This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation – Quiz 42 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Quiz 42 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This part of speech modifies a noun or pronoun A) Verb. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) Pronoun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 2. Choose the best punctuation:Bob: "Hi Mary, how are you ..... " A) !. B) ?. C) :. D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ?. 3. Select the correct use of an apostrophe and/or possessive/plural word in the following sentence:Since ..... raining, the dog shook its coat to get the water off. A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's. 4. Is the following word Singular or Plural? Babies A) Singular. B) Plural. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plural. 5. The smell of buttery popcorn. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 6. Identify the sentence that correctly uses a semicolon with a transitional phrase. A) T was a difficult decision; as a result, they decided to postpone it. B) It was a difficult decision, as a result; they decided to postpone it. C) It was a difficult decision as a result; they decided to postpone it. D) It was a difficult decision; as a result they decided to postpone it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) T was a difficult decision; as a result, they decided to postpone it. 7. How can we find the buried treasure ..... A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ?. 8. After we drove to Shaker Heights (it's just outside of Cleveland), we met our parents for dinner. A) All punctuation is correct. B) Heights needs to end in an s'. C) Change the parentheses to dashes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All punctuation is correct. 9. Which word could be found between these two guide words on this dictionary page?question quote A) Quack. B) Quick. C) Rain. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quick. 10. This part of speech can modify an adjective, verb, or itself(hint ..... often ends in ly) A) Pronoun. B) Conjunction. C) Adverb. D) Interjection. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 11. Thanks to the fine-grained sediments in which the animals were buried 150 million years ago scientists today are able to see the anatomy of the two specimens in stunning detail. A) NO CHANGE. B) 150 million years, ago scientists. C) 150 million years ago, scientists. D) 150 million years ago; scientists. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 150 million years ago, scientists. 12. The following sentence needs what punctuation mark? Everyone on the team wouldnt play after the referee made a bad call. A) Comma. B) Quotation mark. C) Apostrophe. D) Exclamation point. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apostrophe. 13. EXERCISE 3:ApostrophesAdd apostrophes where needed. Some sentences may be correct as written.Butterflies and moths larvae contain the cells that produce adult insects. A) Correct as written. B) Butterflies and moth's larvae contain the cells that produce adult insects. C) Butterflies' and moths' larvae contain the cells that produce adult insects. D) Butterflies and moths larvae contain the cell's that produce adult insects. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Butterflies' and moths' larvae contain the cells that produce adult insects. 14. If we hurry, we'll be on time, don't forget the tickets! A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on. 15. EXERCISE 3:ApostrophesAdd apostrophes where needed. Some sentences may be correct as written.It contains nutrients essential to the insects growth. A) Correct as written. B) It contains nutrients essential to the insect's growth. C) It contains nutrient's essential to the insect's growth. D) It contains nutrients essential to the insects' growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It contains nutrients essential to the insect's growth. 16. "The Walking Dead" keeps getting more and more intense every season. A) Correctly punctuated. B) Incorrectly punctuated. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correctly punctuated. 17. The following sentence needs what punctuation mark? Why didn't Sam go to the store yesterday to get her supplies A) Period. B) Comma. C) Question mark. D) Semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Question mark. 18. Which of the following sentences correctly uses commas to separate items in a list?a) I need to buy apples, bananas and oranges.b) I need to buy apples bananas and oranges.c) I need to buy apples, bananas, and oranges. A) I need to buy apples, bananas, and oranges. B) I need to buy apples, bananas and oranges. C) I need to buy, apples, bananas, and oranges. D) I need to buy apples bananas and oranges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I need to buy apples, bananas, and oranges. 19. A subordinating conjunction creates what kind of clause? A) Adverbial Clause. B) Verbal Clause. C) Dependent Clause. D) Independent Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dependent Clause. 20. The process of gold nugget formation is complex. As seismic waves pass through quartz veins, gold ..... clump together, drawn by the electric field created by the mineral. A) Particles;. B) Particles,. C) Particles. D) Particles:. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Particles. 21. Jack said "Oh no now we'll never know!" A) Jack said, "Oh, no, now we'll never know!". B) Jack said, "Oh no now we'll never know!". C) Jack said, "Oh no, now we'll never know!". D) Jack said "Oh, no, now we'll never know!". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jack said, "Oh, no, now we'll never know!". 22. A colon is used to introduce a list of items. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. While geologists have known that earthquakes can produce bits of gold on ..... exact mechanism of large nugget formation remained a mystery until recently. A) Quartz. The. B) Quartz, the. C) Quartz; the. D) Quartz:the. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quartz, the. 24. What words need to be capitalized in this sentence?My favourite subjects are math, science, and french. A) None. B) Math, Science. C) Math, Science, French. D) French. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) French. 25. Choose all the words that need to be capitalized in the following sentence:She was born in canada. A) Born. B) In. C) Canada. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Canada. ← 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