This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which piece of punctuation can be used at the normal end of a sentence to introduce a list or a key, illustrative detail? A) Colon. B) Semicolon. C) Period. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colon. 2. Makhi made a plan ** ..... ; ..... ** he would finish his homework before playing basketball. A) ;. B) :. C) '. D) -. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ;. 3. The chickens said, Cluck, cluck! What belongs after said? A) , (comma). B) . (period). C) ' (apostrophe). D) +. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ' (apostrophe). 4. The two of you are always in trouble together. I think she's a bad ..... on you. A) Influince. B) Influence. C) Enfluence. D) Enfluince. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Influence. 5. A simple predicate is ..... A) A noun or pronoun. B) A verb. C) Both a noun and a verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A verb. 6. 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) Shows additional information is to follow. D) Separate clauses in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shows additional information is to follow. 7. Which of these sentences is properly punctuated? A) Back in 03', Mrs. McDonald scored all As in her subjects. B) Back in 03, Mrs. McDonald scored all As in her subjects. C) Back in '03, Mrs. McDonald scored all A's in her subjects. D) Back in 03', Mrs. McDonald scored all A's in her subjects. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Back in '03, Mrs. McDonald scored all A's in her subjects. 8. Select the answer with the correctly placed quotation marks or speech marks ( " ''). A) Natalia "replied" , My friend may come tonight. B) Natalia replied, "My friend may come tonight.". C) Natalia replied, "My friend may "come tonight.". D) Natalia replied, " My friend may come tonight.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natalia replied, "My friend may come tonight.". 9. An incomplete sentence or a piece of a sentence ..... A) Run-on Sentence. B) Fragment. C) Comma Splice. D) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 10. PUNCTUATION ASSESSMENT #15 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 11. What is the correct punctuation for the following sentence? A) The black dog has won many prizes but he doesn't know many tricks. B) The black dog has won many prizes, but he doesn't know many tricks. C) The black dog has won many prizes but, he doesn't know many tricks. D) The black dog has won many prizes; but he doesn't know many tricks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The black dog has won many prizes, but he doesn't know many tricks. 12. I wish we could go to the library today ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 13. I love to exercise in the morning; it starts my day off in the right direction. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 14. Use to show a sudden break in the sentence and to introduce something exciting or unexpected A) Dash. B) Hyphen. C) Comma. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dash. 15. Complete the sentence with a punctuation mark.I shared some advice with my class ..... learn how to make a single-serve cake in a mug before you go to college. A) ;. B) :. C) ,. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :. 16. Which element of the following sentence is the PREDICATE?Kristin, my oldest friend, mailed me a birthday gift. A) Kristin. B) My oldest friend. C) Mailed. D) Me. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mailed. 17. What is the correct way to write a list of three items? A) Apples, oranges, and bananas. B) Apples oranges and bananas. C) Apples, oranges and bananas. D) Apples, oranges and, bananas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apples, oranges, and bananas. 18. Which punctuation mark would you use if you wanted to separate information and show emphasis on it? A) Comma. B) Dash. C) Parentheses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dash. 19. What is the correct contraction for the words:She will A) She'll. B) She'l. C) She"ll. D) Shell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She'll. 20. Which is the correct spelling of they are? A) There. B) Thier. C) They're. D) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 21. Use to set off interrupting parenthetical expressions from the rest of the sentence A) Comma. B) Period. C) Semicolon. D) Brackets. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma. 22. A bucket A) Pale. B) Pail. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pail. 23. Complete the sentence with a punctuation mark.I had a few questions for the suspect ..... who were they and why did they steal my pumpkin pie? A) ;. B) :. C) ,. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :. 24. The concert is on saturday. A) The concert is on Saturday. B) The Concert is on Saturday. C) The concert Is on Saturday. D) The Concert Is On Saturday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The concert is on Saturday. 25. FL. is the correct abbreviation for Florida. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. Select the sentence that appropriately uses a semicolon with a conjunctive adverb.Which sentence correctly uses a comma in a list? A) We need eggs milk, butter, and cheese. B) We need eggs, milk butter, and cheese. C) We need eggs, milk, butter, and cheese. D) We need, eggs, milk, butter and cheese. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We need eggs, milk, butter, and cheese. 27. The question mark (?) goes ..... quotation marks. A) Inside. B) Outside. C) It depends on the words in the sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It depends on the words in the sentence. 28. Bananas are a healthy fruit A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 29. I love to look at all the people faces during exciting parts of the movie. A) NO CHANGE. B) People's. C) Peoples'. D) Peoples. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People's. 30. The sentence below is punctuated correctly:Milly is a well-trained dog. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPunctuation Quiz 1Punctuation Quiz 3Punctuation Quiz 4Punctuation Quiz 5Punctuation Quiz 6Punctuation Quiz 7Punctuation Quiz 8Punctuation Quiz 9Punctuation Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books