D) However. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) , however,. 40. Those artists who look good on camera have a greater chance of success than those who do not, examples are not difficult to find. A) NO CHANGE. B) Not. Examples. C) Not examples. D) Not-examples-. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not. Examples. 41. What type of punctuation mark can be used to separate an adverbial phrase from a main clause? A) Brackets. B) Comma. C) Dash. D) Semicolon. E) Full stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma. 42. Campbell explains, "It asks are you going to be a person of heart and humanity-because that's what life is, from the heart-or are you going to do whatever is required of you by what might be called 'intentional power'?" A) Explains; "It. B) Explains:It. C) NO CHANGE. D) Explains " It. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NO CHANGE. 43. What should I change about this sentence?:The dog didn't feel well; still, she was sweet to her owner. A) Nothing it's perfect. B) There must be a period before STILL. C) There must be a comma before STILL. D) STILL should be capitalized. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nothing it's perfect. 44. EXERCISE 1:CommasAdd commas where needed.Queen bees however are fed royal jelly for the duration of their development. A) Queen bees, however are fed royal jelly for the duration of their development. B) Queen bees however, are fed royal jelly for the duration of their development. C) Queen bees, however, are fed royal jelly for the duration of their development. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Queen bees, however, are fed royal jelly for the duration of their development. 45. What is the correct contraction for the wordscould not A) Couldnt. B) Couldn't. C) Could've. D) Couldn'tve. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Couldn't. 46. Identify the sentence type:'The sun set, and the stars appeared.' A) Compound sentence. B) Complex sentence. C) Compound-complex sentence. D) Simple sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound sentence. 47. The sentence below is punctuated correctly:Kamyah's last name has two d's. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. Is the following sentence CORRECT or INCORRECT (focusing on punctuation)? Dr. Miller ..... Hardin published her newest best-selling book about rocket science. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 49. Select the sentence that is correctly revised for clarity. A) On the table, I read the book. B) I read the book that was on the table. C) The book, which was on the table, was read by me. D) The book was read by me, which was on the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I read the book that was on the table. 50. Sorry we do not have enough room. A) Sorry. We do not have enough room. B) Sorry-we do not have enough room. C) Sorry, we do not have enough room. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sorry, we do not have enough room. 51. My favorite pizza toppings are:sausage, peppers, extra cheese, and mushrooms. A) Correctly punctuated. B) Incorrectly punctuated. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrectly punctuated. 52. Which would correct the movie title?Stan Lee is the producer of iron man. A) Italics. B) Correct as is. C) Capitalization. D) Quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Capitalization. 53. I love these lyrics by James Bay: "Why don't you be you, and I'll be me?" A) Correctly punctuated. B) Incorrectly punctuated. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correctly punctuated. 54. What type of punctuation do you use for a declarative sentence? A) An exclamation point. B) A period. C) A comma. D) A question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A period. 55. Which of the following sentences correctly uses a semicolon?a) I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go to the concert.b) I have a big test tomorrow, I can't go to the concert.c) I have a big test tomorrow I can't go to the concert. A) I have a big test tomorrow, I can't go to the concert. B) I have a big test tomorrow I can't go to the concert. C) I have a big test tomorrow:I can't go to the concert. D) I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go to the concert. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go to the concert. 56. Where should comma be placed?SincerelyMs. Miller A) After Sincerely. B) After Ms. C) After Miller. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After Sincerely. 57. How would you correctly punctuate the following sentence? A) Over spring break Ms. Kaiser went to Palm Beach and Ms. Soule went to San Francisco. B) Over spring break, Ms. Kaiser went to Palm Beach, and Ms. Soule went to San Francisco. C) Over spring break Ms. Kaiser went to Palm Beach, and Ms. Soule went to San Francisco. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Over spring break, Ms. Kaiser went to Palm Beach, and Ms. Soule went to San Francisco. 58. What type of punctuation do you use in a series of 3 or more items?I had chicken, mashed potatoes, and corn for dinner. A) Period . B) Colon:. C) Quotation Marks '' ''. D) Comma,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma,. 59. Identify the correct punctuation for:The souvenir stand my favorite place in the stadium is open now. A) The souvenir stand my favorite place in the stadium, is open now. B) The souvenir stand (my favorite place in the stadium) is open now. C) The souvenir stand my favorite place in the stadium is open now. D) The souvenir stand, my favorite place in the stadium is open now. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The souvenir stand (my favorite place in the stadium) is open now. 60. Choose the correct punctuation mark for the sentence.That is disgusting A) @. B) !. C) ?. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) !. ← 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