This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... This is a great party ..... she said. A) !. B) '. C) ?. D) ''. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ''. 2. Mr. and Mrs. Rodriguez like to work in (there, they're, their) garden. A) There. B) They're. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their. 3. Walking out to the car gave me a sick stomach. A) Walking out to the car, gave me a sick stomach. B) Walking, out to the car gave me a sick stomach. C) Walking out to the car gave me a sick stomach. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Walking out to the car gave me a sick stomach. 4. What type of punctuation do you put between a city and state?Tampa, Florida A) Question mark?. B) Quotation Marks '' ''. C) Period . D) Comma,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma,. 5. Is this sentence okay?Because of the rain, we decided to stay inside. A) Yes-comma after introductory phrase. B) No-this is a comma splice; 2 complete sentences. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes-comma after introductory phrase. 6. Choose all the words that need to be capitalized in the following sentence:Have you ever been to idaho? A) To. B) Idaho. C) Been. D) You. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Idaho. 7. I was surprised when I didnt see you at the party. A) Correctly punctuated. B) Incorrectly punctuated. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrectly punctuated. 8. In a sentence, we call the one doing the action? A) Subject. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 9. What do we call the part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or is? A) Noun. B) Subject. C) Adjective. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Verb. 10. The following sentence needs what punctuation mark? In the book on page 122 it states, Every man was out for himself and it was terrifying. A) Quotation marks. B) Period. C) Apostrophe. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quotation marks. 11. Which comma rule is used in the following sentence? The sad, lonely bus riders sat in silence as they traveled through the city. A) #6-Conventional Situations. B) #1-Items in a Series. C) #2-Separating Adjectives. D) #5-Introductory Elements. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) #2-Separating Adjectives. 12. Which letter should be capitalized?"Submit this report by tuesday." A) By. B) Report. C) Tuesday. D) Submit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tuesday. 13. Use these between items in a series if the items already contain commas A) Semicolon. B) Periods. C) Slashes. D) Apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semicolon. 14. EXERCISE 3:ApostrophesAdd apostrophes where needed. Some sentences may be correct as written.A caterpillars first meal is its own eggshell. A) A caterpillars' first meal is its own eggshell. B) A caterpillars first meal is it's own eggshell. C) Correct as written. D) A caterpillar's first meal is its own eggshell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A caterpillar's first meal is its own eggshell. 15. I will work on my math facts A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 16. What's the subject in the following sentence? Judith, sit with me in the cafeteria today during the assembly. A) Cafeteria. B) Me. C) You. D) Assembly. E) Judith. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You. 17. Check punctuation!Flintly who is the weirdest kid on the block collects navel lint. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 18. True, or false?There are situations where either a semicolon, or a colon could be correctly used to link two independent clauses A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Sofia is writing a letter to her friends Owen and Ellie. She is confused about when to use a comma in her letter. Can you help her? A) To separate vowels in a word in the letter. B) To indicate the end of a sentence in the letter. C) To separate independent clauses in a compound sentence. D) To emphasize a point in the letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To separate independent clauses in a compound sentence. 20. Select the correct use of an apostrophe and/or possessive/plural word in the following sentence:We all went to the ..... indoor soccer game. A) Girls. B) Girls'. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Girls'. 21. This is so cool ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 22. Which of these punctuation marks is used when writing a sentence that is asking a question? A) ?. B) ''. C) . D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ?. 23. Bundle up (that means jacket, muffler, ski mask, and heavy socks) for the outing at Winter Haven. A) All punctuation is correct. B) Change parentheses to dashes. C) Change parentheses to colons. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Change parentheses to dashes. 24. What is the missing punctuation?Can we go to watch that new movie in the cinema A) ,. B) !. C) ?. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ?. 25. Choose the correct punctuation mark for the sentence.She went for a walk in the woods A) . B) ". C) ?. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 26. The following TV shows are most popular this fall: "Big Bang Theory" and "The Walking Dead." A) Correctly punctuated. B) Incorrectly punctuated. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correctly punctuated. 27. Determine if the sentence is correctly punctuated or not.In our car, we can take Kevin, Gavin, and Mason, and Isaiah can take Austin and Evan. A) Correct. B) Not correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not correct. 28. Where does the semicolon go in this sentence? "We had too many fumbles we lost the game." A) In between "lost" and "the". B) In between "fumbles" and "we". C) Before "We". D) After "game". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In between "fumbles" and "we". 29. I write with clarity and expression.Write is a ..... A) Verb. B) Adverb. C) Noun. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb. 30. Is this date written correctly? January 8, 1642. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 31. James, John and I should not be blamed for our errors in writing. A) NO CHANGE. B) James John and I should not. C) James, John, and I should not. D) James, John, and I, should not. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) James, John, and I should not. 32. Does anyone have Samantha's new phone number, I think she moved last week? A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on. 33. Is this sentence correct? "We eat pizza on Fridays, and we get a big one." A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 34. The girl ..... s father sat in a corner. A) '. B) ?. C) . D) ''. