This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation – Quiz 39 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Quiz 39 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the correct contraction for the given sentence:She is going to the party.a) She's going to the party.b) Shes going to the party.c) She is going to the party. A) She's going to the party. B) Shes' going to the party. C) Shes going to the party. D) She is going to the party . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She's going to the party. 2. Where does the semicolon best fit in the following sentence:I like to fish, however, I do not enjoy baiting the hook. A) Like;. B) Fish;. C) However;. D) Baiting;. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fish;. 3. The Ranger colors are always a mix of the following, blue, white, and yellow. A) All punctuation is correct. B) Following should be followed by a dash:following-. C) Following should be followed by a colon:following:. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Following should be followed by a colon:following:. 4. Sharon took six subjects English, French, history, calculus, physics, and band. A) NO CHANGE. B) Sharon took six subjects; English, French, history, calculus, physics, and band. C) Sharon took six subjects, English, French, history, calculus, physics, and band. D) Sharon took six subjects:English, French, history, calculus, physics, and band. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sharon took six subjects:English, French, history, calculus, physics, and band. 5. Identify the function of the punctuationI enjoy many sports like hiking, running, cycling and dancing. A) Show pause. B) Take a breath. C) Separate items on a list. D) Separate clauses in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Separate items on a list. 6. What does FAST stand for? A) Feelings, Actions, Speech, Thoughts. B) Feelings, Acronyms, Setting, Thoughts. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feelings, Actions, Speech, Thoughts. 7. A sentence needs a complete thought, A) Subject and predicate. B) Predicate and adjective. C) Predicate. D) A subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject and predicate. 8. True or False:A comma can be used like a period? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. Select the correctly punctuated option. A) "I hate The Eagles" the passenger said. B) "I hate The Eagles, " the passenger said. C) "I hate The Eagles", the passenger said. D) "I hate The Eagles;" the passenger said. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "I hate The Eagles, " the passenger said. 10. This part of speech DOES something ..... action. A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. 11. The zookeeper announced, "The gorilla exhibit will open on Tuesday." A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 12. Is this list punctuated correctly? "At the store, I need you to pick up cabbage, potatoes, eggs and ham." A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 13. Identify whether the following sentence is punctuated correctly or incorrectly:Mr. Poiroux stood on the stage and made the announcement: "Next year we will move to a four-day week, will have no school uniforms, and will be starting school at 9 AM." A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 14. Fill in the blank:Sean usually prefers to work out in the morning ..... today she intends to go to the gym after her last appointment in evening. A) ?. B) ,. C) ;. D) :. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ;. 15. Furthermore the judges deliberated for an hour before announcing who made the cheerleading team. A) Change for to four. B) Insert a comma after Furthermore. C) Insert a dash after hour. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insert a comma after Furthermore. 16. The sentence below is punctuated correctly:The Binder's dog is friendly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. Is the period used correctly in this sentence?The Terry Fox Run is this weekend. He was Canadian. A) No-there should be a comma where the period is. B) Yes-2 complete sentences with a period. C) No period needed at all. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes-2 complete sentences with a period. 18. Which sentence uses a comma to seperate the day of the week, month, and year? A) I will be sixteen on Tuesday the 6th of, July 1582. B) Tomorrow will be Sunday, December 2. C) George Washington was born on February, 22 1732. D) September, 11 2001 is a date that will be remembered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tomorrow will be Sunday, December 2. 19. ..... shouldn't everyone have clean water? A) After-all,. B) After-all:. C) After-all;. D) After-all. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After-all,. 20. What kind of ending punctuation does the following sentence need:Watch out for that car A) !. B) ?. C) ''. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) !. 21. He always said, "The sky is falling!" A) It is correct. B) There should not be a space between the comma and the word. C) The ! should be after the quotation marks. D) The word "the" should not be capital. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There should not be a space between the comma and the word. 22. The tribe was left without food for weeks the members had no choice but to resort to cannibalism. A) NO CHANGE. B) Weeks, the. C) Weeks; the. D) Weeks the. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weeks; the. 23. Which punctuation of this sentence is correct? A) The recipe for pancakes needs:flour, butter, baking powder, and eggs. B) The recipe for pancakes needs, flour, butter, baking powder, and eggs. C) The recipe for pancakes needs the following ingredients:flour, butter, baking powder, and eggs. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The recipe for pancakes needs the following ingredients:flour, butter, baking powder, and eggs. 24. What punctuation mark do you use to correct the following words?cantdontwontyoure A) , (comma). B) . (period). C) ' (apostrophe). D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ' (apostrophe). 25. Music albums must be placed in quotation marks when they are cited in your writing. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. EXERCISE 1:CommasAdd commas where needed.The queen the drone and the worker make up the three castes in the honeybee community. A) The queen, the drone and the worker make up the three castes in the honeybee community. B) The queen, the drone, and the worker, make up the three castes in the honeybee community. C) The queen, the drone, and the worker make up the three castes in the honeybee community. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The queen, the drone, and the worker make up the three castes in the honeybee community. 27. What is ! called? A) Exclamation point. B) Period. C) Question mark. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exclamation point. 28. What is the role of a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence? A) To introduce a dependent clause. B) To connect two independent clauses. C) To end a sentence. D) To separate items in a list. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To connect two independent clauses. 29. Choose the sentence that uses comma rules correctly.Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12 1809. A) Abraham Lincoln, was born on February 12, 1809. B) Abraham Lincoln was born on, February 12 1809. C) Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809. D) Abraham Lincoln was born on February, 12, 1809. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809. 30. I want to buy a new jacket, but it is too expensive. A) I want to buy a new jacket and it is too expensive. B) I want to buy a new jacket, but, it is too expensive. C) No change. D) I want to buy a new jacket but it is too expensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No change. ← 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