This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Semicolons – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Semicolons Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This sentence is punctuated incorrectly. How could you fix it?I will go to Santa Cruz, it is one of my favorite places. A) I will go to Santa Cruz it is one of my favorite places. B) I will go to Santa Cruz, it is one of my favorite places. C) I will go to, Santa Cruz, it is one of my favorite places. D) I will go to Santa Cruz; it is one of my favorite places. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I will go to Santa Cruz; it is one of my favorite places. 2. Independent clauses: A) Are clauses that make sense when they stand alone. B) Tell more about other parts of the sentence. C) Rely on semicolons to make sense. D) Should never be separated by semicolons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are clauses that make sense when they stand alone. 3. Choose the sentence that is punctuated INCORRECTLY. A) If you are finished with the assignment, click the Submit button on Google Classroom. B) Click the Submit button on Google Classroom if you are finished with the assignment. C) Click the Submit button on Google Classroom, if you are finished with the assignment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Click the Submit button on Google Classroom, if you are finished with the assignment. 4. Which, if any, change should be made to the sentence to punctuate it correctly?This doesn't seem like a summer day it's too chilly. A) This doesn't seem like a summer day; it's too chilly. B) This doesn't seem like a summer day, it's too chilly. C) No Changes. D) This doesn't seem like a summer day:it's too chilly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This doesn't seem like a summer day; it's too chilly. 5. What word should the comma follow (come after):We stayed an extra day in Phoenix for there were many more sites to see. A) Phoenix. B) Sites. C) Day. D) Many. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phoenix. 6. I would like some sweets now I've finished my work; Percy Pigs are my favourites. A) I would like some sweets now I've finished my work;. B) No mistake. C) Percy Pigs are my favourites. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No mistake. 7. What can you replace the comma with? The redwoods are giant, they have been growing for a thousand years. A) The word "and". B) Semicolon. C) The word "for". D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicolon. 8. Choose the correct punctuation for this sentence:The workshop topics include ..... time management, effective communication, and leadership skills. A) :. B) . C) ,. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) :. 9. This is how to teach an English class:firstly, you ask the children to sit down, then, you ask them to get their books out; finally, you ask them to write a poem. A) This is how to teach an English class:. B) Firstly, you ask the children to sit down, then,. C) You ask them to get their books out;. D) Finally, you ask them to write a poem. E) No mistake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Firstly, you ask the children to sit down, then,. 10. Identify the error in this sentence:'I wanted to go for a walk, however, it started raining.' A) Replace the comma with a semicolon. B) Add a period after 'walk'. C) Remove 'however'. D) Add 'and' after the comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Replace the comma with a semicolon. 11. What word should the comma follow (come after):It was January yet the days were mild. A) Days. B) Yet. C) January. D) It. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) January. 12. I've met Nadal, from Spain; Monfils, from France; Serena, from America; and Djokovic, from Serbia. A) I've met Nadal, from Spain;. B) Monfils, from France;. C) Serena, from America;. D) And Djokovic, from Serbia. E) No mistake. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) No mistake. 13. What is one way to fix this comma splice? I am going to Disneyland for Spring Break, I have never been there before. A) Add "so" after the comma. B) Replace the comma with a semicolon. C) Fine as is. D) Just remove the comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Replace the comma with a semicolon. 14. Choose the answer that best corrects this sentence:In 1927, Charles Lindbergh had made the first daring solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Taking off from New York City. He had landed in Paris, France. A) City; he. B) City he. C) NO CHANGE. D) City, he. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) City, he. 15. What punctuation is missing in the following sentence?Kids are a lot of work they are also a ton of fun. A) Comma. B) Period. C) Semicolon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Semicolon. 16. After eating lunch at The Cheesecake Factory; Tim went to the gym to exercise. A) NO CHANGE. B) Factory, and Tim. C) Factory. Tim. D) Factory, Tim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Factory, Tim. 17. What word should the comma follow (come after):The noisy slow-moving train made its way up the hill. A) Train. B) Slow. C) Noisy. D) Up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noisy. 18. Choose the answer that best corrects this sentence:Before he began the race, he went to the bathroom. A) NO CHANGE. B) The race he went. C) The race; he went. D) The race. He went. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 19. A colon should be used after 'for example' when introducing a list. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. Which sentence correctly punctuates an introductory element? A) In the morning:I like to drink coffee. B) In the morning I like to drink coffee. C) In the morning, I like to drink coffee. D) In the morning; I like to drink coffee. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the morning, I like to drink coffee. 21. I'm that star up in the sky; I'm that mountain peak up high. A) I'm that star up in the sky. B) ;. C) I'm that mountain peak up high. D) No mistake. E) . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No mistake. 22. Choose the answer that best corrects this sentence:Make a left on Jahncke, to get to St. Paul's. A) Jahncke to. B) NO CHANGE. C) Jahncke. To. D) Jahncke; to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jahncke to. 23. In a compound sentence with a semicolon, the independent clauses must be ..... A) Related. B) Unrelated. C) Different. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Related. 24. Complete the sentence:Please bring the following items to the meeting ..... your laptop, a notebook, and a pen. A) ;. B) ,. C) :. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) :. 25. Which, if any, change should be made to the sentence to punctuate it correctly?We could go fishing on Saturday you could borrow a pole from my neighbor. A) We could go fishing on Saturday, you could borrow a pole from my neighbor. B) No Changes. C) We could go fishing on Saturday:you could borrow a pole from my neighbor. D) We could go fishing on Saturday; you could borrow a pole from my neighbor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We could go fishing on Saturday; you could borrow a pole from my neighbor. 26. What word does the semicolon follow (come after):Shakespeare created many great plays he also wrote some memorable sonnets. A) Memorable. B) Wrote. C) Created. D) Plays. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plays. 27. What punctuation is missing in the following sentence?All students have the potential to be successful they just need someone to believe in them. A) Semicolon. B) Comma. C) Period. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semicolon. 28. What word does the semicolon follow (come after):The team played with a lot of heart nevertheless, they could not win the championship. A) Win. B) Heart. C) Nevertheless. D) Championship. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heart. 29. What word does the semicolon follow (come after):Sarah's favorite sport is basketball Julia enjoys volleyball. A) Basketball. B) Sport. C) Volleyball. D) Enjoys. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Basketball. 30. A semicolon can be used to connect two closely related independent clauses. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesSemicolons Quiz 1Semicolons Quiz 2Semicolons Quiz 3Semicolons Quiz 4Semicolons Quiz 5Semicolons Quiz 6Semicolons Quiz 7Semicolons Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books