This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Punctuation – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Punctuation Quiz 7 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why do we use exclamation marks? A) To finish a sentence. B) To sound excited. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To sound excited. 2. Young-Hee failed her English test nevertheless she was able to get a good job. A) Young-Hee failed her English test:nevertheless she was able to get a good job. B) Young-Hee failed her English test ; nevertheless she was able to get a good job. C) Young-Hee failed her English test, nevertheless; she was able to get a good job. D) Young-Hee failed her English test ; nevertheless, she was able to get a good job. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Young-Hee failed her English test ; nevertheless, she was able to get a good job. 3. Are semicolons and colons ALWAYS interchangeable? (Can they do the same thing?) A) They are always interchangeable; both can always join two independent clauses. B) They are sometimes interchangeable; it depends on how well the clauses are related and where the author wants to put emphasis. C) They are never interchangeable; they do totally different things in sentences. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are sometimes interchangeable; it depends on how well the clauses are related and where the author wants to put emphasis. 4. The results of the study were inconclusive, therefore more research needs to be done on the topic. A) No Change. B) Inconclusive, but therefore. C) Inconclusive; therefore,. D) Inconclusive, therefore,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inconclusive; therefore,. 5. Which sentence uses both hyphens and dashes correctly? A) Have a seat-the one in the corner is fine-and tell me your good-news. B) Checkouts 1 and 2-the ones at the front of the store-are for self-service customers only. C) This life-size painting is-a beautiful example of. D) Your greenish-yellow color means one thing-you're sick. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Checkouts 1 and 2-the ones at the front of the store-are for self-service customers only. 6. Ida jumped into her boat and she headed east. A) , and. B) And,. C) Ida,. D) As it is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) , and. 7. Identify ALL the NOUNS in this sentence. The swimming pool had a slide and a diving board. A) Pool, slide, diving board. B) Pool. C) Slide, diving board. D) Slide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pool, slide, diving board. 8. Does this sentence need commas?Alfred the Great king of the Anglo Saxons was able to push back the Vikings. A) No, all good. B) Yes, after Anglo Saxons-introductory phrase. C) Yes, after Great and Saxons-extra information. D) Yes, after Great-introductory phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yes, after Great and Saxons-extra information. 9. Find all the punctuation. A) Most of the executives are going to be late so lets reschedule this meeting for tomorrow. B) Most of the executives are going to be late, so lets reschedule this meeting for tomorrow. C) Most of the executives are going to be late, so lets reschedule this meeting for tomorrow. D) Most of the executives are going to be late so lets reschedule this meeting for tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Most of the executives are going to be late, so lets reschedule this meeting for tomorrow. 10. What is the indirect object of this sentence:Marco and I visited my mom in New Jersey. A) New Jersey. B) My mom. C) I. D) Marco. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My mom. 11. What is the purpose of a (coordinating) conjunction? A) Hooks up two independent clauses to create one sentence. B) To show your function!. C) FANBOYS. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hooks up two independent clauses to create one sentence. 12. Use to separate parts of certain compound nouns A) Hyphen. B) Dash. C) Apostrophe. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyphen. 13. Where does the hyphen best fit in the following sentence:A terrible mid air collision occurred on Saturday. A) Te-. B) Mid-. C) O-. D) On-. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mid-. 14. How many independent clauses may be joined together in one sentence? A) Only two. B) Five. C) Any number, but usually two. D) Twelve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Any number, but usually two. 15. What is the correct punctuation for this sentence:The lady bug climbed up the tree branch in order to reach the flowers A) ?. B) ;. C) !. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) . 16. John went to the park for one reason to get revenge. A) Reason,. B) Reason;. C) Reason:. D) Reason. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reason:. 17. Right or wrong:Lisa gave me the jellybeans. A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right. 18. Despite the rain, they continued the football match. A) Correct. B) Not Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 19. Which would correct the TV show title?My little sister loves to watch SpongeBob SquarePants. A) Italics. B) Quotation marks. C) Capitalization. D) Correct as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Correct as is. 20. What is the indirect object of this sentence:My friends baked a cake for me on my birthday A) On my birthday. B) A cake. C) My friends. D) For me. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For me. 21. Choose the sentence with no errors in the use of commas. A) No you do not have to do Membean training over the summer. B) During the summer we always eat ice cream, and watch movies outside. C) We packed sandwiches, chips, lemonade, and sunscreen for the picnic. D) My brother who loves surfing always wakes up early on vacation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We packed sandwiches, chips, lemonade, and sunscreen for the picnic. 22. Identify whether the following is a fragment, run-on, or correct:Although I loved visiting Disney World. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 23. What types of sentences have periods at the end? A) Declarative and Imperative. B) Declarative and interrogative. C) Imperative and interrogative. D) Imperative and Exclamatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Declarative and Imperative. 24. Which of these homonyms are referring to the place? A) Their. B) They're. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There. 25. What type of sentence is the following?"I love going to school, but I hate getting up so early!" A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) Compound-Complex. 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