This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Quiz 13 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which punctuation mark is used to join two independent clauses in a compound sentence? A) Comma. B) Semicolon. C) Colon. D) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicolon. 2. Upon entering the room please put your homework into the correct bin.Where does the comma go in the sentence? A) Room please, put your. B) The room, please put. C) Upon, entering the room. D) Upon entering, the room. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The room, please put. 3. Identify whether the following sentence is punctuated correctly or incorrectly:Mrs. McMillen silently stared at the student on his phone considering whether or not she should ask him to place it in his designated pocket. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 4. What is missing from this sentence?Luke exclaimed, It's my birthday tomorrow!" A) Punctuation at the end of the talking words. B) Quotation marks at the end of the talking words. C) Quotation marks at the beginning of the talking words. D) A capital letter at the beginning of the talking words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quotation marks at the beginning of the talking words. 5. A compound-complex sentence must have at least ..... A) A banjo. B) A blueberry muffin. C) A proper noun. D) One dependent clause and two independent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) One dependent clause and two independent clauses. 6. The sentence below is punctuated correctly:I found everybodys' books on the floor. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. Title of Musical Album:Elton John's Greatest Hits A) Elton John's Greatest Hits. B) "Elton John's Greatest Hits". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elton John's Greatest Hits. 8. Choose the direct quotation that is punctuated correctly. A) My grandma said "There's always something to be thankful for.". B) "You must finish your dinner before you can go outside", Mom said. C) "I cannot wait, '' exclaimed George!. D) Dan said, "We will go to the mall.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dan said, "We will go to the mall.". 9. Stop it ..... I don't like when you yell! A) ?. B) !. C) . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) !. 10. What words need to be capitalized in this sentence?kelowna christian school is where i go to school. A) Kelowna Christian. B) Kelowna Christian School. C) Kelowna Christian School I. D) Kelowna Christian School I School. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kelowna Christian School I. 11. Cabo San Lucas, many of which can be found in Cabo's splendorous resorts, offer excellent and extremely fresh-tasting seafood dishes. A) NO CHANGE. B) Cabo San Lucas, many being they are found in Cabo's splendorous resorts,. C) Cabo San Lucas-many of which can be found in Cabo's splendorous resorts,. D) Cabo San Lucas, many of which can be found in Cabo's splendorful resorts,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cabo San Lucas, many being they are found in Cabo's splendorous resorts,. 12. What is an exclamatory sentence? A) Asks a question. B) Tells a statement. C) Gives a command. D) Expresses a strong feeling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expresses a strong feeling. 13. Some say that the feathers provided an extra layer of insulation as added protection from the wet or cold. A) NO CHANGE. B) Provided. An extra layer of. C) Provided; an extra layer of. D) Provided (an extra layer) of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 14. "Let your dreams stay big; and your worries stay small" -Rascal Flatts A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 15. Choose the sentence that correctly combines the use of commas and semicolons. A) In Paris, France; Rome, Italy; and Berlin, Germany, she found her love for art. B) In Paris, France, Rome, Italy, and Berlin, Germany; she found her love for art. C) N Paris, France; Rome, Italy; and Berlin, Germany; she found her love for art. D) N Paris France; Rome Italy; and Berlin Germany, she found her love for art. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In Paris, France; Rome, Italy; and Berlin, Germany, she found her love for art. 16. Where do the commas go?My favorite foods are pizza tacos and hamburgers. A) After foods and after pizza. B) After pizza and after and. C) After pizza and after tacos. D) After favorite and after pizza. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After pizza and after tacos. 17. Speaking of dinner, many restaurants in Cabo San Lucas, many of which can be found in Cabo's splendorous resorts, offer excellent and extremely fresh-tasting seafood dishes. A) NO CHANGE. B) Cabo San Lucas, many being they are found in Cabo's splendorous resorts,. C) Cabo San Lucas-many of which can be found in Cabo's splendorous resorts,. D) Cabo San Lucas, many of which can be found in Cabo's splendorful resorts,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 18. What type of punctuation do you use for a sentence that expresses sudden or strong emotion? A) A period. B) A question mark. C) An exclamation point. D) A comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An exclamation point. 19. "It was the best of times, the worst of times." A) "It was the best the worst of times.". B) " the worst of times.". C) "It was the the worst of times.". D) Correct as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "It was the best the worst of times.". 20. What is the subject of the sentence below? The yellow wagon was broken. A) The yellow wagon. B) Was broken. C) Wagon. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wagon. 21. Is the following sentence CORRECT or INCORRECT (focusing on punctuation)? She poured 23 cups of flour into the dough instead of two-thirds, and the oven exploded. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 22. Because I took lessons, I know how to ski very well. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 23. Why were you late A) ?. B) !. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ?. 24. Which punctuation mark belongs after Daddy? Dear Daddy A) ! (exclamation point). B) , (comma). C) . (period). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) , (comma). 25. When is it appropriate to use a colon in a sentence? A) To introduce a list, an explanation, or a quotation. B) To indicate possession. C) To end a sentence. D) To separate two independent clauses. 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