This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Use to indicate song titles A) Commas. B) Apostrophes. C) Quotation Marks. D) Italics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quotation Marks. 2. Analyze the following sentence and determine the correct punctuation to indicate a pause: "She was late however she still managed to catch the bus." A) She was late; however, she still managed to catch the bus. B) She was late however, she still managed to catch the bus. C) She was late however; she still managed to catch the bus. D) She was late, however she still managed to catch the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was late; however, she still managed to catch the bus. 3. What is an exclamation mark? A) ??????. B) !!!!!!!!!!. C) . D) , , , , , , , , , , ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) !!!!!!!!!!. 4. Choose the correct punctuation for the given sentence:I cant believe its already 10 pma) I can't believe it's already 10 pm!b) I cant believe its already 10 pmc) I can't believe it's already 10 pm. A) I can't believe it's already 10 pm?. B) I can't believe! it's already 10 pm. C) I cant believe its already 10 pm. D) I can't believe it's already 10 pm!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I can't believe it's already 10 pm!. 5. Which is NOT an acceptable way to fix the following sentence:Since four inches have fallen, school has been closed the children are all outside having a snowball fight. A) Closed. The. B) Closed; the. C) Closed, but. D) Closed, and. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Closed, but. 6. Select the correct end punctuation for the given exclamatory sentence:What a beautiful sunseta) What a beautiful sunset?b) What a beautiful sunset!c) What a beautiful sunset. A) What a beautiful sunset!. B) What! A beautiful sunset. C) What a beautiful sunset. D) What a beautiful sunset?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What a beautiful sunset!. 7. What do you put around the quoted words that someone speaks in a sentence? A) Period . B) Comma,. C) Quotation Marks '' ''. D) Exclamation Point !. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quotation Marks '' ''. 8. Which of these uses commas correctly. A) My favorite snacks are KitKats, Hersheys, and Snickers!. B) My favorite snacks are kitkats hershey and snickers. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My favorite snacks are KitKats, Hersheys, and Snickers!. 9. What type of punctuation mark separates items in a simple list? A) Comma. B) Semicolon. C) Dash. D) Brackets. E) Full stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma. 10. Choose the best punctuation: "We went home early ..... we were very tired. A) :. B) ?. C) !. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ;. 11. What is the main reason to use commas in a list? A) To separate items and avoid confusion. B) To make the sentence longer. C) To end the sentence. D) To start a new paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To separate items and avoid confusion. 12. Which punctuation mark is used to join together compound nouns and adjectives? A) Parentheses. B) Hyphen. C) Comma. D) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyphen. 13. A ..... is used to join 2 closely related independent clauses. A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Dash. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semicolon. 14. What punctuation goes in the blank?I want to travel the world ..... however I have no money. A) ,. B) ;. C) ?. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ,. 15. Neither of the little girls wants to share ..... toys. A) She. B) Their. C) Her. D) Them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her. 16. I can't stand Halloween, it's a crazy night filled with hyper kids who've eaten too much sugar. A) Correctly punctuated. B) Incorrectly punctuated. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrectly punctuated. 17. Which would correct the book title?We read The Cat in the Hat in our class. A) Quotation marks. B) Capitalization. C) Correct as is. D) Italics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Italics. 18. The new study sheds light on a long-standing geological mystery. Over time, repeated ..... contribute to the growth of large gold nuggets in specific areas of quartz veins. A) Earthquakes . B) Earthquakes;. C) Earthquakes. D) Earthquakes,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Earthquakes. 19. For, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so are preceded by a comma ..... A) All the time. B) In every sentence. C) Never. D) When joining two independent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When joining two independent clauses. 20. Identify the VERB in the following sentence.Marcie filed the papers in the cabinet next to the desk. A) Cabinet. B) Marcie. C) Filed. D) Papers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Filed. 21. I am not very common, but if you see me, direct your eyes to the bottom of the page, and there will be more information waiting for you. Who am I? A) Dash. B) Brackets. C) Ellipsis. D) Asterisk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asterisk. 