This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation – Quiz 46 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Quiz 46 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It is necessary, however to maintain a good weight. A) NO CHANGE. B) It is necessary, however, to maintain a good weight. C) It is necessary however to maintain a good weight. D) It is necessary however to maintain a good weight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is necessary, however, to maintain a good weight. 2. What is missing from the following sentence? Maria said I'm ready to go home. A) Parentheses. B) Quotation marks and a comma. C) Quotation marks. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quotation marks and a comma. 3. What is the blue portion of the sentence below?When people are afraid, they often make stupid decisions. A) Independent Clause. B) Phrase. C) Dependent Clause. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dependent Clause. 4. David wanted to go play basketball this evening, but he ended up running errands for his mom instead. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 5. I help to join words together. Who am I? A) Colon. B) Hyphen. C) Dash. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyphen. 6. What type of sentence is the following? My brother, my sister, and I went there last year. A) Declarative. B) Imperative. C) Interrogative. D) Exclamatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Declarative. 7. Carrie and her cat, Mittens; were having a relaxing afternoon. A) NO CHANGE. B) Carrie and her cat, Mittens were having a relaxing afternoon. C) Carrie and her cat; Mittens; were having a relaxing afternoon. D) Carrie and her cat, Mittens, were having a relaxing afternoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carrie and her cat, Mittens, were having a relaxing afternoon. 8. Anthony worked two jobs last summer ** ..... ** one at the grocery store, one at the car wash. A) ;. B) :. C) '. D) -. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -. 9. When the ..... comes at the beginning of the sentence, you will always need a comma to separate it from the independent clause. A) Dependent clause. B) Independent clause. C) Coordinating conjunction. D) Apple pie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent clause. 10. I might not have been able to drive a race car; but now I could design a car build a car and engineer it to win a race. A) NO CHANGE. B) To drive a race car, but now. C) To drive a race car. But now. D) To drive a race car; and now. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To drive a race car, but now. 11. After which word in the sentence below should a semi-colon be inserted? The sky was cloudy however, it never rained A) Sky. B) However. C) Rain. D) Cloudy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cloudy. 12. ZiNyia's determination to earn money inspired her classmates. What is the correct punctuation mark used in this sentence? A) ;. B) :. C) '. D) -. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) '. 13. Larry was looking at three different cars a Bugatti, a Lamborghini, and a Tesla. A) Cars,. B) Cars;. C) Cars:. D) Cars. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cars:. 14. Use a semicolon to join parts of a compound sentence when a conjunction such as and, but, or or is not used. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Fused sentences occur when the writer forgets to use proper punctuation to join independent clauses the semi-colon or a comma and conjunction is needed. A) All punctuation is correct. B) Punctuation should be followed by a semi-colon:punctuation;. C) Clauses should be followed by a colon:clauses:. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Punctuation should be followed by a semi-colon:punctuation;. 16. Choose the correct contraction for the given sentence:She is going to the party.a) She's going to the party.b) Shes going to the party.c) She is going to the party. A) She's going to the party. B) Shes' going to the party. C) Shes going to the party. D) She is going to the party . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She's going to the party. 17. Where does the semicolon best fit in the following sentence:I like to fish, however, I do not enjoy baiting the hook. A) Like;. B) Fish;. C) However;. D) Baiting;. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fish;. 18. The Ranger colors are always a mix of the following, blue, white, and yellow. A) All punctuation is correct. B) Following should be followed by a dash:following-. C) Following should be followed by a colon:following:. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Following should be followed by a colon:following:. 19. Sharon took six subjects English, French, history, calculus, physics, and band. A) NO CHANGE. B) Sharon took six subjects; English, French, history, calculus, physics, and band. C) Sharon took six subjects, English, French, history, calculus, physics, and band. D) Sharon took six subjects:English, French, history, calculus, physics, and band. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sharon took six subjects:English, French, history, calculus, physics, and band. 20. Identify the function of the punctuationI enjoy many sports like hiking, running, cycling and dancing. A) Show pause. B) Take a breath. C) Separate items on a list. D) Separate clauses in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Separate items on a list. 21. What does FAST stand for? A) Feelings, Actions, Speech, Thoughts. B) Feelings, Acronyms, Setting, Thoughts. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feelings, Actions, Speech, Thoughts. 22. A sentence needs a complete thought, A) Subject and predicate. B) Predicate and adjective. C) Predicate. D) A subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject and predicate. 23. True or False:A comma can be used like a period? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. Select the correctly punctuated option. A) "I hate The Eagles" the passenger said. B) "I hate The Eagles, " the passenger said. C) "I hate The Eagles", the passenger said. D) "I hate The Eagles;" the passenger said. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "I hate The Eagles, " the passenger said. 25. This part of speech DOES something ..... action. A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. ← 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