This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Santa, and his elves went to bed after a long night of making gifts. A) Santa and his elves went to bed after a long night of making gifts. B) Santa and his elves went to bed after a long night of making gifts. C) Santa and his elves went to bed after a long night of making gifts. D) Correct as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Santa and his elves went to bed after a long night of making gifts. 2. Chris Voisey told ..... that quartz acts like a natural battery, attracting more gold with each seismic event. A) Journalist Tom Howarth. B) Journalist, Tom Howarth. C) Journalist Tom Howarth;. D) Journalist:Tom Howarth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Journalist Tom Howarth. 3. I introduce the information that comes after me. Who am I? A) Semicolon. B) Ellipsis. C) Colon. D) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colon. 4. What should I change about this sentence?:My Himalayan cat loves the cold weather. My tropical plants on the other hand really hate the cold. A) Nothing it's perfect!. B) MY should not be capitalized. C) There should be a comma after ON THE OTHER HAND. D) There should be commas both before AND after ON THE OTHER HAND. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There should be commas both before AND after ON THE OTHER HAND. 5. "Let me go see what's outside." I looked outside and my eyes popped; my chin dropped; and I stared. A) NO CHANGE. B) Outside, " I looked. C) Outside;" I was looking. D) Outside, " then, when I looked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 6. Choose the correct contraction for the given sentence:They will not be able to attend the meeting. a) They'll not be able to attend the meeting. b) They won't be able to attend the meeting. c) They will not be able to attend the meeting. A) They willn't be able to attend the meeting. B) They'll not be able to attend the meeting. C) They won't be able to attend the meeting. D) They will not be able to attend the meeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They won't be able to attend the meeting. 7. Few of the gardeners abandon ..... gardens in the summer. A) His. B) Its. C) Their. D) Her. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their. 8. Judy leads a charmed life she never seems to have a serious accident. A) No Change. B) Life, she. C) Life; she. D) Life, yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Life; she. 9. What is a predicate? A) The predicate of the sentence is the person, place, or thing that the sentence is about/ who or what is performing the action or state of being. B) The predicate of the sentence is the action or the state of being in the sentence. C) The predicate of the sentence is the groups of words with a noun and a verb. D) The predicate of the sentence is the punctuation that goes in between clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The predicate of the sentence is the action or the state of being in the sentence. 10. Where does the colon best fit in the following sentence:Dear Taxpayer A) Dear:. B) Taxpayer:. C) Tax:payer. D) :Dear Taxpayer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taxpayer:. 11. What is a period (.) used for? A) To end a sentence. B) To start a sentence. C) To join a sentence. D) I don't use them because I hate them!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To end a sentence. 12. What punctuation mark represents an exclamation point? A) . B) !. C) ?. D) :. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) !. 13. Identify the function of the punctuationI enjoy many sports, although I often do not have the time to participate. A) Show pause. B) Place additional information in parenthesis. C) Separate items on a list. D) Separate clauses in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Separate clauses in a sentence. 14. PUNCTUATION ASSESSMENT #14 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 15. I have a pet dog. A) I Have A Pet dog. B) I have A pet dog. C) I have a pet dog. D) I have a pet dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I have a pet dog. 16. Which of the following sentences correctly uses a comma to separate items in a list?a) I bought apples bananas and oranges.b) I bought apples, bananas and oranges.c) I bought apples bananas, and oranges. A) I bought apples bananas and oranges. B) I bought, apples, bananas and oranges. C) I bought apples bananas, and oranges. D) I bought apples, bananas, and oranges. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I bought apples, bananas, and oranges. 17. What is the correct contraction for this set of words:She's A) She knows. B) She sees. C) She is. D) She would. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She is. 18. Refer to the section in red:Because it was a gorgeous day they didn't want to stay inside and so decided to go to the park. A) No change. B) Gorgeous, day they. C) Gorgeous day, they. D) Gorgeous day. They. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gorgeous day, they. 19. "Although she was hungry ..... she didn't want to eat." A) . B) ;. C) ,. D) :. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ,. 20. Which is written correctly using APOSTROPHES and APOSTROPHE usage? A) Wind Energy is used in many places, and its' popularity is growing more around the world. B) Wind Energy is used in many places, and its popularity is growing more around the world. C) Wind Energy is used in many places, and it's popularity is growing more around the world. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wind Energy is used in many places, and its popularity is growing more around the world. 21. What is the purpose of appositives? A) To cause confusion. B) To show introductory phrases. C) To give detail and explanation to the sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To give detail and explanation to the sentence. 22. What error is the following sentence an example of?I don't like pizza very much it gives me heartburn. A) Comma-splice. B) Fragment. C) Run-on. D) No error; this is a complete sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-on. 23. What is the correct contraction for the words:I have A) I've. B) I've've. C) I'd. D) I'b. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I've. 24. How would you fix the following sentence:After you have finished taking out the trash you may watch your favorite show. A) After you have finished, taking out the trash you may watch your favorite show. B) After you have finished taking out the trash, you may watch your favorite show. C) After, you have finished taking out the trash you may watch your favorite show. D) After you have finished taking out the trash you may watch your favorite show. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After you have finished taking out the trash, you may watch your favorite show. 25. Where does the semicolon best fit in the following sentence:The tulips, which looked so beautiful this spring, were planted only last fall, however, we will have to move them when we build the new garage. A) The tulips;. B) Spring;. C) Fall;. D) However;. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fall;. 26. We will celebrate ethan's birthday on march 29th. A) We Will Celebrate Ethan's Birthday on March 29th. B) We will Celebrate Ethan's birthday on march 29th. C) We Will celebrate Ethan's birthday on March 29th. D) We will celebrate Ethan's birthday on March 29th. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We will celebrate Ethan's birthday on March 29th. 27. Jeremy won the game and shouted, "Hooray ..... " A) ?. B) '' ''. C) ,. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) !. 28. ..... This is a great party ..... she said. A) ''. B) '. C) ?. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ''. 29. Mr. and Mrs. Rodriguez like to work in (there, they're, their) garden. A) There. B) They're. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their. 30. Walking out to the car gave me a sick stomach. A) Walking out to the car, gave me a sick stomach. B) Walking, out to the car gave me a sick stomach. C) Walking out to the car gave me a sick stomach. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Walking out to the car gave me a sick stomach. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPunctuation Quiz 1Punctuation Quiz 2Punctuation Quiz 3Punctuation Quiz 4Punctuation Quiz 5Punctuation Quiz 6Punctuation Quiz 7Punctuation Quiz 8Punctuation Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books