22. Choose the sentence with no errors in the use of apostrophes. A) Its going to be over 100 degrees today!. B) The dog's were panting in the summer heat. C) The childrens' toys were scattered all over the sand. D) We lost Jenna's and Katie's phones at the beach. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We lost Jenna's and Katie's phones at the beach. 23. A semicolon joins ..... A) Two independent clauses (sentences). B) Two phrases. C) Two fragments. D) Two words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two independent clauses (sentences). 24. Identify the correct usage of commas with dates. A) On, September 5, 2023 we will launch the new product. B) On September 5 2023 we will launch the new product. C) On September 5, 2023 we will, launch the new product. D) On September 5, 2023, we will launch the new product. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On September 5, 2023, we will launch the new product. 25. What is the correct way to punctuate the following sentence:Christopher Columbus didn't discover America A) Christopher Columbus didn't discover America. B) Christopher Columbus. Didn't discover America. C) Christopher Columbus didn't discover America. D) Christopher Columbus, didn't discover America. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Christopher Columbus didn't discover America. 26. What is the correct end punctuation for a statement? A) Question mark. B) Comma. C) Exclamation mark. D) Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Period. 27. When my brother gets home will we have dinner A) ?. B) !. C) . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ?. 28. Angered by the charges. Defenders of music videos claim that this art form is still in its infancy. A) Charges, defenders of music. B) Charges. These defenders of music. C) NO CHANGE. D) Charges people who are the defenders of music. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Charges, defenders of music. 29. Once upon a time there were two best friends ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 30. Does this sentence need any commas? The queen who passed away last week will be laid to rest on Monday. A) No-looks good as it is. B) Yes-one after queen. C) Yes-one after week. D) Yes, one after queen and week. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yes, one after queen and week. 31. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill brought floods of people settlers, miners, and prospectors to California in their covered wagons. A) All punctuation is correct. B) Place settlers, miners, and prospectors in-between parentheses. C) Place settlers, miners, and prospectors in-between dashes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Place settlers, miners, and prospectors in-between dashes. 32. Which apostrophe is used correctly? A) Your's. B) Cross'es wood. C) Boss's daughter. D) Say's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boss's daughter. 33. The correct formula for a compound sentence using a semicolon and an conjunctive adverb is ..... A) IC ; CA IC. B) IC; CA, IC. C) IC, CA; IC. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) IC; CA, IC. 34. What is missing from this date?January 4 2017 A) ?. B) !. C) $. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ,. 35. Exclamation marks ..... A) Show strong emotion. B) Come at the end of a imperative or declarative sentence. C) Signals a trailed off thought. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Show strong emotion. 36. The sentence below is punctuated correctly:Kali's great aunt was an English teacher. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 37. Down the road hopped the rabbit. What is the subject of the sentence? A) Road. B) Rabbit. C) Down. D) Hopped. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rabbit. 38. Use commas to separate two or more ..... A) Nouns. B) Adjectives. C) Verbs. D) Adverbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjectives. 39. Which option correctly uses a comma with a conjunctive adverb? A) Therefore; she will not be attending the meeting. B) Therefore, she will not be attending, the meeting. C) Therefore, she will not be attending the meeting. D) Therefore she will not be, attending the meeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Therefore, she will not be attending the meeting. 40. Do you like cake A) ?. B) ,. C) !. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ?. 41. What is the correct way to capitalize the first word in a sentence? A) Use a lowercase letter at the beginning of the word. B) Use a punctuation mark at the beginning of the word. C) Use a number at the beginning of the word. D) Use a capital letter at the beginning of the word. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Use a capital letter at the beginning of the word. 42. Is this sentence punctuated correctly?:Only 47 mi until we get to Portland. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 43. Which punctuation mark is used to join two independent clauses in a compound sentence? A) Dash. B) Colon. C) Semicolon. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Semicolon. 