This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation Marks – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Marks Quiz 28 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This mark of punctuation is used to introduce a list that comes after the words "the following, " "as follow, " "all of these, " etc., or when the list does not flow as a natural part of the sentence. A) Colon. B) Semicolon. C) Ellipsis. D) Em dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colon. 2. Why do you use a comma? A) To learn English and to speak more. B) To finish a sentence. C) To talk about love. D) To separate items in a list and to show a break in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To separate items in a list and to show a break in a sentence. 3. Which punctuation mark is a question mark? A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ?. 4. During the late 1800's, H. J. Lewis drew political cartoons for "The Freeman, " which was the first illustrated African American newspaper. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) Compound complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 5. What do we call the full stop, the question mark and the question mark together? A) Things. B) Objects. C) End punctuation. D) Marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) End punctuation. 6. This mark separates two independent clauses in a compound sentence. A) Semicolon. B) Quotation mark. C) Period. D) Parentheses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semicolon. 7. Where does the semicolon go? I had a huge meal I am already hungry again. A) Meal;. B) Am;. C) I;. D) Hungry;. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meal;. 8. Pick the Right Punctuation Mark Many people work hard every day to get a well earned income A) Question Mark. B) Period. C) Exclamation MArk. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Period. 9. Her sisters are Georgina, 7 Miranda, 9 Sofia, 12 and Jolina, 20. A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Dash. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semicolon. 10. Choose the correct answer below.michael bought a new car last monday A) Michael bought a new car last monday. B) Michael bought a new car last Monday. C) Michael bought a new car last Monday. D) Michael bought a new Car last Monday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Michael bought a new car last Monday. 11. Is a punctuation that comes at the end of a sentence to let you know when the sentence ends. A) Full stop. B) Punctuation mark. C) Question mark. D) Quotation mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Full stop. 12. I borrowed my brother's copy of Beowulf he said he does not need it anyway. A) Comma. B) Semicolon. C) Em dash. D) Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicolon. 13. Melissa Cruz, M.D., a cardiologist from Northern Luzon Medical Center, Inc. asked, "What can we do to improve healthcare in the provinces" A) Period. B) Exclamation point. C) Comma. D) Question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Question mark. 14. This punctuation symbol is used to show that there has been an omission of some letters or words. A) Semicolon. B) Parenthesis. C) Ellipsis. D) Slash. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ellipsis. 15. A dot used to show where the end of a sentence is. A) Period. B) Comma. C) Colon. D) Semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Period. 16. Choose the correct punctuation and tell what type of sentence it is.Will you teach me to rollerblade ..... A) . declarative. B) ? interrogative. C) ! exclamatory. D) . imperative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ? interrogative. 17. What ending punctuation mark will make this a complete sentence? Wow, great job A) Exclamation Point !. B) Period . C) Question Mark?. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exclamation Point !. 18. What ending punctuation mark will make this a complete sentence? Yikes, that is scary A) Period . B) Exclamation Point !. C) Question Mark?. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exclamation Point !. 19. A slash means the same thing as ..... A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or. 20. Don't you think rollerblading is dangerous ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ?. 21. This mark is used to note the end of declarative and imperative sentences. A) Period. B) Quotation mark. C) Parenthesis. D) Apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Period. 22. My favourite month is december since I look forward to the new year. In this sentence, the word ..... needs to be capitalized. A) Month. B) December. C) New. D) Year. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) December. 23. Oh sweet chick with brown hen A) Period. B) Question mark. C) Exclamation mark. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exclamation mark. 24. What punctuation is the following sentence missing? Before I waded into the pond, I noticed someone else was already there a baby alligator. A) Semicolon. B) Hyphen. C) Dash or dashes. D) Parentheses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dash or dashes. 25. This punctuation mark is used as a substitute for a missing letter(s) in a word. A) Comma. B) Period. C) Quotation mark. D) Apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apostrophe. 26. What punctuation marks do you need in this sentence? The daily newspaper contains four sections ..... news, sports, entertainment and classifieds. A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Quotation mark. D) Exclamation mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colon. 27. Which marks must be added to this sentence? Wow That is so great. A) . B) !. C) ,. D) ?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) !. 28. When did you get those new rollerblades ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ?. 29. What is one reason a hyphen (-) might be used? A) To break up a word when it doesn't fit on a line. B) To put in between things in a list. C) To show someone is talking. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To break up a word when it doesn't fit on a line. 30. This mark of punctuation is used to replace letters in contractions or with nouns to show ownership or belonging (possession). A) Asterisk. B) Quotation mark. C) Ellipsis. D) Apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apostrophe. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPunctuation Marks Quiz 1Punctuation Marks Quiz 2Punctuation Marks Quiz 3Punctuation Marks Quiz 4Punctuation Marks Quiz 5Punctuation Marks Quiz 6Punctuation Marks Quiz 7Punctuation Marks Quiz 8Punctuation Marks Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books