This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English Punctuation – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Punctuation Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What needs to be omitted from the following sentence?The car, that hit the wall was going to fast. A) ,. B) To. C) No change. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ,. 2. It was clear to everyone at the party:that she was not interested in him at all. A) NO CHANGE. B) Party that, she. C) Party; that she. D) Party that she. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Party that she. 3. The sentence "My favorite colors:blue, red, and green" is incorrect because: A) It shouldn't use the Oxford comma. B) It needs more punctuation. C) What comes before the colon isn't a complete thought. D) The list items aren't properly separated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What comes before the colon isn't a complete thought. 4. Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a pause or break in a sentence? A) Period. B) Exclamation mark. C) Comma. D) Question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma. 5. What separates words in a list? Also, separates coordinative conjunctions, pharses, and clauses. A) Comma. B) Period. C) Apostrophe. D) Semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma. 6. Select the appropriate punctuation for the sentence:'He was excited about the trip ..... he had never been to Europe before.' A) ,. B) No punctuation needed. C) :. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ;. 7. What needs to be omitted from the following sentence? Wise men, don't need advice; fools, don't take it.-B. Franklin A) The semicolon. B) The period after B. C) The period at the end of the sentence. D) The commas after men and fools. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The commas after men and fools. 8. Every year on the Feast of San Gennaro, the parade goes right by my window. A) NO CHANGE. B) Gennaro, and the. C) Gennaro; the. D) Gennaro. The. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 9. It's really too bad, that company discontinued my favorite brand of shampoo. A) Bad, which. B) Bad:that. C) NO CHANGE. D) Bad which. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bad:that. 10. Pick the corrected sentence to the one below:i wonder if there is a test in class today***pay close attention to the punctuation and tone of the question*** A) I wonder if there is a test in class today. B) No change. C) I wonder if there is a test, in class today?. D) I wonder if there is a test in class today?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I wonder if there is a test in class today?. 11. Every student must bring its own calculator to the exam. A) NO CHANGE. B) One's. C) His or her. D) The student's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His or her. 12. The team had suffered many defeats yet they still maintained faith in an eventual victory. A) NO CHANGE. B) Defeats; yet,. C) Defeats, yet. D) Defeats, yet,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Defeats, yet. 13. Usage/Mechanics questions deal with what kind of errors? A) Capitalization. B) Punctuation. C) Sentence structure. D) Subject-verb agreement. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 14. Comic-Con International, a celebration of sci-fi, superheroes, and all things nerdy, has been held in San Diego every summer since 1970. A) International, a celebration, of. B) NO CHANGE. C) International is a celebration of. D) International is a celebration, of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO CHANGE. 15. Albert brought a bunch of fireworks, but there was one thing he forgot, a lighter. A) NO CHANGE. B) Thing:he forgot, a. C) Thing he forgot . D) Thing, he forgot a. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thing he forgot . 16. What should be OMITTED in the following sentence?Italy; I go there for the food and friendly:people. A) . B) :. C) ;. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :. 17. Pick the corrected sentence from the one below:This is Susans dog you can see her name on the collar. A) This is Susan's dog; you can see her name on the collar. B) This is Susans dog; you can see her name on the collar. C) No Change. D) This is Susan's dog you can see her name on the collar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This is Susan's dog; you can see her name on the collar. 18. Identify the correct punctuation to complete the sentence:'She wanted to buy the dress ..... it was too expensive.' A) ;. B) :. C) No punctuation needed. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ;. 19. What should be omitted in the following sentence?The moon robot gathered the following:moon rocks, moon dirt, and pictures of the terrain. A) ,. B) :. C) No change. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No change. 20. What can take the place of a period and join two complete sentences? A) Brackets. B) Semicolon. C) Colon. D) Apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicolon. 21. This is often times refered to as inverted commas. This is use when quoting someone else's words or work. A) Apostrophe. B) Quotation Marks. C) Semicolon. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quotation Marks. 22. Through modern geology, humans have a clearer ..... though hardly complete ..... understanding of the mechanism of magma flow, and can analyze the vibrations of the earth to warn of recent eruptions. A) NO CHANGE. B) And, can. C) And can,. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 23. Which punctuation mark is needed to correctly complete the sentence:'The meeting was scheduled for 3 PM ..... however, it was postponed to 4 PM.' A) :. B) ;. C) ,. D) No punctuation needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ;. 24. I was worried that I had failed the test, however, my teacher curved the scores. A) NO CHANGE. B) Test, for. C) Test, however;. D) Test; however,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Test; however,. 25. What are the types of punctuation that end a sentence? A) Apostrophes and Colons. B) Commas, colons, and semicolons. C) Periods, question marks, and exclamation marks. D) Colons and Semicolons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Periods, question marks, and exclamation marks. 26. When using "however" in a sentence, what is the KEY factor in determining punctuation? A) The length of the sentence. B) The subject of the sentence. C) The formality of the writing. D) Whether it starts or interrupts the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Whether it starts or interrupts the sentence. 27. The two of us spent all day; in the park it was lovely. A) Day in the park;. B) Day in the park,. C) NO CHANGE. D) Day, in the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Day in the park;. 28. FREEBIE QUESTIONAre you going to have a good time during fall break?SELECT THE ANSWER WITH THE EXCLAMATION MARKS ON IT!!!! A) YES. B) YES!!I hope you do anyway!. C) YES. D) YES. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) YES!!I hope you do anyway!. 29. Identify the sentence with correct punctuation for a compound sentence. A) I wanted to go for a walk:but it was raining. B) I wanted to go for a walk, but it was raining. C) I wanted to go for a walk but, it was raining. D) I wanted to go for a walk; but it was raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I wanted to go for a walk, but it was raining. 30. Jenna's favorite subject is English; she especially enjoys analyzing poetry. A) NO CHANGE. B) English; she especially enjoy. C) English she especially enjoys. D) English, she especially, enjoys. 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