This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Quiz 18 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the purpose of an ellipsis? A) To indicate that text has been omitted?. B) To add extra significance to a sentence. C) To end a sentence powerfully. D) Both A and B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both A and B. 2. You can wear your warm coat, or you can stay inside. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 3. Which is a reason for using a semicolon? A) Use a semicolon to join two different independent clauses that have nothing in common. B) Use a semicolon to join two related independent clauses. C) Use a semicolon to separate information. D) Use a semicolon to show a long pause in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use a semicolon to join two related independent clauses. 4. Select subject pronoun or object pronoun to describe the blue word.The rains in the tropical forest drenched them. A) Subject pronoun. B) Object pronoun. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object pronoun. 5. Identify the VERB in the sentence. Robyn walked from the music room to the library. A) Walked. B) Robyn. C) Music room. D) Library. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Walked. 6. This is the point ..... if you do poorly in 7th grade, how will you do in 8th? A) ,. B) :. C) ;. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :. 7. What is the subject of the following sentence?There are so many cars on the beltway. A) Are. B) There. C) Cars. D) Beltway. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There. 8. How should this sentence be corrected? The computer has a virus and it will need to be reformatted A) Computer,. B) Virus,. C) Need,. D) And,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Virus,. 9. Pick the sentence with the possessive apostrophe in the correct place.The ..... day seems never ending. A) Farmers's. B) Farmer's. C) Farmers'. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Farmer's. 10. Choose the correct verb for this sentence:The boys ..... math is easy. A) Thinks. B) Think. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Think. 11. Yes, I was going to go to the mall to buy new air fresheners for my classroom last weekend, but I read a book instead. A) Correct. B) Not Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 12. Select the correct use of an apostrophe and/or possessive/plural word in the following sentence:When ..... home, we celebrate by getting pizza. A) Their. B) They're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're. 13. Which would correct the song title?Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana played on the radio. A) Quotation marks. B) Italics. C) Capitalization. D) Correct as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quotation marks. 14. Does The need to be capitalized?During The Dark Ages, many people died. A) No, not part of the name. B) Yes, part of the name. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, not part of the name. 15. It rained heavily; during the afternoon we managed to have our picnic anyway. A) NO CHANGE. B) Heavily during the afternoon we managed; to. C) Heavily during the afternoon; we managed to. D) Heavily during the afternoon; we managed, to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heavily during the afternoon; we managed to. 16. What is the correct formula for a compound-complex sentence? A) IC; IC, DC. B) IC DC IC. C) IC, DC, IC. D) IC, DC; IC. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) IC; IC, DC. 17. Maria looked for the book in the library but didn't find it.Which answer fixes the problem? A) Maria,. B) There isn't a problem. C) Library,. D) Book,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There isn't a problem. 18. Which of the following uses correct punctuation? A) Please don't go,. B) Look out below:. C) Watch out for the mud puddle!. D) I won tickets to the concert?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Watch out for the mud puddle!. 19. This message, though, was clearly too dangerous a crew came to sandblast the graffiti from the sidewalk the very next day. A) Dangerous:a. B) Dangerous, a. C) Dangerous but a. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dangerous:a. 20. Choose all the words that need to be capitalized in the following sentence:We will take grandpa to a horse show. A) Will. B) Take. C) Grandpa. D) Show. E) Horse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grandpa. 21. What kind of sentence opener is this?Although Harold wasn't a blood relative, the English wanted him to be king. A) #2-preposition. B) #4-ing. C) #5-wwwasiabecause. D) #1-subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) #5-wwwasiabecause. 22. Our stomachs might burst! We shouldn't have eaten so many fried cheese sticks. A) Shouldn't contains a correct apostrophe. B) The apostrophe must come between the d and n, where the space was omitted:should'nt. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shouldn't contains a correct apostrophe. 23. Where does the comma go?My sister was sad so I told her a joke. A) Sister,. B) Her,. C) So,. D) Sad,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sad,. 24. Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a pause before a conjunction in a compound sentence? A) Dash. B) Colon. C) Comma. D) Semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma. 25. Let's go out for dinner, shall we ..... A) !. B) ,. C) ?. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ?. 26. Where does the colon best fit in the following sentence:Caution Proceed at your own risk. A) Caution:. B) Own:. C) Your:. D) Proceed:. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caution:. 27. Choose the correct punctuation mark for the sentence.I had fish for dinner last night A) ?. B) :. C) . D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) . 28. The weather is ..... go outside A) Beautiful; let's. B) Beautiful, let's. C) Beautiful. let's. D) Beautiful lets. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beautiful; let's. 29. EXERCISE 2:Semicolons and ColonsAdd semicolons and colons where needed.Other insects use their sense of smell to find mates however, fireflies use light. A) Other insects use their sense of smell to find mates; however, fireflies use light. B) Other insects use their sense of smell to find mates:however, fireflies use light. C) Other insects use their sense; of smell to find mates however, fireflies use:light. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Other insects use their sense of smell to find mates; however, fireflies use light. 30. Easterlys offered to coach the team this year; however the competition for the job is fierce. A) Correctly punctuated. B) Incorrectly punctuated. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correctly punctuated. 31. What punctuation mark is used to indicate a pause before introducing a quote? A) Semicolon. B) Dash. C) Colon. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colon. 