This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Dashes – Quiz 37 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dashes Quiz 37 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these can be used to show parenthesis? A) Commas around a relative clause. B) Full stops. C) Capital letters. D) Semi-colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commas around a relative clause. 2. True or False:Dashes can be used to set off a list of items in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Which punctuation do you ALWAYS use to set of a range of dates? A) Quotation marks. B) Parentheses. C) Commas. D) Dashes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parentheses. 4. What is the ellipses used for?It was a day-dreamy kind of day, and ..... my mind was wandering. A) Pause. B) Omission. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pause. 5. True or False:Parentheses are mainly used to add information that is interesting but not essential to the main point of the sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Introduce a list A) COLONS. B) Dashes. C) Parentheses. D) Semicolons. E) Hyphens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) COLONS. 7. Choose the best use of parentheses for additional information: A) The movie was great (I saw it twice. B) The movie was great I saw it twice). C) The movie (was great (I saw it twice. D) The movie was great (I saw it twice). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The movie was great (I saw it twice). 8. True or False:When a whole sentence is inside parentheses and stands by itself, the period goes inside the closing parenthesis. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Which of the following sentences uses dashes to indicate a sudden change in thought or tone? A) I can't-believe it I won the lottery!. B) I can't believe it-I won-the lottery. C) I can't believe it I won-the lottery!. D) I can't believe it-I won the lottery!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I can't believe it-I won the lottery!. 10. Select the sentence that uses a dash correctly to show a sudden break in thought. A) I was on my way to the library-when I remembered it was closed. B) I was on my way to the library-when I remembered it was closed. C) I was on my way to the library (when I remembered it was closed). D) I was on my way to the library, when I remembered it was closed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was on my way to the library-when I remembered it was closed. 11. Complete the sentence:Sarah-who forgot her lunch ..... hungry all afternoon. A) Was. B) Were. C) Is. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 12. If you have to OMIT or take out information from a sentence, you should use ..... A) An ellipsis ( ). B) A dash. C) A hyphen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An ellipsis ( ). 13. Complete the sentence:All the students ..... including the new ones ..... performed well in the play. A) (including the new ones). B) -including the new ones-. C) , including the new ones,. D) :including the new ones:. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -including the new ones-. 14. Which sentence shows the correct punctuation for a full, separate sentence inside parentheses? A) I finally finished my homework. (It took me three hours!). B) I finally finished my homework (it took me three hours!). C) I finally finished my homework (It took me three hours!). D) I finally finished my homework. (It took me three hours!). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I finally finished my homework. (It took me three hours!). 15. Insert the missing dashes. Kendra made cookies chocolate chip and brought them to share with the class. A) Made-chip-. B) Cookies-chip-. C) Kendra-chip-. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cookies-chip-. 16. What is the purpose of parentheses in writing? A) To highlight important words. B) To separate paragraphs. C) To indicate a list of items. D) To enclose additional information or clarify a point. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To enclose additional information or clarify a point. 17. Which sentence uses dashes to add an explanation? A) I love dogs-they are so loyal. B) I love dogs (they are so loyal). C) I love dogs-they are so loyal-. D) I love dogs (so loyal they are). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I love dogs-they are so loyal. 18. Fill in the blank to correctly add a question inside a statement:He kept wondering ..... all day. A) (what's for dinner?). B) (What's for dinner?). C) (what's for dinner?). D) (What's for dinner?). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (what's for dinner?). 19. Which sentence uses dashes to add emphasis correctly? A) We need to talk about the project-right now. B) We need-to talk about the project right now. C) We need-to talk about-the project right now. D) We need to talk-about the project right now. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We need to talk about the project-right now. 20. Choose the sentence where parentheses are used incorrectly. A) She finished her homework (and it was very difficult). B) He finally called me back (I had been waiting all day.). C) The cake (which was chocolate) was delicious. D) I found the keys (under the couch). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He finally called me back (I had been waiting all day.). 21. Complete the sentence:The homework ..... I thought was easy-took me all night. A) Which. B) Who. C) Whom. D) Whose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Which. 22. Which sentence correctly uses parentheses to add a simple, extra detail? A) My cat (a fluffy Persian loves to nap in sunbeams. B) My cat (a fluffy Persian) loves to nap in sunbeams. C) My cat a fluffy Persian) loves to nap in sunbeams. D) My cat (a fluffy Persian loves to nap in sunbeams). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My cat (a fluffy Persian) loves to nap in sunbeams. 23. Complete the sentence:My brother (who is only nine) ..... at chess. A) Excels. B) Excel. C) Excelling. D) Excelled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Excels. 24. True or False:To make an added comment feel more like a dramatic announcement, using dashes is a better choice than using parentheses. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Fill in the blank to correctly punctuate the sentence:The dog ran right past me ..... A) (he didn't even see me). B) (He didn't even see me.). C) (he didn't even see me.). D) (He didn't even see me). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (he didn't even see me). ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesDashes Quiz 1Dashes Quiz 2Dashes Quiz 3Dashes Quiz 4Dashes Quiz 5Dashes Quiz 6Dashes Quiz 7Dashes Quiz 8Dashes Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books