This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Quiz 17 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What should I change about this sentence?:Larry wanted to go back to sleep. However he also knew he needed to wake up for school. A) Nothing it's perfect. B) HOWEVER should not be capitalized. C) There must be a comma after HOWEVER. D) There must be a semicolon before HOWEVER. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There must be a comma after HOWEVER. 2. Where does the hyphen best fit in the following sentence:January 2nd was a never to be forgotten day. A) Never-. B) To-. C) Be-. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 3. The yellow cat is friendly A) . B) !. C) ?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 4. Where does the comma belong? Andrew wanted to go to school but he had to work in a factory instead. A) School but,. B) School, but. C) Work, in. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) School, but. 5. It was snowing but we decided to drive to Aberdeen anyway. A) Correct. B) Not Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not Correct. 6. Complete sentence, fragment, or run-on?We went trick-or treating last night my sister went with us. A) Complete sentence. B) Fragment. C) Run-on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-on. 7. The "period" ..... A) Should be used to for a complete sentence. B) The period is no longer necessary because we have iphones now. C) Should only be used at the end of a paragraph. D) Can be used interchangeably with the comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should be used to for a complete sentence. 8. If a sentence continues after the year in a date, what punctuation should be used? A) Comma. B) Period. C) Semicolon. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma. 9. Is that your red backpack A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ?. 10. Rex wants to run for Congress and many think that he a charming intelligent man would be good. A) Commas after Congress, he, charming, man. B) Commas after Congress, charming, and man. C) Commas after he and man. D) Commas after Congress, think, he, intelligent, and man. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commas after Congress, he, charming, man. 11. Identify the correct punctuation mark for each sentence. How did you know that I was sad today A) !. B) . C) ?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ?. 12. "Please go to the store and buy some eggs" , she said. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 13. I proposed that we should all of us bring our books to that room, where they would not only be ready to consult in our conferences but also become a common benefit, each of us being at liberty to borrow such as he wished to read at home. A) NO CHANGE. B) Conferences:but. C) Conferences, but. D) Conferences; but. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 14. Identify the ADJECTIVE in the following sentence. Cold milk was served as a beverage for dinner. A) Beverage. B) Dinner. C) Milk. D) Cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cold. 15. Which rule below is not a comma rule? A) Use a comma between items in a series. B) Use a comma between the date and year. C) Use a comma between the state and zip code. D) Use a comma between two independent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Use a comma between the state and zip code. 16. Identify the punctuationI knew what came next-he did not A) Dash. B) Colon. C) Hyphen. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dash. 17. Which punctuation should you use for the following? The Longest Journey (film) A) The Longest Journey. B) "The Longest Journey". C) The Longest Journey. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Longest Journey. 18. What punctuation mark does a declarative sentence end with? A) Question mark (?). B) Period (.). C) Comma (, ). D) Exclamation point (!). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Period (.). 19. This part of speech modifies a noun or pronoun A) Verb. B) Adverb. C) Pronoun. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adjective. 20. Choose the best punctuation:Bob: "Hi Mary, how are you ..... " A) ?. B) !. C) :. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ?. 21. Select the correct use of an apostrophe and/or possessive/plural word in the following sentence:Since ..... raining, the dog shook its coat to get the water off. A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's. 22. Is the following word Singular or Plural? Babies A) Singular. B) Plural. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plural. 23. The smell of buttery popcorn. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 24. Identify the sentence that correctly uses a semicolon with a transitional phrase. A) It was a difficult decision, as a result; they decided to postpone it. B) It was a difficult decision as a result; they decided to postpone it. C) It was a difficult decision; as a result they decided to postpone it. D) T was a difficult decision; as a result, they decided to postpone it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) T was a difficult decision; as a result, they decided to postpone it. 25. How can we find the buried treasure ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ?. 26. After we drove to Shaker Heights (it's just outside of Cleveland), we met our parents for dinner. A) All punctuation is correct. B) Heights needs to end in an s'. C) Change the parentheses to dashes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All punctuation is correct. 27. Which word could be found between these two guide words on this dictionary page?question quote A) Quack. B) Quick. C) Rain. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quick. 28. This part of speech can modify an adjective, verb, or itself(hint ..... often ends in ly) A) Adverb. B) Conjunction. C) Pronoun. D) Interjection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb. 29. Thanks to the fine-grained sediments in which the animals were buried 150 million years ago scientists today are able to see the anatomy of the two specimens in stunning detail. A) 150 million years ago, scientists. B) 150 million years ago; scientists. C) NO CHANGE. D) 150 million years, ago scientists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 150 million years ago, scientists. 30. The following sentence needs what punctuation mark? Everyone on the team wouldnt play after the referee made a bad call. A) Comma. B) Apostrophe. C) Quotation mark. D) Exclamation point. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apostrophe. 31. EXERCISE 3:ApostrophesAdd apostrophes where needed. Some sentences may be correct as written.Butterflies and moths larvae contain the cells that produce adult insects. A) Correct as written. B) Butterflies and moth's larvae contain the cells that produce adult insects. C) Butterflies' and moths' larvae contain the cells that produce adult insects. D) Butterflies and moths larvae contain the cell's that produce adult insects. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Butterflies' and moths' larvae contain the cells that produce adult insects. 