This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation Marks – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Marks Quiz 19 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What can be replaced instead of commas? The bird, that moved into my birdhouse, built a nest and layed eggs. A) A full stop. B) A semi-colon. C) A question mark. D) Brackets or Hyphens. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brackets or Hyphens. 2. What words need CAPITALIZATION? professor sandsnout knew everything about egypt. A) Professor / Sandsnout. B) Professor / Egypt. C) Professor / Sandsnout / Egypt. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Professor / Sandsnout / Egypt. 3. Which is the correct end mark for this sentence?Did farmers prosper when the river overflowed A) Full stop. B) Exclamation mark. C) Question mark. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Question mark. 4. What is the purpose of a hyphen? A) To separate sentences in a paragraph. B) To join words or parts of words, such as in compound adjectives. C) To indicate a pause in speech. D) To replace a missing letter in a word. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To join words or parts of words, such as in compound adjectives. 5. Fill in the missing punctuation mark to complete the sentence.We bought some oranges, lemons ..... strawberries and apples at the grocery store. A) ;. B) . C) -. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ,. 6. What a lovely view you have here ..... A) ?. B) !. C) . D) ". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) !. 7. Exclamation mark A) ?. B) !. C) (). D) *. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) !. 8. Parentheses A) . B) '. C) ''. D) (). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (). 9. What is her name A) What is her name. B) What is her name?. C) What is her name?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What is her name?. 10. I used a bucket to fetch water A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 11. Which one of the punctuation marks below is dash? A) A-a. B) A a. C) A-a. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A-a. 12. Which sentence shows proper punctuation? A) Spending time with. B) How are. C) Have fun!. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have fun!. 13. Choose the correct end punctuation to complete the sentence.Kyle loves to help his dad cook dinner A) . B) ?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 14. What does a colon do in a sentence? A) Connects clauses. B) Shows possession. C) Introduces a list. D) Ends a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Introduces a list. 15. Ethan, David, and Noah are writing a report together. They are unsure about the purpose of using a comma in their sentences. Can you help them understand? A) To separate adjectives in a series. B) To indicate emphasis in a sentence. C) To separate items in a list, to separate clauses in a compound sentence, and to indicate a pause or a brief pause in a sentence. D) To connect two independent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To separate items in a list, to separate clauses in a compound sentence, and to indicate a pause or a brief pause in a sentence. 16. Choose the sentence with the correct capitalization and punctuation.The only magazine my mother reads is rolling stone. A) The only magazine my mother reads is "rolling stone" . B) The only magazine my mother reads is Rolling Stone. C) The only magazine my mother reads is Rolling Stone. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The only magazine my mother reads is Rolling Stone. 17. Add a ..... at the end of a sentence. A) Period. B) Comma. C) Question mark. D) Quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Period. 18. I love theme parties ..... yelled Bugsy. A) . B) ,. C) !. D) ?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 19. Explain the purpose of quotation marks in a sentence. A) To indicate the end of a sentence. B) The purpose of quotation marks in a sentence is to indicate direct quotations or to highlight specific words or phrases. C) To separate different parts of a compound sentence. D) To show emphasis on the words within the quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The purpose of quotation marks in a sentence is to indicate direct quotations or to highlight specific words or phrases. 20. End mark that shows extreme emotion A) Question mark. B) Period. C) Quotation mark. D) Exclamation mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exclamation mark. 21. Write True or False.A comma is used to mark a pause in a sentence or to separate alist. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 22. What effect does an exclamation mark have on a sentence? A) It expresses strong emotion. B) It lists items. C) It shows uncertainty. D) It asks a question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It expresses strong emotion. 23. Carpenters build houses A) . B) ?. C) !. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 24. It is the punctuation mark used to quote what someone else has said. A) Period. B) Exclamation point. C) Question mark. D) Quotation mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quotation mark. 25. Which sentence uses the period correctly? A) Do I see the house. B) I see the house. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I see the house. ← 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