This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Quiz 16 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the correct punctuation for a complex sentence:'Although it was raining, we went for a walk.' A) Although it was raining we went for a walk. B) Although, it was raining we went for a walk. C) Although it was raining; we went for a walk. D) Although it was raining, we went for a walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Although it was raining, we went for a walk. 2. Dad is coming home A) ?. B) !. C) . D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) . 3. Which answer best describes the red text below? A) Compound sentence. B) Complex sentence. C) Compound-complex sentence. D) Incomplete sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex sentence. 4. Book Title:The Adventures of Tom Sawyer A) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. B) "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. 5. It was really cold last week ..... however, it's been hot for the last few days. A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semicolon. 6. True, or false?Colons are used for explanations and extra information. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Identify the error in the sentence: "He was tired, he went to bed early." A) Comma splice. B) Run-on sentence. C) Fragment. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma splice. 8. Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct capitalization? A) She went to paris last summer. B) She went to Paris last summer. C) She went to paris last summer. D) She went to Paris last summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She went to Paris last summer. 9. Is the following word Singular or Plural? Michael A) Singular. B) Plural. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Singular. 10. Choose the correct punctuation for the blank.For the picnic we brought the following ..... sandwiches, chips, and fruit salad. A) Comma. B) Semicolon. C) Colon. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colon. 11. I am a BOLD punctuation mark, meant to be used sparingly. I'll cut you off in the middle of a thought if you're not careful. Who am I? A) Hyphen. B) Dash. C) Slash. D) Parentheses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dash. 12. When all of the goats' on the farm bleat for food, its cute. A) NO CHANGE. B) Its'. C) It's. D) You're. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's. 13. When we write we A) Translate sounds into meaning. B) Make a sound in the reader's head. C) Use words to paint a picture. D) Use images to create sounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make a sound in the reader's head. 14. Do not capitalize the name of a season unless it is part of a proper name. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 15. The sentence below is punctuated correctly:Tate's football team was in 1st place in the NCAA league. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. Is the following sentence correct?The girls went shopping, and they bought a lot of things. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 17. Put the bread in the oven, and set the timer for 30 minutes. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complete Sentence. 18. It is a challenge or obstacle in the story, that needs to be solved. A) Events. B) Problem. C) Solution. D) Characters. E) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Problem. 19. What's wrong with this sentence?After our second week of humanities, i feel more comfortable in grade 8. A) No comma needed. B) I should be capitalized. C) Humanities should be capitalized. D) There should be a period after humanities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I should be capitalized. 20. Use to indicate the title of poems A) Quotation Marks. B) Italics. C) Ellipses. D) Semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quotation Marks. 21. It's raining ..... can't play baseball. A) Outside. so we. B) Outside; we. C) Outside, we. D) Outside so we. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Outside; we. 22. Our daughter, Clare recently celebrated her second birthday. A) NO CHANGE. B) Our daughter Clare recently. C) Our daughter Clare. Recently. D) Our daughter Clare, recently. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Our daughter Clare recently. 23. What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate? "Chopin ..... was a gifted musician." A) Passage of time. B) An unfinished thought. C) Omitted text from a quotation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Omitted text from a quotation. 24. During the process, quartz acts as an insulator while gold behaves like a ..... on the voltage produced by the quartz, the gold attracts more gold particles from hydrothermal liquid in the earth. A) Conductor. Drawing. B) Conductor, drawing. C) Conductor drawing. D) Conductor; and drawing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conductor. Drawing. 25. Jaylah's backpack is heavier than usual because **it's** full of books. What is the correct punctuation mark used in this sentence? A) ;. B) :. C) '. D) -. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) '. ← 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