This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Dashes – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dashes Quiz 28 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the correct way to punctuate this sentence:The author (and she is quite famous) writes mysteries. A) The author-and she is quite famous-writes mysteries. B) The author-and she is quite famous writes-mysteries. C) The author and she is quite famous-writes mysteries. D) The author (and she is quite famous) writes mysteries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The author (and she is quite famous) writes mysteries. 2. How should the red portion of this sentence be punctuated? A) Twelve year old. B) Twelve-year-old. C) Twelve-year, old. D) Twelve year-old. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Twelve-year-old. 3. If you wanted to show a pause while writing a sentence, you would use ..... A) An ellipsis. B) A dash. C) A hyphen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An ellipsis. 4. These marks are used to separate explanations or qualifying statements within a sentence. A) Colon. B) Apostrophe. C) Parentheses. D) Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parentheses. 5. A nonrestrictive expression is a word or phrase that doesn't restrict or limit themeaning of the sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Ellipses and Dashes A) To indicate a pause or break in thought. B) To separate items in a list. C) To introduce a quote. D) To end a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To indicate a pause or break in thought. 7. Which type of punctuation should go in the blanks?Jessica ..... Brittany's younger sister ..... was always causing mischief. A) Commas. B) Dashes. C) Parentheses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commas. 8. Complete the sentence:The movie-though long ..... very entertaining. A) Was. B) Were. C) Be. D) Being. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 9. Which sentence correctly uses a pair of dashes to add extra information? A) The new video game-which I got for my birthday-is super challenging. B) The new video game (which I got for my birthday-is super challenging. C) The new video game-which I got for my birthday, is super challenging. D) The new video game-which I got for my birthday-is super challenging. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The new video game-which I got for my birthday-is super challenging. 10. Choose the word that needs a hyphen in the following sentence:Mr. Jones is eighty one years old. A) Mr. Jones. B) Eighty-one. C) Eighty-three-years. D) Years-old. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eighty-one. 11. What is a common mistake when using dashes in writing? A) Using them to replace commas. B) Using them to replace periods. C) Overusing them, making the text choppy. D) Using them to replace semicolons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Overusing them, making the text choppy. 12. Complete the sentence:The teacher-who was very kind-helped the students with their project. A) Who was very kind. B) That was very kind. C) Which was very kind. D) Who were very kind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who was very kind. 13. Which of the following sentences correctly uses a comma? A) I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and bananas. B) I went to the store, and bought apples oranges and bananas. C) I went to the store and bought apples oranges, and bananas. D) I went to the store, and bought apples, oranges and bananas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and bananas. 14. A dash can be used in place of a colon to introduce a list. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Identify the sentence that uses dashes correctly. A) The recipe calls for three ingredients flour, sugar, and eggs. B) The recipe calls for three ingredients flour, sugar, and eggs. C) The recipe calls for three ingredients flour, sugar, and eggs. D) The recipe calls for three ingredients flour sugar, and eggs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The recipe calls for three ingredients flour, sugar, and eggs. 16. The circus dubbed the best performance on earth is coming here soon.Which punctuation mark should be used to set off the words in bold print? A) Dashes. B) Ellipses. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dashes. 17. What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate?"Chopin ..... was a gifted musician." A) Passage of time. B) An unfinished thought. C) Omitted text from a quotation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Omitted text from a quotation. 18. Which type of punctuation should go in the blanks?My dad ..... who beat cancer a few years ago ..... is a successful lawyer. A) Commas. B) Dashes. C) Parentheses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dashes. 19. Which type of punctuation should go in the blanks?Our cat ..... a tabby named Princess ..... loves to lay out in the sun. A) Commas. B) Dashes. C) Parentheses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commas. 20. In which sentence is a dash used correctly to emphasize a break in thought? A) She was going to the store-when she remembered she forgot her wallet. B) She was going to the store when-she remembered she forgot her wallet. C) She was going to the store when she remembered-she forgot her wallet. D) She was going to the store when she remembered she forgot-her wallet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was going to the store-when she remembered she forgot her wallet. 21. Dashes and parentheses can both be used to set off non-essential information in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. This sentence from Night shows ..... using an ellipsis."We mustn't give up hope, even now as the sword hangs over our heads. So taught our sages ..... " A) A pause. B) An unfinished thought. C) Separation of a list of ideas. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An unfinished thought. 23. What is the ellipses used for?Does this bleak landscape ..... I don't know ..... make you feel melancholy? A) Pause. B) Omission. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pause. 24. Which sentence uses dashes to indicate a sudden change in thought? A) I was going to call you-but I forgot. B) I bought a new-and expensive-coat. C) She loves-no, adores-chocolate. D) He is a great player-when he wants to be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She loves-no, adores-chocolate. 25. Parentheses can be used to add additional information that is not essential to the main point of a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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