This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Colons And Semicolons – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Colons And Semicolons Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where is a colon needed?After a sleepless night, the senator made her decision she would not seek re-election. A) After the word decision. B) After the word seek. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After the word decision. 2. Semicolons can be used anywhere. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. She went to great lengths to emphasize this: "Kindness never fades." A) Correct. B) Incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 4. In which sentence is a semicolon used correctly? A) The zoo is home to bearded dragons; geckos; and caiman lizards. B) There are many different lizards at the zoo; red-headed agamas, bearded dragons, Gila Monsters and skinks. C) Many people love going to see lizards at the zoo; but it's not my cup of tea. D) The zoo has a large collection of red-headed agama lizards; it recently got two calman lizards, too. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The zoo has a large collection of red-headed agama lizards; it recently got two calman lizards, too. 5. What does this sentence need?I've never been to Florida, where my mom was born California, where my dad used to live or Canada, where my grandparents met. A) Colon. B) Semicolons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicolons. 6. It is okay to use a semicolon before a conjunction if the clauses contain many commas. (Alana, Eric, and Kim voted for her; and Scott, Roland, and Vanessa voted for Jason.) A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Fix this sentence. She didn't see the other car coming now her car has a huge dent. A) She didn't see the other car coming; now her car has a huge dent. B) She didn't see the other car coming:now her car has a huge dent. C) Correct as is. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She didn't see the other car coming; now her car has a huge dent. 8. What type of punctuation do you USUALLY use when connecting two independent clauses? A) Colon. B) Semicolon. C) Comma. D) Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicolon. 9. Juanita usually prefers to work out in the morning ..... today she intends to go to the gym after her last appointment. A) Comma. B) Semicolon. C) No punctuation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicolon. 10. The game is tomorrow afternoon (a) it might be cancelled if it rains. A) A ; however,. B) , however,. C) , however. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A ; however,. 11. What change is needed to the following sentence:Just consider some of the misconceptions about pigs, that they are dirty, that they carry diseases, and that they are unintelligent. A) Change the comma after pigs to a colon. B) Remove the comma after pigs. C) Change the comma after pigs to a semicolon. D) No change needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change the comma after pigs to a colon. 12. Lucas put on a few pounds during the holidays ..... so he decided to join a gym. A) ;. B) :. C) ,. D) No punctuation needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ,. 13. What correction, if any, should be made to the following sentence:It was a cold, snowy night:they had decided to go the game anyway. A) Change the colon to a semicolon. B) Remove the comma after cold. C) Change the colon to a comma. D) No change needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change the colon to a semicolon. 14. Which sentences is punctuated correctly? A) We traveled to Glasgow; Scotland, London; England, and Edinburgh; Scotland. B) We traveled to Glasgow, Scotland, London, England, and Edinburgh, Scotland. C) We traveled to Glasgow, Scotland; London, England; and Edinburgh, Scotland. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We traveled to Glasgow, Scotland; London, England; and Edinburgh, Scotland. 15. Fix the sentence.You should stop eating so much candy you have a race later today. A) You should stop eating so much candy; you have a race later today. B) You should stop eating so much candy:you have a race later today. C) Correct as is. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You should stop eating so much candy; you have a race later today. 16. Which punctuation mark do I use between independent clauses closely related in meaning if they are NOT joined by a conjunction? A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Comma. D) No punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semicolon. 17. The eclipse will begin at 5 34 A.M. A) The eclipse will begin at 534 A:M. B) The eclipse will begin at 5:34 A.M. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The eclipse will begin at 5:34 A.M. 18. What is the correct punctuation for the following sentence:'The cat looks cute ( ..... ) Susan bought the cat at the shelter.' A) . B) :. C) ,. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ;. 19. After leaving the Capitol ..... Senator Dubitsky returned to her office to work on a speech, answer some letters, and meet with her staff. A) Comma. B) Semicolon. C) No punctuation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma. 20. What is the purpose of the colon in the sentence below?I looked up and saw the last thing I was expecting:the frog prince. A) It links two independent clauses. B) It draws attention to the first clause. C) It draws attention to the clause ' frog prince'. D) It shows a lot of emotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It draws attention to the clause ' frog prince'. 21. TRUE or FALSE:A semicolon can be used to introduce a quote. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. The weather was very good for gardens this summer our flowers bloomed more than anytime I can remember. A) The weather was very good for gardens this summer our flower bloomed:. B) The weather was very good for gardens;. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The weather was very good for gardens;. 23. Is this semicolon used correctly in this sentence? He had a lot of work to do today; therefore, he skipped his lunch break. A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 24. What punctuation marks belong in the blank spaces?Heather is leaving for a road trip ..... therefore ..... she better put new tires on her car soon. A) :,. B) , ,. C) , ;. D) ;,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ;,. 25. Is this sentence correct? The school day had ended; but I still had to go to practice. A) Yes. 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