This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation In Numbers – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation In Numbers Quiz 11 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is NOT an example of when to use a semicolon? A) To join parts of a compound sentence when there is no conjunction. B) To join parts of a long compound sentence when the main clauses have commas. C) To list items after "the following" or "these". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To list items after "the following" or "these". 2. Use ..... BEFORE a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) to connect two independent clauses and form a COMPOUND SENTENCE. A) A semicolon. B) A colon. C) A comma. D) No punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A comma. 3. I trail off like a thought not complete, Leaving you hanging on the edge of your seat.What am I? A) Question mark. B) Dash. C) Ellipsis. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ellipsis. 4. What a fantastic system A) What/system. B) What/system?. C) What/system!. D) What/system!. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What/system!. 5. Where does the comma go?I knew the answer; however I was too shy to raise my hand. A) Knew,. B) However,. C) Shy,. D) Raise,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) However,. 6. What punctuation mark is used to separate a title from a subtitle? A) :. B) -. C) !. D) ?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) :. 7. . We ..... touch the antique pieces A) Shold not. B) Need not. C) Dare not. D) Can not. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dare not. 8. I would find out on group-picture day A) Day. B) Day,. C) Day!. D) Day?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Day. 9. Complete each sentence with correct punctuation. Fill in the blank.Each answer will be one of the following:. !?Ouch ..... The stove is hot. A) !. B) ?. C) . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) !. 10. Mrs. Beeby's classes are the best!What is wrong with this sentence? A) The apostrophe is misplaced in Beeby's. B) An exclamation mark should not be used here. C) The sentence is correct as it is. D) There should be an apostrophe after the s in classes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sentence is correct as it is. 11. What is an ampersand? A) ?. B) Something Mrs. Beeby just made up. C) &. D) %. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) &. 12. Is the number correctly written? 235 people stood in line for the concert tickets. A) Correct. B) Two hundred and thirty-five. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two hundred and thirty-five. 13. The following command has correct punctuation:motor[port1]=127 A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. You always want to spell out numbers when they start the sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a question? A) ,. B) ?. C) !. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ?. 16. When is a semicolon (;) typically used? A) To join two independent clauses in a compound sentence. B) To separate a subject from its verb. C) To connect a dependent clause to an independent clause. D) To end a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To join two independent clauses in a compound sentence. 17. A punctuation mark indicating a pause between parts of a sentence. It is also used to separate items in a list and to mark the place of thousands in a large numeral. A) ?. B) ,. C) . D) '. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ,. 18. ..... indicate a direct quotation, a definition, nonstandard English, or a title. They may also be used to indicate a word or phrase used in an unusual way. A) Quotation marks. B) Dashes. C) Exclamation marks. D) Semi-colons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quotation marks. 19. In what situations should you use an exclamation point? A) In formal writing. B) To show sadness or disappointment. C) When asking a question. D) When expressing strong emotions, excitement, surprise, or emphasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When expressing strong emotions, excitement, surprise, or emphasis. 20. The full stop is used at end of a indirect speech A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. Eli's siblings' are fun and energetic. A) More than one sibling. B) Only one sibling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More than one sibling. 22. Complete each sentence with correct punctuation. Fill in the blank.Each answer will be one of the following:. !?Let's go to the park and have a picnic tomorrow ..... A) ?. B) . C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) . 23. Is the Parentheses needed? Bob enjoyed many fruits like melons (but not bananas) A) YES. B) NO. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) YES. 24. What is the grammar rule error?The magazine American Writers has an article about Edgar Allen Poe. A) American Writers should be in quotes. B) No error. C) Edgar Allen Poe should be in quotes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No error. 25. Read the description. Choose the correct option. Joins clauses without a conjunction. A) Italics (or underlining). B) Colon:. C) Dash-. D) Semicolon ;. E) Hyphen-. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Semicolon ;. ← 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