This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Semicolons – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Semicolons Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the sentence with that uses a comma correctly. A) You're a wizard, Harry. B) You're a, wizard Harry. C) You're:a wizard, Harry. D) You're a wizard:Harry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You're a wizard, Harry. 2. Is this an example of the correct way to use a semicolon to combine two closely related thoughts?The rat was super fat; I had been feeding it cheese all week. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 3. Which choice includes commas used properly? A) Regardless I still made it to school on time. B) Regardless, I still made it to school on time. C) Regardless I still made, it to school on time. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regardless, I still made it to school on time. 4. What would you like on your sandwich? We have ham and Swiss ..... roast beef and cheddar ..... and turkey and provolone. A) ,. B) ;. C) ;. D) (No punctuation). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ,. 5. Which question uses punctuation correctly? A) The sailors on the ship were from Malvern, PA, Trenton, NJ, Baltimore, MD; and St Louis, MO. B) The sailors on the ship were from Malvern, PA; Trenton, NJ; Baltimore, MD; and St. Louis, MO. C) The sailors on the ship were from Malvern PA, Trenton NJ, Baltimore MD, and St. Louis MO. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sailors on the ship were from Malvern, PA; Trenton, NJ; Baltimore, MD; and St. Louis, MO. 6. Teachers love many things; especially writing on whiteboards. A) This sentence uses a semicolon correctly. B) This sentence does NOT use a semicolon correctly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This sentence does NOT use a semicolon correctly. 7. Is the sentence correct or incorrect?Javia loves traveling, yet she is afraid of airports. A) Incorrect. B) Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correct. 8. What word does the semicolon go after?Neither of us can speak French we had to get a translator. A) Speak;. B) French;. C) Get;. D) Us;. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) French;. 9. Can a semicolon be used to separate two independent clauses? A) Yes. B) No, a semicolon is never used to separate independent clauses. C) No, only a comma can separate independent clauses. D) No, a semicolon can only be used to separate items in a list. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 10. The score was tied ( ) the game went into overtime. A) Comma. B) Semicolon. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicolon. 11. I think we made it and the view is beautiful! A) It; and. B) And; the. C) I; think. D) Needs a comma, not a semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Needs a comma, not a semicolon. 12. Damon will walk or he will drive his car. A) A semicolon is needed after walk and before or. B) A comma is needed after walk and before or. C) The answer is fine the way it is. D) A comma is needed after walk and the 2nd will. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A comma is needed after walk and before or. 13. Which indicates a pause? A) Comma. B) Semicolon. C) Both. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 14. Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon to connect two independent clauses? A) The sun set; the sky turned dark. B) The sun set, the sky turned dark. C) The sun set; and the sky turned dark. D) The sun set; because the sky turned dark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun set; the sky turned dark. 15. Professor Brown has left the laboratory ( ) however, you may still be able to reach her through email. A) Comma. B) Semicolon. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicolon. 16. Which number uses the correct comma(s)? A) 89, 000, 000. B) 89, 00, 0000. C) 890, 000, 00. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 89, 000, 000. 17. There was an accident on Route 38 last night, several people got hurt. A) There was an accident on Route 38 last night, several people got hurt. B) There was an accident on Route 38 last night, or several people got hurt. C) Because there was an accident on Route 38 last night several people got hurt. D) There was an accident on Route 38 last night, and several people got hurt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There was an accident on Route 38 last night, and several people got hurt. 18. What word in this sentence could you replace with a semicolon:The movie ran late, so we talked while we waited. A) Late. B) , so. C) We. D) Talked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) , so. 19. Where does the semicolon go:We did an experiment in class. All the students participated. A) Class;. B) Experiment;. C) Students;. D) No semicolon needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Class;. 20. The semicolon is useful for joining two similar thoughts; but it can also join two contrasting ideas. A) NO CHANGE. B) Thoughts but it. C) Thoughts; however,. D) Thoughts, it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thoughts; however,. 21. Choose the correct end mark for the sentence.She studied anthropology in college and won a scholarship to visit the Caribbean A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 22. Scout distracted Mr. Cunningham: "How's your entailment coming along?" A) NO CHANGE. B) Scout distracted Mr. Cunningham, "How's your entailment coming along" ?. C) Scout distracted Mr. Cunningham; "How's your entailment coming along" ?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 23. When should you use a comma in a series of items? A) Use a comma in a series of items to combine the individual items. B) Use a comma in a series of items to emphasize the individual items. C) Use a comma in a series of items to separate the individual items. D) Use a comma in a series of items to separate the first and last items. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Use a comma in a series of items to separate the individual items. 24. Which of the following sentences correctly uses commas for additional information? A) My brother, who is an engineer, just got a new job. B) The car that is parked outside, is mine. C) The book, that I borrowed from you, is excellent. D) My friend, has always been afraid of heights. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My brother, who is an engineer, just got a new job. 25. Choose the sentence that uses semicolons correctly. A) The drama club is rehearsing they stay; after school every day. B) The drama club is rehearsing they stay after; school every day. C) The drama club is rehearsing; they stay after school every day. D) The drama club; is rehearsing they stay after school every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The drama club is rehearsing; they stay after school every day. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSemicolons Quiz 2Semicolons Quiz 3Semicolons Quiz 4Semicolons Quiz 5Semicolons Quiz 6Semicolons Quiz 7Semicolons Quiz 8Semicolons Quiz 9Semicolons Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books