32. If we hurry, we'll be on time, don't forget the tickets! A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on. 33. EXERCISE 3:ApostrophesAdd apostrophes where needed. Some sentences may be correct as written.It contains nutrients essential to the insects growth. A) It contains nutrients essential to the insect's growth. B) It contains nutrients essential to the insects' growth. C) Correct as written. D) It contains nutrient's essential to the insect's growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It contains nutrients essential to the insect's growth. 34. "The Walking Dead" keeps getting more and more intense every season. A) Correctly punctuated. B) Incorrectly punctuated. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correctly punctuated. 35. The following sentence needs what punctuation mark? Why didn't Sam go to the store yesterday to get her supplies A) Period. B) Semicolon. C) Comma. D) Question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Question mark. 36. Which of the following sentences correctly uses commas to separate items in a list?a) I need to buy apples, bananas and oranges.b) I need to buy apples bananas and oranges.c) I need to buy apples, bananas, and oranges. A) I need to buy apples, bananas, and oranges. B) I need to buy apples, bananas and oranges. C) I need to buy, apples, bananas, and oranges. D) I need to buy apples bananas and oranges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I need to buy apples, bananas, and oranges. 37. A subordinating conjunction creates what kind of clause? A) Adverbial Clause. B) Independent Clause. C) Verbal Clause. D) Dependent Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dependent Clause. 38. The process of gold nugget formation is complex. As seismic waves pass through quartz veins, gold ..... clump together, drawn by the electric field created by the mineral. A) Particles. B) Particles,. C) Particles;. D) Particles:. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Particles. 39. Jack said "Oh no now we'll never know!" A) Jack said "Oh, no, now we'll never know!". B) Jack said, "Oh no now we'll never know!". C) Jack said, "Oh, no, now we'll never know!". D) Jack said, "Oh no, now we'll never know!". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jack said, "Oh, no, now we'll never know!". 40. A colon is used to introduce a list of items. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 41. While geologists have known that earthquakes can produce bits of gold on ..... exact mechanism of large nugget formation remained a mystery until recently. A) Quartz; the. B) Quartz. The. C) Quartz, the. D) Quartz:the. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quartz, the. 42. What words need to be capitalized in this sentence?My favourite subjects are math, science, and french. A) None. B) Math, Science. C) Math, Science, French. D) French. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) French. 43. Choose all the words that need to be capitalized in the following sentence:She was born in canada. A) Born. B) In. C) Canada. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Canada. 44. A yellow Lutino Cockatiel, Peaches 'n' Cream was born on August 11, 2002, in East Northport Long Insland, New York. A) NO CHANGE. B) East Northport; Long Island, New York. C) East Northport, which is the name of a town found on Long Island, New York. D) East Northport, Long Island, New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) East Northport, Long Island, New York. 45. Find the word with the apostrophe. Is it a contraction or Possessive?Dis you see Mrs. WILLIAM's new car? A) Contraction. B) Possessive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Possessive. 46. The hostages were taken in Beirut, Lebanon on June 14 1985. A) The hostages were taken in Beirut, Lebanon on June 14, 1985. B) The hostages were taken in Beirut Lebanon on June 14, 1985. C) NO CHANGE. D) The hostages were taken, in Beirut Lebanon, on June 14, 1985. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The hostages were taken in Beirut, Lebanon on June 14, 1985. 47. After completing the separation state, Luke must complete the next phase:initiation, where he gains confidence and learns how to rely on instinct as well as feeling. A) NO CHANGE. B) Next phase:initiation, in which he gains. C) Next phase; initiation, where he gains. D) Next phase:being initiation, where he will gain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Next phase:initiation, in which he gains. 48. Use between two independent clauses that are closely related A) Dash. B) Semicolon. C) Colon. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicolon. 49. I go to school early everyday. A) I go to school early everyday. B) I go to school early everyday. C) I Go to school early Everyday. D) I go to school Early EveryDay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I go to school early everyday. 50. The game is on friday. A) The Game is On Friday. B) The game is on Friday. C) The Game Is On Friday. D) The game is on friday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The game is on Friday. 51. The dog ran outside ..... Then it started barking. A) ;. B) ,. C) . D) :. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) . 52. What is the conjunction in this sentence?We can take a harbor cruise or ride bikes along the marina. A) We. B) Along. C) Or. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Or. 53. Lucy's astronomy teacher taught her that the galaxy in which Earth is located is called the Milky way.Which part of the sentence above has a capitalization error? A) Teacher. B) Milky way. C) Lucy's astronomy. D) The galaxy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Milky way. 54. My hip hit a rock ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 55. There are three kinds of people in this world:those who can count and those who can't. A) This sentence is NOT punctuated correctly. B) This sentence is punctuated correctly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This sentence is punctuated correctly. 56. Choose the correct punctuation mark for the sentence.Do you like pizza A) !. B) ?. C) . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ?. 57. What type of sentence asks a question? A) Exclamatory. B) Interrogative. C) Declarative. D) Imperative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interrogative. 58. They were greatly disappointed in the quality of the expensive video which had been produced by a well respected company. A) All punctuation is correct. B) Insert a hyphen between well and respected. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insert a hyphen between well and respected. 59. During their experiments, the researchers ..... seismic waves by placing quartz slabs in a special machine. A) Mimicked,. B) Mimicked . C) Mimicked;. D) Mimicked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mimicked. 60. The following sentence needs which punctuation mark? There were plenty of kids for my brother to play with at the playground A) Comma. B) Period. C) Question mark. D) Apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Period. ← 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