32. The football game is on monday, july 2nd. A) The football Game is on monday, july 2nd. B) The football game is on Monday, July 2nd. C) The Football game is on Monday, July 2nd. D) The Football Game Is on Monday, July 2nd. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The football game is on Monday, July 2nd. 33. Choose the sentence that uses comma rules correctly.George will be visiting Canada Africa Austria and Brazil. A) George will be visiting Canada, Africa, Austria, and Brazil. B) George, will be visiting Canada, Africa Austria, and Brazil. C) George will be visiting Canada, Africa, Austria and Brazil. D) George, will be visiting Canada, Africa, Austria, and Brazil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) George will be visiting Canada, Africa, Austria, and Brazil. 34. When I get home from school, I am going to do my homework right away. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) Simple. D) Compound-complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 35. What are the parentheses doing in this sentence?The vampire (who had, moments ago, turned into a bat) was distressed to overhear what the other monsters thought of him. A) Providing extra explanation. B) Showing interruption dialogue. C) Used as a reference. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Providing extra explanation. 36. Farmer Brown ran to the fire A) ?. B) . C) '' ". D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) !. 37. Where in the sentence should the colon be?You will need the following sunscreen, swimming gear, a packed lunch, and common sense A) Before 'following'. B) After 'sunscreen'. C) Before 'sunscreen'. D) After 'following'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After 'following'. 38. This is my favorite (pare, pair, pear) of jeans. A) Pare. B) Pair. C) Pear. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pair. 39. After Frank won the match, he congratulated his opponent. A) After Frank won the match, he congratulated, his opponent. B) After Frank won the match he congratulated his opponent. C) NO CHANGE. D) After, Frank won the match he congratulated his opponent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NO CHANGE. 40. Which ends an interrogative sentence? A) Period. B) Semicolon. C) Question mark. D) Exclamation point. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Question mark. 41. Correct the error in capitalization:Lake lanier is the closest body of water to Buford, GA. A) Lake should be lowercase. B) Lanier should be capitalized. C) No mistake. D) GA should be lowercase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lanier should be capitalized. 42. We have to write reports for gym class on one of the following athletes:Jesse Owens, Sonja Henie, Jim Brown, Althea Gibson, or Babe Didrikson Zaharias. A) All of the punctuation is correct. B) Change the colon to a semicolon. C) Change the colon to a dash. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All of the punctuation is correct. 43. Choose the best punctuation to end the sentence:Are you sure we are going the right way A) !. B) ?. C) ,. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ?. 44. What is it when you incorrectly join two sentences by placing a comma in between them? A) Fragment. B) Semicolon. C) Comma Splice. D) Interrogative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma Splice. 45. Use an apostrophe and an-s to form the possessive of a singular noun. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 46. True or False:Brackets are used to add a direct quote and/or to add to parentheses. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 47. She had a thought ..... should she make slime, a stress ball, or a bath bomb? A) ,. B) :. C) . D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :. 48. Use to indicate the titles of paintings, sculptures, ships, and planes A) Hyphens. B) Italics. C) Quotation Marks. D) Brackets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Italics. 49. The senator presented as evidence the anti-American pamphlets distributed by the terrorist group. A) All punctuation is correct. B) Remove the hyphen. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All punctuation is correct. 50. Gold nuggets form over time through repeated seismic events. The largest nuggets ..... orogenic gold deposits can weigh up to 130 pounds, typically forming between tectonic plates that have collided to create mountain ranges. A) In:. B) In. C) In,. D) In . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 51. It is necessary, however to maintain a good weight. A) NO CHANGE. B) It is necessary however to maintain a good weight. C) It is necessary, however, to maintain a good weight. D) It is necessary however to maintain a good weight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is necessary, however, to maintain a good weight. 52. What is missing from the following sentence? Maria said I'm ready to go home. A) Parentheses. B) Quotation marks and a comma. C) Quotation marks. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quotation marks and a comma. 53. What is the blue portion of the sentence below?When people are afraid, they often make stupid decisions. A) Subject. B) Independent Clause. C) Dependent Clause. D) Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dependent Clause. 54. David wanted to go play basketball this evening, but he ended up running errands for his mom instead. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 55. I help to join words together. Who am I? A) Comma. B) Colon. C) Hyphen. D) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyphen. 56. What type of sentence is the following? My brother, my sister, and I went there last year. A) Imperative. B) Exclamatory. C) Declarative. D) Interrogative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Declarative. 57. Carrie and her cat, Mittens; were having a relaxing afternoon. A) NO CHANGE. B) Carrie and her cat, Mittens were having a relaxing afternoon. C) Carrie and her cat; Mittens; were having a relaxing afternoon. D) Carrie and her cat, Mittens, were having a relaxing afternoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carrie and her cat, Mittens, were having a relaxing afternoon. 58. Anthony worked two jobs last summer ** ..... ** one at the grocery store, one at the car wash. A) ;. B) '. C) :. D) -. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -. 59. When the ..... comes at the beginning of the sentence, you will always need a comma to separate it from the independent clause. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Coordinating conjunction. D) Apple pie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. 60. I might not have been able to drive a race car; but now I could design a car build a car and engineer it to win a race. A) NO CHANGE. B) To drive a race car, but now. C) To drive a race car. But now. D) To drive a race car; and now. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To drive a race car, but now. ← 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