This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation For Effect – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation For Effect Quiz 5 (15 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An ellipsis is used to show a list of related ideas. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. Announce an item or series of items. A) Comma. B) Colon. C) Dash. D) Parentheses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colon. 3. Which of the following punctuation marks should be added to this sentence?Karen asked our mom can we please have spaghetti for dinner every night? A) Parentheses. B) Quotation marks. C) Ellipses. D) Commas. E) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quotation marks. 4. ..... add information that is not necessary to the meaning of the sentence. A) ( ) Parentheses. B) , comma. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ( ) Parentheses. 5. I wanted to ask would you go to the dance with me? A) . B) !. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 6. What type of sentence is the following?Can I borrow a hat? A) Declarative. B) Imperative. C) Interrogative. D) Exclamatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interrogative. 7. Which is not a correct way to join 2 complete sentences? A) My favorite subject in school is writing; I try to learn how to use grammar correctly. B) There is football practice after school, and I have a lot homework. C) Did my father remember to sign my permission slip, since my mom forgot?. D) Most of my friends like pizza; I plan on ordering some for the sleepover. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did my father remember to sign my permission slip, since my mom forgot?. 8. Inserts extra information that is not important. A) Dash. B) Parentheses. C) Colon. D) Ellipses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parentheses. 9. Describe the effect of using quotation marks for emphasis in dialogue. A) It adds emphasis and clarity to the speaker's tone or intention. B) It makes the dialogue less clear. C) It has no effect on the tone of the dialogue. D) It confuses the reader about the speaker's intention. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It adds emphasis and clarity to the speaker's tone or intention. 10. Which of the below is an ellipsis? A) :. B) ;. C) . D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) . 11. Three dots are used in an ellipsis. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Which punctuation mark belongs in this blank?The entire team ..... including the quarterback ..... came to school last week. A) Parentheses. B) Quotation marks. C) Ellipses. D) Comma. E) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parentheses. 13. The first word of a quotation should always be uppercase. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Which punctuation mark belongs in this blanks below?We don't know when ..... or how ..... the next earthquake will affect California. A) Parentheses. B) Quotation marks. C) Ellipses. D) Comma. E) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Dash. 15. Which of the following punctuation marks can be used to add information that isn't necessary to the understanding of the sentence? A) Parentheses. B) Quotation marks. C) Ellipses. D) Commas. E) Dash. 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