This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation – Quiz 40 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Quiz 40 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these is NOT a function of a colon? A) Introduce quotations. B) Introduces a dependent clause that helps emphasize or illustrate an idea. C) Indicates the end of a sentence. D) Introduces a list. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indicates the end of a sentence. 2. EXERCISE 1:CommasAdd commas where needed.They are armed with jagged barbed stingers. A) They are armed with jagged, barbed stingers. B) They are armed with jagged barbed, stingers. C) They are armed, with jagged barbed stingers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are armed with jagged, barbed stingers. 3. What type of sentence is "What a beautiful day it is!" ? A) Exclamatory. B) Declarative. C) Interrogative. D) Imperative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exclamatory. 4. What is a full stop? A) . B) !!!!!. C) ?????. D) , , , , , , , , ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 5. Which sentence shows a comma seperating independent clauses (compound sentence)? A) Jack does not like math nor does, Sue. B) They will go to the, store now for they need school supplies. C) Dan can go to the park or, he can go to the mall. D) James wants to leave now, yet we must wait for his little brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) James wants to leave now, yet we must wait for his little brother. 6. Spell out any number that begins a sentence or reword the sentence so that it does not begin with a number. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. He is distraught and alone, and determined on fighting back. A) NO CHANGE. B) Distraught, and alone, and determined to fight back. C) Distraught, alone, and determined to fight back. D) Distraughtly alone, with the determination for fighting back. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Distraught, alone, and determined to fight back. 8. Is the comma used correctly in this sentence?At camp this summer, I learned to surf behind a boat. A) Yes-natural pause after an introductory phrase. B) No-this is a comma in between 2 complete sentences. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes-natural pause after an introductory phrase. 9. Juan Gutierrez is a very smart Senator. He is not ..... a very good balloon artist. A) However. B) ; however,. C) , however,. D) , however. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) , however,. 10. Those artists who look good on camera have a greater chance of success than those who do not, examples are not difficult to find. A) NO CHANGE. B) Not. Examples. C) Not examples. D) Not-examples-. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not. Examples. 11. What type of punctuation mark can be used to separate an adverbial phrase from a main clause? A) Full stop. B) Comma. C) Semicolon. D) Dash. E) Brackets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma. 12. A period ..... A) Is necessary. B) Indicates the end of a sentence. C) Introduces a list OR a dependent clause that helps emphasize or illustrate an idea. D) Introduce quotations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indicates the end of a sentence. 13. Campbell explains, "It asks are you going to be a person of heart and humanity-because that's what life is, from the heart-or are you going to do whatever is required of you by what might be called 'intentional power'?" A) NO CHANGE. B) Explains " It. C) Explains:It. D) Explains; "It. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 14. What should I change about this sentence?:The dog didn't feel well; still, she was sweet to her owner. A) Nothing it's perfect. B) STILL should be capitalized. C) There must be a comma before STILL. D) There must be a period before STILL. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nothing it's perfect. 15. EXERCISE 1:CommasAdd commas where needed.Queen bees however are fed royal jelly for the duration of their development. A) Queen bees, however are fed royal jelly for the duration of their development. B) Queen bees however, are fed royal jelly for the duration of their development. C) Queen bees, however, are fed royal jelly for the duration of their development. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Queen bees, however, are fed royal jelly for the duration of their development. 16. What is the correct contraction for the wordscould not A) Couldn't. B) Couldnt. C) Could've. D) Couldn'tve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Couldn't. 17. Identify the sentence type:'The sun set, and the stars appeared.' A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Complex sentence. D) Compound-complex sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound sentence. 18. The sentence below is punctuated correctly:Kamyah's last name has two d's. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Is the following sentence CORRECT or INCORRECT (focusing on punctuation)? Dr. Miller ..... Hardin published her newest best-selling book about rocket science. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 20. Select the sentence that is correctly revised for clarity. A) The book, which was on the table, was read by me. B) I read the book that was on the table. C) The book was read by me, which was on the table. D) On the table, I read the book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I read the book that was on the table. 21. Sorry we do not have enough room. A) No change. B) Sorry, we do not have enough room. C) Sorry. We do not have enough room. D) Sorry-we do not have enough room. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sorry, we do not have enough room. 22. My favorite pizza toppings are:sausage, peppers, extra cheese, and mushrooms. A) Correctly punctuated. B) Incorrectly punctuated. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrectly punctuated. 23. Which would correct the movie title?Stan Lee is the producer of iron man. A) Italics. B) Quotation marks. C) Capitalization. D) Correct as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Capitalization. 24. I love these lyrics by James Bay: "Why don't you be you, and I'll be me?" A) Correctly punctuated. B) Incorrectly punctuated. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correctly punctuated. 25. What type of punctuation do you use for a declarative sentence? A) A period. B) A question mark. C) An exclamation point. D) A comma. 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