This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Semicolons – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Semicolons Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What word should the comma follow (come after):The courses are organized and the instructors are excellent. A) Organized. B) Instructors. C) Excellent. D) Courses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organized. 2. Complete the sentence with the correct punctuation:The ingredients needed for the recipe are ..... flour, sugar, and eggs. A) ;. B) . C) :. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) :. 3. What word should the comma follow (come after):On a damp chilly morning, we started our journey. A) Started. B) We. C) Damp. D) Chilly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Damp. 4. My favourite football player is called Cristiano Ronaldo he used to play for Manchester United. A) My favourite football player is. B) Called Cristiano Ronaldo he used. C) To play for Manchester United. D) No mistake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Called Cristiano Ronaldo he used. 5. What can you never use to join two sentences together? A) A comma + a conjunction. B) Semicolon. C) Comma. D) You can join sentences together however you want. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma. 6. During the Arctic winter, the sun never rises during the summer, it never sets. A) During the Arctic winter,. B) No mistake. C) It never sets. D) The sun never rises during the summer,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The sun never rises during the summer,. 7. A colon can be used to emphasize a single word at the end of a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Which, if any, change should be made to the sentence to punctuate it correctly?Her grocery list included the following items milk, eggs, bread, and butter. A) Her grocery list included the following items; milk, eggs, bread, and butter. B) Her grocery list included the following items, milk, eggs, bread, and butter. C) Her grocery list included the following items:milk, eggs, bread, and butter. D) No changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her grocery list included the following items:milk, eggs, bread, and butter. 9. Choose the answer that best corrects this sentence:In architecture, romanticism took the form of a return to medieval styles and was known as the Gothic Revival, the trend was especially strong in England. A) Revival, or the. B) Revival; the. C) Revival; the,. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Revival; the. 10. What is one easy way to fix this comma splice? Time is up, we need to leave. A) Change the comma to a period. B) Nothing, it is fine as is. C) Remove the comma and add "nor". D) Just remove the comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change the comma to a period. 11. Choose the answer that best corrects this sentence:The animals we meet in the world manifest truths about life and relationships to life-forms; which are extraordinarily therapeutic for human beings. A) NO CHANGE. B) Life-forms. Which. C) Life-forms. D) Life-forms, which. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Life-forms, which. 12. What word should the comma follow (come after):My friend Serena is a thoughtful reliable person. A) Serena. B) Friend. C) Thoughtful. D) Reliable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thoughtful. 13. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a semicolon in a compound sentence. A) She loves reading; and she visits the library often. B) She loves reading, and she visits the library often. C) She loves reading; she visits the library often. D) She loves reading:she visits the library often. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She loves reading; she visits the library often. 14. My homework timetable for the week is as follows:on Monday, I do my maths; on Tuesday, I read a book on Wednesday, I bake a cake; on Thursday I do my spellings; and on Friday I chillax. A) My homework timetable for the week is as follows:. B) On Monday, I do my maths;. C) On Tuesday, I read a book on Wednesday, I bake a cake;. D) On Thursday I do my spellings; and on Friday I chillax. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On Tuesday, I read a book on Wednesday, I bake a cake;. 15. What sentence structure is created when you join two independent clauses with a semicolon? A) Compound sentence. B) Complex sentence. C) Simple sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound sentence. 16. Which, if any, change should be made to the sentence to punctuate it correctly?Jamal didn't study at all for the test nevertheless, he got an A on it. A) Jamal didn't study at all for the test, nevertheless, he got an A on it. B) Jamal didn't study at all for the test; nevertheless, he got an A on it. C) Jamal didn't study at all for the test:nevertheless, he got an A on it. D) No Changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jamal didn't study at all for the test; nevertheless, he got an A on it. 17. Identify the sentence that correctly punctuates after an introductory element. A) After the movie; we went out for ice cream. B) After the movie:we went out for ice cream. C) After the movie we went out for ice cream. D) After the movie, we went out for ice cream. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After the movie, we went out for ice cream. 18. What word does the semicolon follow (come after):I thought Brent's poem was excellent in fact, it should have won an award. A) Won. B) Poem. C) Award. D) Excellent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Excellent. 19. What word does the semicolon follow (come after):Josie failed to take care of her bicycle as a result, it is falling apart. A) Bicycle. B) Apart. C) Failed. D) Result. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bicycle. 20. What is the main function of a semicolon in a sentence? A) To end a sentence. B) To join two independent clauses. C) To introduce a list. D) To separate items in a list. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To join two independent clauses. 21. Which, if any, change should be made to the sentence to punctuate it correctly?At the store, we need lentils, cauliflower, and carrots. A) At the store, we need; lentils, cauliflower, and carrots. B) At the store, we need, lentils, cauliflower, and carrots. C) At the store, we need:lentils, cauliflower, and carrots. D) No Changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No Changes. 22. What word does the semicolon follow (come after):Paul enjoys hiking Samuel likes fishing. A) Enjoys. B) Fishing. C) Hiking. D) Likes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hiking. 23. Another of the semicolon's grammatical functions is to: A) Link related clauses in a sentence. B) Break apart descriptive phrases. C) Improve. D) Separate unimportant facts from important ones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Link related clauses in a sentence. 24. Choose the sentence that uses a semicolon correctly: 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: D) I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight. 25. Which of the following sentences correctly uses a semicolon to punctuate a compound sentence? A) I wanted to go for a walk; it started raining. B) I wanted to go for a walk; but it started raining. C) I wanted to go for a walk:it started raining. D) I wanted to go for a walk, it started raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I wanted to go for a walk; it started raining. 26. Choose the best punctuation:The guidelines state three rules ..... be respectful, stay on topic, and listen actively. A) :. B) ,. C) . D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) :. 27. Semicolons should never be placed before: A) Words beginning with a captial. B) Verbs. C) Coordinating conjunctions. D) Adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coordinating conjunctions. 28. We ask; therefore, that you keep this matter confidential. A) Ask, therefore;. B) NO CHANGE. C) Ask; therefore. D) Ask, therefore,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ask, therefore,. 29. Select the correct punctuation to complete the sentence:For the project, we need several materials ..... wood, nails, and paint. A) :. B) ,. C) . D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) :. 30. Which, if any, change should be made to the sentence to punctuate it correctly?Among the items found were a rusty spoon, an old shoe, and what appeared to be a map. A) Among the items found were; a rusty spoon, an old shoe, and what appeared to be a map. B) Among the items found were, a rusty spoon, an old shoe, and what appeared to be a map. C) Among the items found were:a rusty spoon, an old shoe, and what appeared to be a map. D) No Changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No Changes. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesSemicolons Quiz 1Semicolons Quiz 2Semicolons Quiz 3Semicolons Quiz 4Apostrophe Omission And Possession QuizApostrophe Pre Assessment QuizApostrophes For Contractions QuizApostrophes Plural Or Possessive Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books