This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify whether the following sentence is punctuated correctly or incorrectly:Mrs. McMillen teaches several texts-A Raisin in the Sun, The Great Gatsby, Of Mice and Men-that all deal with the pursuit of the American dream. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 2. Kays' phone bill was smaller than last months'. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 3. Choose the correct punctuation mark for the sentence.My dad has a red tie A) ?. B) !. C) . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) . 4. Is the following sentence correct or incorrect? Since your busy that day, we can hang out another time. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 5. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a comma to separate clauses. A) Although it was raining, we decided to go for a walk. B) Although it was raining we decided, to go for a walk. C) Although it was raining we decided to go, for a walk. D) Although, it was raining we decided to go for a walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although it was raining, we decided to go for a walk. 6. Which piece of punctuation can be used at the normal end of a sentence to introduce a list or a key, illustrative detail? A) Colon. B) Semicolon. C) Period. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colon. 7. Makhi made a plan ** ..... ; ..... ** he would finish his homework before playing basketball. A) ;. B) :. C) '. D) -. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ;. 8. The chickens said, Cluck, cluck! What belongs after said? A) , (comma). B) . (period). C) ' (apostrophe). D) +. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ' (apostrophe). 9. The two of you are always in trouble together. I think she's a bad ..... on you. A) Influince. B) Influence. C) Enfluence. D) Enfluince. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Influence. 10. A simple predicate is ..... A) A noun or pronoun. B) A verb. C) Both a noun and a verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A verb. 11. Identify the function of the punctuationI enjoy many sports-although I often do not have the time to participate. A) Show pause. B) Place additional information in parenthesis. C) Shows additional information is to follow. D) Separate clauses in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shows additional information is to follow. 12. Which of these sentences is properly punctuated? A) Back in 03', Mrs. McDonald scored all As in her subjects. B) Back in 03, Mrs. McDonald scored all As in her subjects. C) Back in '03, Mrs. McDonald scored all A's in her subjects. D) Back in 03', Mrs. McDonald scored all A's in her subjects. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Back in '03, Mrs. McDonald scored all A's in her subjects. 13. Select the answer with the correctly placed quotation marks or speech marks ( " ''). A) Natalia "replied" , My friend may come tonight. B) Natalia replied, "My friend may come tonight.". C) Natalia replied, "My friend may "come tonight.". D) Natalia replied, " My friend may come tonight.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natalia replied, "My friend may come tonight.". 14. An incomplete sentence or a piece of a sentence ..... A) Run-on Sentence. B) Fragment. C) Comma Splice. D) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 15. PUNCTUATION ASSESSMENT #15 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 16. What is the correct punctuation for the following sentence? A) The black dog has won many prizes but he doesn't know many tricks. B) The black dog has won many prizes, but he doesn't know many tricks. C) The black dog has won many prizes but, he doesn't know many tricks. D) The black dog has won many prizes; but he doesn't know many tricks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The black dog has won many prizes, but he doesn't know many tricks. 17. I wish we could go to the library today ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 18. I love to exercise in the morning; it starts my day off in the right direction. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 19. Use to show a sudden break in the sentence and to introduce something exciting or unexpected A) Dash. B) Hyphen. C) Comma. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dash. 20. Complete the sentence with a punctuation mark.I shared some advice with my class ..... learn how to make a single-serve cake in a mug before you go to college. A) ;. B) :. C) ,. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :. 21. Which element of the following sentence is the PREDICATE?Kristin, my oldest friend, mailed me a birthday gift. A) Kristin. B) My oldest friend. C) Mailed. D) Me. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mailed. 22. What is the correct way to write a list of three items? A) Apples, oranges, and bananas. B) Apples oranges and bananas. C) Apples, oranges and bananas. D) Apples, oranges and, bananas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apples, oranges, and bananas. 23. Which punctuation mark would you use if you wanted to separate information and show emphasis on it? A) Comma. B) Dash. C) Parentheses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dash. 24. What is the correct contraction for the words:She will A) She'll. B) She'l. C) She"ll. D) Shell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She'll. 25. Which is the correct spelling of they are? A) There. B) Thier. C) They're. D) Their. 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