This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation – Quiz 40 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Quiz 40 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When we speak aloud ..... A) We don't use anything close to punctuation. B) We count on the other person to provide punctuation for us. C) We punctuate with body language and facial expression. D) Punctuation isn't necessary because the communication is all done by voice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We punctuate with body language and facial expression. 2. ..... he did not feel like getting any work done today and got a bad grade. A) However. B) However;. C) However,. D) However:. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) However,. 3. Does this sentence need a comma?Harold was able to beat the Vikings in the north before he headed back to Hastings knowing that his biggest challenge against William was still to come. A) No, all good. B) Yes, after Hastings-phrase at the end of the sentence. C) Yes-after north. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes, after Hastings-phrase at the end of the sentence. 4. Choose the sentence that uses comma rules correctly.When I went to Target the shoes were on sale. A) When, I went to Target, the shoes were on sale. B) When I went to Target, the shoes, were on sale. C) When I went to Target, the shoes were on sale. D) When, I went to Target the shoes were on sale. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When I went to Target, the shoes were on sale. 5. Use to indicate the titles of short stories A) Quotation Marks. B) Italics. C) Colon. D) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quotation Marks. 6. He was happy to see his friend A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 7. Identify whether the following is a fragment, run-on, or correct:I have several different "favorites" at Disney. Such as visiting Disney Springs, eating snacks "around the world" in Epcot, and riding all of the rides. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 8. Lamb and rice is her favorite flavor combination, with beef being a close second. A) NO CHANGE. B) Combination, with beef snacks being. C) Combination; beef and vegetables is. D) Combination, while beef combined with vegetables, regarding flavor combinations, is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Combination; beef and vegetables is. 9. What type of sentence is this?Five times ten is fifty. A) Exclamatory. B) Interrogative. C) Declarative. D) Imperative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Declarative. 10. My dad has a red motorcycle A) ?. B) !. C) . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) . 11. True or False ..... the colon is in the correct spot. The places I like to visit are as follows:France, Spain, Cleveland. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Who is your best friend at school A) ?. B) !. C) . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ?. 13. When do you think Mom will be home A) ?. B) !. C) . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ?. 14. What does a compound sentence join together? A) Two complete thoughts (independent clauses). B) Two incomplete thoughts. C) A subject and a verb. D) A noun and an adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two complete thoughts (independent clauses). 15. Use commas to separate items in a series. A series is a group of three or more items in a row. Words, phrases, and clauses may appear in a series. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 16. The sentence below is punctuated correctly:The phone was Jacquiline's, but the book bag was not hers'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. "Phillip, come on, we're having candy", James exclaimed, "It's your favorite!" A) NO CHANGE. B) "Phillip come on! We're having candy!" James exclaimed, "It's your favorite!". C) "Phillip, come on, we're having candy, James exclaimed." "It's your favorite!". D) "Phillip, come on! We're having candy!" James exclaimed. "It's your favorite!". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Phillip, come on! We're having candy!" James exclaimed. "It's your favorite!". 18. Identify the adverbial phrase: "My friend and I played chess all day long." A) The adverbial phrase is-My friend and I. B) The adverbial phrase is-played chess. C) The adverbial phrase is-all day long. D) The adverbial phrase is-I played chess. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The adverbial phrase is-all day long. 19. Right or wrong:My sister's name is Ellen. A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right. 20. Choose the correct way to write the following number in word form. 78 A) Seven eight. B) Seventy-eight. C) Seventy eight. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seventy-eight. 21. Identify the correct punctuation mark to end each sentence. Where did you put my Harry Potter wand A) !. B) . C) ?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ?. 22. Which sentence shows commas seperating items in a list? A) Carlos wants to visit Paris, Italy, Germany, and China. B) My favorite colors are blue, red and pink. C) I like, to go hiking fishing swimming and camping during summer. D) I have to clean my room, walk the dog and take out the trash. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carlos wants to visit Paris, Italy, Germany, and China. 23. What is the correct punctuation for this sentence:My favorite Marvel movie is The Avengers A) . B) ?. C) !. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 24. Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon to link two independent clauses? A) She loves cooking; she doesn't like washing dishes. B) She loves cooking, she doesn't like washing dishes. C) She loves cooking, but she doesn't like washing dishes. D) She loves cooking but; she doesn't like washing dishes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She loves cooking; she doesn't like washing dishes. 25. Spell out ordinal numbers (such as first, second, and third). A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 26. Is this punctuation right or wrong?I am so excited! A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right. 27. Is the sentence correct? "We love eating pizza we go to the restaurant and get a big one." A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 28. How does using an apostrophe show possession with a singular noun? A) Putting an apostrophe after the s. B) Adding an apostrophe plus the letter s. C) Adding es after an apostrophe. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adding an apostrophe plus the letter s. 29. Eye color patterns are shifting worldwide, each person's shade remains a unique part of his or her identity. A) NO CHANGE. B) Worldwide each. C) Worldwide; each. D) Worldwide:each. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Worldwide; each. 30. Alec is going to (wear, ware) his work boots today. A) Wear. B) Ware. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wear. ← 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