This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation – Quiz 38 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Quiz 38 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. After dinner Sam and Katie will finish ..... homework. A) Her. B) His. C) Your. D) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Their. 2. PUNCTUATION ASSESSMENT #8 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 3. If you wish to go to Italy I'll plan to go with you. A) If you wish to go to Italy, I'll plan to go with you. B) If you wish to go, to Italy, I'll plan to go with you. C) If you wish, to go to Italy, I'll plan to go with you. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If you wish to go to Italy, I'll plan to go with you. 4. Choose all the words that need to be capitalized in the following sentence:That holiday aways falls on a monday. A) Holiday. B) Always. C) Falls. D) Monday. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monday. 5. What is the correct contraction for this set of words:They had A) They'll. B) They've. C) There's. D) They'd. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They'd. 6. The sentence below is punctuated correctly:Did Mackenzy say, "I need to study" ? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Which sentence shows a comma seperating a quotation from the rest of the sentence? A) "We need to buy more sugar" she said, "before it runs out. B) "I am tired" he, muttered. C) He said, "We need to lower taxes!". D) "If I don't wake up in time" he whispered, "I will be in trouble.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said, "We need to lower taxes!". 8. Which of the following is NOT a correct way to fix a RUN-ON sentence? A) Comma splice. B) Make a compound sentence with a conjunction (, and). C) Use a period and make 2 sentences. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma splice. 9. Identify the sentence that is structured correctly. A) Because she was late to school she missed the first period. B) Because she was late to school, she missed the first period. C) Because, she was late to school she missed the first period. D) Because she was late, to school she missed the first period. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because she was late to school, she missed the first period. 10. Identify the correct punctuation for:The seventh inning stretch is a good time to get a snack. A) The seventh inning stretch is a good time to get a snack. B) The seventh inning stretch is a good time, to get a snack. C) The seventh inning stretch, is a good time to get a snack. D) The seventh-inning stretch is a good time to get a snack. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The seventh-inning stretch is a good time to get a snack. 11. Even though this test is really important i dont want to study. A) Correctly punctuated. B) Incorrectly punctuated. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrectly punctuated. 12. Use to show a contraction or to show possession A) Apostrophe. B) Ellipses. C) Parentheses. D) Hyphens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apostrophe. 13. Guests ..... complimentary breakfast from 7 to 10 AM. A) Receives. B) Receive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Receive. 14. When you examine all of my rules, I'm basically about separation. Who am I? A) Comma. B) Hyphen. C) Apostrophe. D) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma. 15. Identify the predicate: "My friend and I played chess all day long." A) The predicate is-My friend and I. B) The predicate is-played chess. C) The predicate is-all day long. D) The predicate is-I played chess. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The predicate is-played chess. 16. I have a lot of growing up to do; I realized that the other day (inside my fort). A) Yes, this sentence is punctuated correctly. B) No, this sentence is not punctuated correctly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, this sentence is punctuated correctly. 17. Which sentence uses a comma to seperate the name of a city from country or state? A) We are moving to, Spokane Washington. B) I live in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. C) I visited Florence Italy, last summer. D) The hurricanes, hit Tulsa Oklahoma, and Destin Florida. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I live in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 18. Identify the sentence that correctly uses an ellipsis to indicate an omission. A) "I was thinking maybe we could go to the park.". B) "I was thinking maybe we could go to the park.". C) "I was thinking maybe we could go to the park.". D) "I was thinking maybe we could go to the park.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I was thinking maybe we could go to the park.". 19. Which sentence is an example of a run-on sentence? A) I love to write papers I would write one every day if I had the time. B) I love to write papers, and I would write one every day if I had the time. C) I love to write papers; I would write one every day if I had the time. D) I love to write papers. I would write one every day if I had the time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I love to write papers I would write one every day if I had the time. 20. Is the following sentence CORRECT or INCORRECT (focusing on punctuation)? "Hey ..... don't I know you from somewhere?" A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 21. What is the possessive form of:somebody A) Somebody's. B) Somebodys'. C) Somebodys. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somebody's. 22. What is the main purpose of a compound sentence? A) To join two independent clauses. B) To list items. C) To describe a noun. D) To ask a question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To join two independent clauses. 23. Once upon a time there was a little chicken named chicken little A) Once upon a time there was a little chicken named Chicken Little. B) Once upon a time there was a Little Chicken named chicken little. C) Once upon a time there was a little chicken named Chicken Little. D) It is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Once upon a time there was a little chicken named Chicken Little. 24. Semicolons come before conjunctive adverbs in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. ..... the quarterback rolled right to complete the game winning pass against Ray-Pec. A) Meanwhile:. B) Meanwhile,. C) Meanwhile;. D) Meanwhile. 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