This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Quiz 25 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are capital letters? A) ABCDEFG. B) Abcdefg. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ABCDEFG. 2. Which sentence is an example of a declarative sentence? A) What a beautiful day it is!. B) The sun is shining brightly. C) Please close the door. D) Did you finish your homework?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sun is shining brightly. 3. Does empire need to be capitalized?Justinian continued to expand his Empire. A) No, not a name. B) Yes, a name. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, not a name. 4. Which punctuation should you use for the following? Titanic (ship) A) Titanic. B) "Titanic". C) Titanic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Titanic. 5. Which sentence correctly uses a comma in a date? A) We moved on July 4, 2020, to our new house. B) We moved on July 4 2020 to our new house. C) We moved on July, 4 2020 to our new house. D) We moved on July 4 2020, to our new house. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We moved on July 4, 2020, to our new house. 6. How much money will I need to go to the movies A) ?. B) !. C) . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ?. 7. Identify whether the following sentence is punctuated correctly or incorrectly:We didn't like next year's calendar for one reason:Thanksgiving break will only be two days long. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 8. Choose the sentence with no errors in punctuation. A) My brothers towel, which was sun-bleached and sand-covered hadnt been washed in days. B) The kids favorite well worn beach toys were broken, sandy and scattered all over. C) We watched the sun's golden glow fade slowly over the tree-lined hill. D) During our two week trip we visited my grandparents' cabin, and swam in the lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We watched the sun's golden glow fade slowly over the tree-lined hill. 9. Where in the sentence should you add a colon? Because there has been an earthquake, the mayor is requesting the following donations blankets, canned food and bottled water. A) After mayor. B) After following. C) After because. D) After donations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After donations. 10. Abbreviate the titles Mr., Mrs., Ms., and Dr. before a person's name. Also, abbreviate the professional or academic degrees that follow a person's name, as well as the titles Jr. and Sr. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. "Don't forget to stop by after work, " reminded Mrs. McGhee. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 12. What type of sentence is the following? What a spectacular beach we found! A) Exclamatory. B) Interrogative. C) Imperative. D) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exclamatory. 13. Determine the correct punctuation to indicate a pause in the following sentence: "The weather was terrible nevertheless we decided to go hiking." A) The weather was terrible; nevertheless, we decided to go hiking. B) The weather was terrible, nevertheless we decided to go hiking. C) The weather was terrible nevertheless; we decided to go hiking. D) The weather was terrible nevertheless, we decided to go hiking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The weather was terrible; nevertheless, we decided to go hiking. 14. Omar's hair is light brown A) . B) !. C) ?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 15. It is better to let people think you are a fool (than to open your mouth and prove it). A) Yes, this sentence is punctuated correctly. B) No, this sentence is not punctuated correctly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, this sentence is not punctuated correctly. 16. Dinosaur fossils unearthed in the mid-1990s in China may prove, once and for all, that birds are the direct descendants of dinosaurs. A) NO CHANGE. B) Prove once, and for all. C) Prove:once and for all. D) Prove once and for all,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 17. The slide was so much fun A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 18. "I want some Cheetos, " I said "so let's go get some." A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 19. Choose the word that is written correctly. A) Wednesday. B) Sauturday. C) Wednesday. D) Thursday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wednesday. 20. A ..... is used to separate words so that the meaning of a sentence is clear. A) Semicolon. B) Dash. C) Colon. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma. 21. I want to practice every single day and I can get better at the sport. A) NO CHANGE. B) Day; so I can. C) Day, and I can. D) Day, so I can. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Day, so I can. 22. Choose the correct punctuation: "I wanted to go to the party but I was too tired." A) I wanted to go, to the party but I was too tired. B) I wanted, to go to the party but I was too tired. C) I wanted to go to the party, but I was too tired. D) I wanted to go to the party but, I was too tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I wanted to go to the party, but I was too tired. 23. Which type of sentence shows strong feeling or excitement? A) Interrogative. B) Declarative. C) Imperative. D) Exclamatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exclamatory. 24. True or False:Words that are already plural only get one more 's, such as men's, children's, and women's. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Which type of sentence contains NO dependent clauses? A) Compound-complex sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Run-on sentence. D) Complex sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound sentence. 26. The sentence below is punctuated correctly:Around 25 percent of the students did not study. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 27. Where does the comma belong?1012 Golden Valley RoadMinneapolis MN 55401 A) Minneapolis MN, 55401. B) Minneapolis MN 55401,. C) Minneapolis, MN 55401. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Minneapolis, MN 55401. 28. My parents who were born there visited Scotland last summer. A) NO CHANGE. B) My parents who were born there, visited Scotland last summer. C) My parents, who were born there, visited Scotland last summer. D) My parents who were born there visited Scotland, last summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My parents, who were born there, visited Scotland last summer. 29. The cat slept through the storm ..... the dog cowered under the bed. A) ?. B) ,. C) !. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ;. 30. The grain of the wood changes from board to board knots and other such imperfections should have been easily found. A) NO CHANGE. B) Board. Knots and other such. C) Board, knots and other such. D) Board knots-and other such-. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Board. Knots and other such. ← 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