This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:A hyphen joins two words together into one concept (like "well-being" or "two-thirds" ). A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. I am used when you want to add extra information. Who am I? A) Ellipsis. B) Dash. C) Hyphen. D) Parentheses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parentheses. 3. The test tubes are fragile. Handle ..... carefully. A) Them. B) They. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Them. 4. What is the definition of a simple sentence? A) One independent clause. B) Two or more independent clauses joined with a comma and a coordinating conjunction. C) One Santa clause. D) One dependent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One independent clause. 5. What two words are used to make the contractiondon't A) Did not. B) Do not. C) Donot. D) Does not. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do not. 6. The tree is very tall old and green. A) Very tall, old and green. B) Very, tall, old, and green. C) Very tall old, and green. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Very tall, old and green. 7. Is this comma used correctly?Even though I don't like grammar review, I don't mind doing it in a game. A) Yes-a comma after an introductory phrase. B) No comma needed. C) There should be a period where the comma is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes-a comma after an introductory phrase. 8. I needed a total of fifty ..... six bricks to finish the wall. A) Comma. B) Hyphen. C) Semicolon. D) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyphen. 9. Where does the colon go in the following sentence?Please pick up these items a gallon of milk, a laptop, and a blowtorch. A) After pick. B) After laptop. C) After gallon. D) After items. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After items. 10. Identify whether the following sentence is punctuated correctly or incorrectly:Mrs. McMillen began talking-she had just shown "The American Dreamer, " about how Fitzgerald lived a chaotically reckless life. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 11. Choose the phrase that is written correctly. A) Mrs bonnie black. B) Mrs Bonnie Black. C) Mrs. Bonnie Black. D) Mrs. bonnie black. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mrs. Bonnie Black. 12. From then on, her one-and-only sister-in-law Helen would make the cookies herself and share them with her immediate and extended family. A) NO CHANGE. B) Sister in law called Helen,. C) Sister in-law, who was named Helen,. D) Sister-in-law, Helen,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sister-in-law, Helen,. 13. I'm Jessica A) . B) ?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 14. Identify whether the following sentence is punctuated correctly or incorrectly:We didn't like the new schedule, however, we were helpless to the decisions being made by upper-management. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 15. In which of the following situations should a question mark be used? A) When writing a title. B) When making a statement. C) When expressing excitement. D) When asking a direct question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When asking a direct question. 16. I'm going to ..... my nicest shoes. A) Where. B) Ware. C) Wear. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wear. 17. What is the definition of a compound-complex sentence? A) One independent clause. B) Two or more independent clauses joined with a comma and coordinating conjunction. C) One independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. D) Two or more independent clauses joined with a comma and coordinating conjunction along with one or more dependent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Two or more independent clauses joined with a comma and coordinating conjunction along with one or more dependent clauses. 18. A sentence must end with ..... A) A comma or a question mark. B) A period. C) A period, question mark, or an exclamation point. D) Semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A period, question mark, or an exclamation point. 19. My therapist says I am preoccupied with vengeance ..... we'll see about that. 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. 20. Is this punctuation right or wrong?Ouch! A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right. 21. You use commas around phrases that begin with "that", but not for phrases that begin with "which." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. Having seen the movie already I stayed home. A) Having seen the movie already, I stayed home. B) Having seen the movie, already, I stayed home. C) Having seen, the movie already, I stayed home. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having seen the movie already, I stayed home. 23. Which symbol is a colon? A) -. B) ( ). C) :. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) :. 24. Literary critics are often less interested, in any particular book or writer than they are in placing groups of books and writers into facile categories. A) NO CHANGE. B) Often-less interested-in. C) Often less interested in. D) Often less interested. In. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Often less interested in. 25. I was at my house when the rain started to fall early in the morning. I was just about to go inside when I felt the drops fall one after another. Drip. Drip. Drip. The sky was full of dark clouds and light flashing from the clouds. Thunder began soft as thunder. I ran inside just before it started pouring. Where does the story take place? A) A hotel. B) An apartment. C) Space. D) A house. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A house. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPunctuation Quiz 1Punctuation Quiz 2Punctuation Quiz 3Punctuation Quiz 4Punctuation Quiz 6Punctuation Quiz 7Punctuation Quiz 8Punctuation Quiz 9Punctuation Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books