44. Upon entering the room please put your homework into the correct bin.Where does the comma go in the sentence? A) Upon, entering the room. B) Upon entering, the room. C) Room please, put your. D) The room, please put. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The room, please put. 45. Identify whether the following sentence is punctuated correctly or incorrectly:Mrs. McMillen silently stared at the student on his phone considering whether or not she should ask him to place it in his designated pocket. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 46. What is missing from this sentence?Luke exclaimed, It's my birthday tomorrow!" A) A capital letter at the beginning of the talking words. B) Quotation marks at the end of the talking words. C) Punctuation at the end of the talking words. D) Quotation marks at the beginning of the talking words. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quotation marks at the beginning of the talking words. 47. A compound-complex sentence must have at least ..... A) A banjo. B) A blueberry muffin. C) A proper noun. D) One dependent clause and two independent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) One dependent clause and two independent clauses. 48. The sentence below is punctuated correctly:I found everybodys' books on the floor. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 49. Title of Musical Album:Elton John's Greatest Hits A) Elton John's Greatest Hits. B) "Elton John's Greatest Hits". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elton John's Greatest Hits. 50. Choose the direct quotation that is punctuated correctly. A) My grandma said "There's always something to be thankful for.". B) "You must finish your dinner before you can go outside", Mom said. C) "I cannot wait, '' exclaimed George!. D) Dan said, "We will go to the mall.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dan said, "We will go to the mall.". 51. Stop it ..... I don't like when you yell! A) ?. B) !. C) . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) !. 52. What words need to be capitalized in this sentence?kelowna christian school is where i go to school. A) Kelowna Christian. B) Kelowna Christian School I. C) Kelowna Christian School. D) Kelowna Christian School I School. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kelowna Christian School I. 53. Cabo San Lucas, many of which can be found in Cabo's splendorous resorts, offer excellent and extremely fresh-tasting seafood dishes. A) NO CHANGE. B) Cabo San Lucas, many of which can be found in Cabo's splendorful resorts,. C) Cabo San Lucas-many of which can be found in Cabo's splendorous resorts,. D) Cabo San Lucas, many being they are found in Cabo's splendorous resorts,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cabo San Lucas, many being they are found in Cabo's splendorous resorts,. 54. What is an exclamatory sentence? A) Asks a question. B) Tells a statement. C) Gives a command. D) Expresses a strong feeling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expresses a strong feeling. 55. Some say that the feathers provided an extra layer of insulation as added protection from the wet or cold. A) NO CHANGE. B) Provided (an extra layer) of. C) Provided. An extra layer of. D) Provided; an extra layer of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 56. "Let your dreams stay big; and your worries stay small" -Rascal Flatts A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 57. Choose the sentence that correctly combines the use of commas and semicolons. A) In Paris, France; Rome, Italy; and Berlin, Germany, she found her love for art. B) In Paris, France, Rome, Italy, and Berlin, Germany; she found her love for art. C) N Paris, France; Rome, Italy; and Berlin, Germany; she found her love for art. D) N Paris France; Rome Italy; and Berlin Germany, she found her love for art. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In Paris, France; Rome, Italy; and Berlin, Germany, she found her love for art. 58. Where do the commas go?My favorite foods are pizza tacos and hamburgers. A) After foods and after pizza. B) After pizza and after and. C) After pizza and after tacos. D) After favorite and after pizza. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After pizza and after tacos. 59. Speaking of dinner, many restaurants in Cabo San Lucas, many of which can be found in Cabo's splendorous resorts, offer excellent and extremely fresh-tasting seafood dishes. A) Cabo San Lucas-many of which can be found in Cabo's splendorous resorts,. B) Cabo San Lucas, many of which can be found in Cabo's splendorful resorts,. C) NO CHANGE. D) Cabo San Lucas, many being they are found in Cabo's splendorous resorts,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NO CHANGE. 60. What type of punctuation do you use for a sentence that expresses sudden or strong emotion? A) A comma. B) A question mark. C) A period. D) An exclamation point. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An exclamation point. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesPunctuation Quiz 1Punctuation Quiz 2Punctuation Quiz 3Punctuation Quiz 4Punctuation Quiz 6Punctuation Quiz 7Punctuation Quiz 8Punctuation Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books