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) '. 35. Are we going to the movies or going bowling instead?Which of the following fixes the grammar problem? A) Bowling,. B) Or,. C) Movies,. D) There isn't a problem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There isn't a problem. 36. NASA would gather data; and the Space Shuttle would work on returning spaceships intact from space journeys. A) No change. B) Gather data. And the. C) Gather data, and the. D) Gather data, the. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gather data, and the. 37. A semicolon ..... A) Introduces a quote. B) Tells us it is an imperative sentence. C) Indicates exclamations. D) Separates sentences where a conjunction has been left out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Separates sentences where a conjunction has been left out. 38. Does this sentence need a comma?During the Dark Ages technology was very primitive. A) No, all good. B) Yes, after Ages-comma after introductory phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes, after Ages-comma after introductory phrase. 39. What type of punctuation mark is used to add extra information? A) Brackets. B) Comma. C) Full stop. D) Dash. E) Semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brackets. 40. Use a comma before and, but, for, nor, or, so, or yet when it joins independent clauses in a compound sentence. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 41. In order to attend school, students must be up ..... to ..... date on their shots. A) Hyphen. B) Parentheses. C) Comma. D) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyphen. 42. Which element of the following sentence is the SUBJECT?Kristin, my oldest friend, mailed me a birthday gift. A) Me. B) Gift. C) Kristin. D) My oldest friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kristin. 43. When are parentheses used? A) To end a sentence. B) To separate words or phrases from the rest of a sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To separate words or phrases from the rest of a sentence. 44. This punctuation mark has two uses:to show possession and a contraction. A) Apostrophe. B) Period. C) Quotation. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apostrophe. 45. Identify the correct verb tense in the following sentence: "She will have finished her homework by tomorrow." A) Present Perfect. B) Future Perfect. C) Simple Future. D) Past Perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Future Perfect. 46. Articles in newspapers and magazines should be written with ..... A) Italics. B) Quotations. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quotations. 47. Choose the sentence that demonstrates correct capitalization. A) When people think of Paris, they think of the Eiffel Tower. B) The Empire state building is a symbol of New York City. C) The Golden gate bridge is in San Francisco. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When people think of Paris, they think of the Eiffel Tower. 48. What is the correct contraction for the words:you are A) You're. B) Youre'. C) Your. D) Youre. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You're. 49. ..... be so sure! A) Dont. B) Do'nt. C) Don't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Don't. 50. The correct formula for a complex sentence starting with an AAAWWUBBIS word is ..... A) AAAWWUBBIS, DC IC. B) AAAWWUBBIS DC ; IC. C) AAAWWUBBIS DC, IC. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) AAAWWUBBIS DC, IC. 51. Which would correct the painting title?We saw A Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh in the art museum. A) Quotation marks. B) Correct as is. C) Italics. D) Capitalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Italics. 52. Is this semi colon used correctly?The Franks spread Christianity; but they did it with force. A) No, not needed with the conjunction but. B) Yes, works to separate 2 sentences. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, not needed with the conjunction but. 53. Which of the following is NOT a comma rule? A) Use a comma in dates and addresses. B) Use a comma to introduce a quote. C) Use a comma before a dependent clause that comes second. D) Use a comma(s) to separate a phrase that is functioning as an opener, interrupter, or closer. E) Use a comma between two adjectives of equal value in place of a conjuntion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Use a comma before a dependent clause that comes second. 54. Choose the sentence with no errors in the use of colons. A) I love summer for:the warmth, the freedom, and the fun. B) Our favorite summer foods are:grilled corn, burgers and watermelon. C) There's one thing I hate about summer:mosquitoes. D) We visited:the zoo, the aquarium, and the water park. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There's one thing I hate about summer:mosquitoes. 55. True, or False?Colons can be used to introduce a list A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 56. Where would the commas go? Ted's younger brother was born February 29 2012 and was called a "leap baby." A) Ted's younger brother was born February 29, 2012 and was called a "leap baby.". B) Ted's younger brother was born February 29 2012, and was called a "leap baby.". C) Ted's younger brother was born February 29, 2012, and was called a "leap baby.". D) Correct as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ted's younger brother was born February 29, 2012, and was called a "leap baby.". 57. Read this sentence:When getting up in the morning the first thing I always do is brush my teeth.Which correction should be made to this sentence? A) Change is to was. B) Change getting to get. C) Insert a comma after up. D) Insert a comma after morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Insert a comma after morning. 58. Which word is incorrectly capitalized in the following sentence? In November of this year, the President of the United States is up for re-election. A) November. B) United. C) President. D) States. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) President. 59. Is this comma used correctly in this sentence?My friends and I played basketball, soccer, and went swimming at camp this summer. A) Yes-commas in a list. B) No-there are commas in between sentences. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes-commas in a list. 60. Surprise ..... Happy Birthday ..... A) ?. B) !. C) . D) None of the above. 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