This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Commas, Colons, Semi Colons – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commas, Colons, Semi Colons Quiz 2 (15 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the correct punctuation:Her name was so beautiful ..... Violet. A) ,. B) :. C) ;. D) No punctuation needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :. 2. Why is a colon used here:TV Host:Good Evening, welcome to the 10:00 news here in lovely Grand Forks, ND? A) Links 2 independent clauses together. B) Introduced Dialogue. C) Linke 2 dependent clauses together. D) Lists items. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Introduced Dialogue. 3. Choose the correct punctuation:He left the scene of the accident ..... but she saw his face before he left. A) ,. B) :. C) ;. D) No punctuation needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ,. 4. Why is the semicolon used here: "I gave the cats their food; they ate it up immediately." A) Introduced Dialogue. B) Links 2 independent clauses. C) Links 2 dependent classes. D) Modifies a list. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Links 2 independent clauses. 5. Place the semi-colon.Life is like a box of chocolates you never know what you're going to get. A) Life is like a box of chocolates you never know; what you're going to get. B) Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what; you're going to get. C) Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're going to get. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're going to get. 6. Use a comma + a coordinating *(one of the FANBOYS) to make a compound sentence A) Conjunction. B) Preposition. C) Interjection. D) Article. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conjunction. 7. When can you use a semi colon? A) To join two related independent clauses together. B) To separate items in an extended list. C) To move sentences together. D) At the end of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To join two related independent clauses together. 8. A group of words that does not contain its own subject or verbcannot stand on its own A) Clause. B) Sentence. C) Phrase. D) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phrase. 9. Choose the correct punctuation:Oil ..... which is lighter than water ..... rises to the surface. A) ,. B) :. C) ;. D) No punctuation needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ,. 10. Use a comma to set off an * (a nonessential phrase or clause)-a word or phrase that interrupts the flow of a sentence A) Interrupter. B) Connector. C) Modifier. D) Transitional phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interrupter. 11. Fill in the blank with the correct punctuation:Shakespeare created many words ..... and we still use a lot of these words today. A) ;. B) :. C) . D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ,. 12. Place the dashes.I only fear two things spiders and the SAT. A) I only fear two things spiders and the SAT. B) I only fear two things spiders and the SAT. C) I only fear two things spiders and the SAT. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I only fear two things spiders and the SAT. 13. Three elements of a complete sentence A) Subject. B) Verb. C) Complete thought. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adjective. 14. Fill in the blank with the correct punctuation:Shakespeare's works were intended for the stage ..... therefore, they are easier to understand when read aloud or performed. A) ;. B) :. C) . D) -. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ;. 15. Clause that contains a subject, verb, and a complete thought A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) Subordinate. D) Compound. 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