This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation In Numbers – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What do you think Kyle and his dad will cook tonight ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ?. 2. Use ..... AFTER an interjection that begins a sentence. A) A semicolon. B) A colon. C) A comma. D) No punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A comma. 3. I hug words softly, an aside I embrace, Adding extra details in a sentence space.What am I? A) Parenthesis. B) Colon. C) Dash. D) Question marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parenthesis. 4. How many dots does an ellipses usually have? A) 3. B) 4. C) 5. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 5. Use a period:at the end of a sentence, after an initial or abbreviation, and as a decimal point. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. I show possession, small and sly, Or mark where letters have said goodbye.What am I? A) Colon. B) Apostrophe. C) Quotation marks. D) Parenthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apostrophe. 7. Rewrite the following sentence with the correct full stop:'She went to the store and bought apples bananas and oranges' A) She went to the store and bought apples, bananas, and oranges. B) She went to the store and bought apples, bananas and oranges. C) She went to the store and bought apples, bananas and oranges. D) She went to the store and bought apples bananas, and oranges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She went to the store and bought apples, bananas, and oranges. 8. I'd like to take credit for the checklist A) I'd/checklist!. B) I'd/checklist?. C) I'd/checklist. D) I'd/checklist,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I'd/checklist. 9. What is the purpose of a full stop? A) To indicate the start of a sentence. B) To emphasize a point. C) To confuse the reader. D) To indicate the end of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To indicate the end of a sentence. 10. Complete each sentence with correct punctuation. Fill in the blank.Each answer will be one of the following:. !?Please close the door ..... A) !. B) . C) ?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) . 11. Which of the following is NOT considered a rule that we learned about commas? A) Use commas to separate items in a series. B) Use a comma to separate two or more adjectives that precede and modify the same noun. C) Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction that joins two independent clauses. D) Use a comma between independent clauses that are closely related in thought and are NOT joined by and, but, for, nor, or, so or yet,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Use a comma between independent clauses that are closely related in thought and are NOT joined by and, but, for, nor, or, so or yet,. 12. Used at the end of a sentence or an abbreviation. A) !. B) . C) ,. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) . 13. What is one reason to use an apostrophe? A) To exaggerate a specific event. B) To join two words in a contraction. C) To create a pause in a sentence. D) To mean "note what follows". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To join two words in a contraction. 14. When separating a quote that PRECEDES (come before) the speaker tag, the A) Comma is placed before the tag and outside the quotation marks. B) Comma is placed before the tag and inside the quotation marks. C) Semicolon is placed before the tag and outside the quotation marks. D) Colon is placed before the tag and outside the quotation marks. E) Semicolon is placed before the tag and inside the quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma is placed before the tag and inside the quotation marks. 15. Choose the correct answer below. A) Kili said, "He wants a girlfriend.'. B) Kili said, "He wants a girlfriend, ". C) Kili said, "He wants a girlfriend" . D) Kili said, "He wants a girlfriend.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kili said, "He wants a girlfriend.". 16. What is the grammar rule error?Patrick cried, "Call 911"! A) No error. B) The quotes go outside the exclamation point. C) There should be no comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The quotes go outside the exclamation point. 17. Connects a noun or pronoun to other words to form a phrase (ex. to, from, and for); "anywhere or anyhow a bird can fly" A) Noun. B) Preposition. C) Adjective. D) Interjection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Preposition. 18. Use a comma to separate two or more adjectives that precede and modify the same noun.Is this sentence written correctly?A strong, wet, icy wind blew her umbrella inside out. A) Yes, it is written correctly. B) It is written incorrectly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, it is written correctly. 19. Besides separating items in a list, a comma (, ) is also used for ..... A) Omitting or leaving out information. B) Writing numbers, dates, and addresses. C) Separating independent clauses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Writing numbers, dates, and addresses. 20. Use ..... to avoid confusion when items in a series ALREADY contain commas. A) A semicolon. B) A colon. C) A comma. D) No punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A semicolon. 21. Which of these sentences has the colon (:) placed in the correct spot. A) Don't be sad turn your frown:upside down. B) Don't be:sad turn your frown upside down. C) Don't:be sad turn your frown upside down. D) Don't be sad:turn you frown upside down. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Don't be sad:turn you frown upside down. 22. ..... show supplementary, or additional material or set off phrases in a stronger way than commas. A) Dashes. B) Baracades. C) Road blocks. D) Parenthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parenthesis. 23. Which punctuation mark goes at the end of this sentence?What a wonderful day ..... A) ?. B) !. C) . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) !. 24. Provide an example of a sentence with a semicolon. A) The sky is blue and the grass is green. B) She went to the store to buy milk. C) I like to eat pizza for dinner. D) I have a meeting at 9:00 AM; please don't be late. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I have a meeting at 9:00 AM; please don't be late. 25. What is the grammar rule error?For breakfast we had:cereal, toast, and orange juice. A) No error. B) There shouldn't be a colon after a verb. C) There should be a semicolon after had. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There shouldn't be a colon after a verb. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPunctuation In Numbers Quiz 1Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 2Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 3Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 4Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 5Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 6Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 7Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 8Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books