This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Quiz 29 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Use to indicate a proper noun or adjective A) Capital Letters. B) Quotation Marks. C) Italics. D) Apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Capital Letters. 2. Renee isn't sure if she likes decimals, or fractions better. A) Keep comma. B) Delete comma. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Delete comma. 3. What punctuation is necessary when joining two independent clauses with a conjunctive adverb? A) Comma,. B) Semi-colon ;. C) Colon:. D) Period . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semi-colon ;. 4. Is the following sentence correct or incorrect? We can't believe that it's spring already. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 5. What word needs to be capitalized?Where is mrs. mason going? A) Is. B) Mrs. Mason. C) Going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mrs. Mason. 6. Which would correct the article title?I read a newspaper article titled Back to Class. A) Italics. B) Quotation marks. C) Capitalization. D) Correct as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quotation marks. 7. What type of punctuation mark ends a simple statement? A) Full stop. B) Comma. C) Semicolon. D) Dash. E) Brackets. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Full stop. 8. What type of sentence has a question mark? A) Interrogative. B) Declarative. C) Imperative. D) Exclamatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interrogative. 9. Bringing slime to class ..... is a mistake. A) However. B) , however,. C) ; however,. D) ; however. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) , however,. 10. What is the purpose of a comma before "and" in a list? A) To clarify the separation of items. B) To end the sentence. C) To start a new sentence. D) To join two sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To clarify the separation of items. 11. There is a giant bug chasing me ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 12. I have never seen so many drummers in one place at the same time! A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complete Sentence. 13. ..... in charge here? A) Whose. B) Who's. C) Whois. D) Hoo is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who's. 14. What do you need to add at the end of a complete sentence? A) The word "and". B) Another sentence. C) Punctuation. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Punctuation. 15. Does this sentence need a comma or not?Even though all of the barbarians were harsh the Vikings were probably the most dangerous. A) No, all good. B) Yes, after harsh-comma after introductory phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes, after harsh-comma after introductory phrase. 16. Which is the best way to revise this sentence? I can't go to the movies with you, yet I don't have enough money to pay for a ticket. A) I can't go to the movies with you because I don't have enough money to pay for a ticket. B) I can't go to the movies with you, I don't have enough money to pay for a ticket. C) I can't go to the movies with you, not having enough money to pay for a ticket. D) Make no changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I can't go to the movies with you because I don't have enough money to pay for a ticket. 17. I live in new york city. A) I live in New York City. B) I Live in New York City. C) I live in new york city. D) I live In New York City. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I live in New York City. 18. How would you correctly write the date if you moved on August 15, 2015, to a new house? A) August 15, 2015. B) August, 15 2015. C) August 15 2015,. D) August 15 2015. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) August 15, 2015. 19. I need you to buy these things at Carrefour ..... bananas, strawberries, and cookies. A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colon. 20. What is the tip given for compound sentences? A) Each part could stand alone as its own sentence. B) Each part must be a question. C) Each part must be a list. D) Each part must be a fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Each part could stand alone as its own sentence. 21. If you are adding information to a direct quote, use ..... A) Brackets. B) Dashes. C) Parentheses. D) Commas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brackets. 22. An exclamation mark (!) is for A) Telling. B) Asking. C) Yelling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yelling. 23. Is the following word Singular or Plural? students A) Singular. B) Plural. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plural. 24. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that an apostrophe can be used? A) To mark possession. B) To mark a contraction. C) To mark the plural of single letters. D) To mark the best part of a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To mark the best part of a book. 25. Which type of sentence contains 1 independent clause and 1 dependent clause? A) Compound-complex sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Complex sentence. D) Confusing sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex sentence. 26. We verified his law degree ..... Yale, class of 2002 ..... , but his work history remains unconfirmed. A) Dash. B) Semicolon. C) Parentheses. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parentheses. 27. Amy Rivers, my best friend is going to the mall today. A) No change. B) Amy Rivers my best friend, is going to the mall today. C) Amy Rivers, my best friend, is going to the mall today. D) Amy Rivers my best friend is going to the mall today. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amy Rivers, my best friend, is going to the mall today. 28. We are still late for school even though we got up early. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complete Sentence. 29. How would you revise the following sentence:Kip met his girlfriend on the Internet her name is LaFawnduh. A) Add a comma after "Internet". B) Add a semicolon after "Internet". C) NO CHANGE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Add a semicolon after "Internet". 30. The researchers conducted experiments ..... quartz slabs submerged in gold-rich liquid to simulate natural conditions. A) With. B) With,. C) With . D) With:. 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