This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation – Quiz 32 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Quiz 32 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Select the sentence that shows the correct usage of the semicolon. A) Her uncle is coming to visit; and he is traveling from far away. B) This summer we went camping; always fun. C) I enjoy the arts; I especially love to paint with watercolors. D) I enjoy the arts and; I especially love to paint with watercolors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I enjoy the arts; I especially love to paint with watercolors. 2. Choose the sentence that demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement. A) The list of items are on the desk. B) The list of items is on the desk. C) The list of items were on the desk. D) The list of items have been on the desk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The list of items is on the desk. 3. Following the conquest, manors were set up around England and the system of feudalism introduced. What type of sentence opener is this? A) #5-wwwasiabecause. B) #2-preposition. C) #4-ing. D) #1-subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) #4-ing. 4. The critics not the writers are the ones concerned with literary categories. A) NO CHANGE. B) Critics not-the writers-are. C) Critics, not the writers, are. D) Critics not the writers:are. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Critics, not the writers, are. 5. What is missing in this sentence?We have school Wednesday Thursday and Friday of this week. A) ,. B) ?. C) ''. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ,. 6. Which of these sentences uses correct punctuation? A) I love discussing punctuation it makes me smile. B) I love discussing punctuation, it makes me smile. C) Both sentences are correct. D) Neither sentence is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neither sentence is correct. 7. Which sentence shows a comma correctly separating extra information about the subject? A) John, my friend is sitting on that chair. B) My favorite color, navy blue, is very popular. C) My brother on the other hand, does not like milk. D) My car a 2008, Honda Accord is very fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My favorite color, navy blue, is very popular. 8. Because text messaging exists, we can tell many people something very important very quickly. A) NO CHANGE. B) Messaging, exists we can tell. C) Exists we can tell. D) Messaging exists; we can tell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 9. What is the correct punctuation for this sentence:Laura shouts excitedly, '' I love this mall" A) . B) ?. C) !. D) '. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 10. Where could a transition appear in your writing? A) At the start of one sentence, to link the ideas in that sentence to the previous sentence. B) In the middle of the sentence, which is also a way to link that sentence's ideas with the previous one. C) BOTH!. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) BOTH!. 11. Is this punctuation correct? The boy liked basketball, but, he loved baseball more A) Yes. B) No. C) Maybe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 12. Complete the sentence with a punctuation mark.Therefore ..... Piggy is the best character in Lord of the Flies. A) ;. B) :. C) ,. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ,. 13. Which word is the simple subject:Three fuzzy ducklings swam in the pond. A) Three. B) Ducklings. C) Swam. D) Pond. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ducklings. 14. Fix ALL punctuation A) No errors. B) The Bird flown up into the tree and flew down the Tree again worth a worm for her babys. C) The bird flew up into the tree, and flew down the tree again with a worm for her babies. D) The Bird flew up into the tree, but flew down the tree again with a worm for her babies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The bird flew up into the tree, and flew down the tree again with a worm for her babies. 15. In some cases, you may have to use both quotation marks and underlining to properly punctuate titles. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. Which of the following explains what a COLON (:) is used for? A) It's a pause, like a comma. B) It's a tip off to get ready for what's next. C) It comes at the beginning of the sentence. D) It separates 2 clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's a tip off to get ready for what's next. 17. Our ski trip is getting close, but Mom is not ready to travel. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 18. What is the main purpose of an imperative sentence? A) To give a command or make a request. B) To give information. C) To ask a question. D) To show excitement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To give a command or make a request. 19. Use to indicate the titles of chapters in a book A) Quotation Marks. B) Italics. C) Periods. D) Hyphens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quotation Marks. 20. What type of punctuation mark is used to add important or surprising information? A) Full stop. B) Comma. C) Semicolon. D) Dash. E) Brackets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dash. 21. Which of the following is preferred? A) The best days of my life have been January 3, 2000; March 26, 2007; and December 25, 1979. B) The best days of my life have been January 3, 2000, March 26, 2007, and December 25, 1979. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The best days of my life have been January 3, 2000, March 26, 2007, and December 25, 1979. 22. What needs to be capitalized in this sentence? We go up north every summer to spend time with my cousins and my uncle at their cabin. A) North. B) Summer. C) Uncle. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nothing. 23. Identify whether the following sentence is punctuated correctly or incorrectly:We were, however, helpless to the decisions made by upper-management. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 24. What punctuation is missing from the following sentence?"Several countries participated in the airlift Italy, Belgium, France, and Luxembourg." A) ,. B) ;. C) :. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) :. 25. Oliver decided to make cauliflower, and carrots for the holiday party last week. A) Keep comma. B) Delete comma. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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