This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Quiz 23 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. TayShawn has three goals for the new year ** ..... : ..... ** save money, exercise more, and study harder. A) -. B) ;. C) '. D) :. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) :. 2. How are these sentences best combined without changing the meaning?Jurgen played soccer.Soccer was not Jurgen's favorite thing. A) Jurgen played soccer, though it was not his favorite thing. B) Soccer was not Jurgen's favorite thing, so he played it. C) "Soccer is not my favorite thing, " explained Jurgen to the reporter. D) After Jurgen played soccer, it was not his favorite thing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jurgen played soccer, though it was not his favorite thing. 3. Which of the following sentences correctly uses end punctuation in a question?a) How old are youb) How old are you?c) How old are you! A) How old are you. B) How old are you?. C) How old are you!. D) How old are you;. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How old are you?. 4. In five minutes the building will be closed. A) In five minutes; the building will be closed. B) In five minutes the building, will be closed. C) In five minutes, the building will be closed. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In five minutes, the building will be closed. 5. Capitalize the names of businesses and the brand names of business products. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. My mother's favorite season is Spring because that's the time of year to plant flowers and vegetables. My favorite season is summer, because school is out and I can sleep late. I also like fall because it's the time for Halloween and Thanksgiving.In which word or words in the paragraph is there a capitalization error? A) Fall, summer. B) Halloween and Thanksgiving. C) Spring. D) Mother's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spring. 7. What kind of ending punctuation does the following sentence need:Did you have a nice break A) . B) ". C) !. D) ?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ?. 8. What are you doing next weekend ..... A) :. B) !. C) . D) ?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ?. 9. Identify the VERB in the sentence.We went swimming in the Ohio River at midnight. A) Swimming. B) We. C) Ohio River. D) Midnight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swimming. 10. What is an interrogative sentence? A) Asks a question. B) Tells a statement. C) Gives a command. D) Expresses strong feeling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asks a question. 11. What type of sentence has an exclamation point? A) Imperative. B) Exclamatory. C) Declarative. D) Interrogative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exclamatory. 12. Is the sentence's use of a semicolon correct? I enjoyed spending a week in Florida; however, it was nice to return home after the long vacation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Complete sentence, fragment, or run-on?Until you do everything on your list A) Complete sentence. B) Fragment. C) Run-on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 14. What words in the sentence need to be capitalized?I am going to the park with my friend kevin. A) Friend. B) Kevin. C) Park. D) Going. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kevin. 15. What type of sentence is this?Don't tell anyone. A) Declarative. B) Exclamatory. C) Interrogative. D) Imperative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imperative. 16. A ..... is used to indicate emphasis or change in tone. It is used to show a break in thought or speech. A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Comma. D) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dash. 17. Always make a double recipe of these tasty nut cookies, for they go fast. A) Cookies-for,. B) Cookies; for. C) NO CHANGE. D) Cookies, for. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cookies, for. 18. Feel free to modify the recipe according to your individual preferences, you may use, for instance, a mixture of both chopped pecans and walnuts. A) Preferences you. B) Preferences; You. C) Preferences; you. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Preferences; you. 19. Where does the semicolon go:I have a big test tomorrow I can't go out tonight. A) I; have a big test tomorrow I can't go out tonight. B) I have a big test; tomorrow I can't go out tonight. C) I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight. D) I have a big test tomorrow I can't; go out tonight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight. 20. What is a declarative sentence? A) Asks a question. B) Tells a statement. C) Makes a command. D) Expresses strong feeling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tells a statement. 21. Mori had everything planned for the weekend ** ..... : ..... ** studying in the morning, relaxing in the afternoon, and hanging out with friends in the evening. A) '. B) :. C) -. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :. 22. Right or wrong:The umbrella's handle is plastic. A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right. 23. Which punctuation should you use for the following? Don't Stop Believin' (song) A) Quotation marks. B) Underlining or italics. C) Nothing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quotation marks. 24. True or False:You're and your are the same thing and can be used whenever you want. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. Identify the word that needs to be capitalized in the sentence: "The Taj Mahal is a stunning monument located in agra, India." A) Monument. B) Agra. C) Taj. D) Stunning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agra. 26. Newspapers and magazines should be written with ..... A) Italics. B) Quotations. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Italics. 27. When Mom gets home, i'm going to tell her that you broke her Apple computer. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 28. PUNCTUATION ASSESSMENT #13 A) D. B) C. C) A. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) C. 29. Identify ALL the NOUNS in this sentence:The puppies and kittens were at the animal shelter. A) Puppies, kittens. B) Puppies, animal shelter. C) Puppies, kittens, animal shelter. D) Animal shelter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Puppies, kittens, animal shelter. 30. What time will we Zoom today A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. 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