This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Semicolons – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Semicolons Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She visited London, England ..... Paris, France ..... and Athens, Greece in 2022. A) ,. B) ;. C) :. D) (No punctuation). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ;. 2. Why do semicolons matter? A) They connect dependent clauses to independent clauses. B) They improve your sentences and add variety. C) They ask questions. D) They show excitement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They improve your sentences and add variety. 3. An independent clause can stand on its own. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Use commas to enclose clauses not essential to the meaning of a sentence.Is the following sentence correct?Sam, who spent the last three days fishing, is back at school again. A) No. B) Yes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 5. Choose the answer that best corrects this sentence:You can try to make a case for chocolate as a major food group (I've tried for years) but it's probably not going to pass. A) NO CHANGE. B) Years), but. C) Years); but. D) Years, but. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Years), but. 6. What punctuation mark can replace the comma in this sentence? 'She loves painting, it relaxes her mind.' A) Period. B) Semicolon. C) Colon. D) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicolon. 7. There is a cheesecake in the fridge; I am looking forward to eating it. A) There is a cheesecake in the fridge;. B) I am looking forward to eating it. C) No mistake. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No mistake. 8. Out of his house, he only needed to grab one item ..... a babseball cap A) ;. B) :. C) ,. D) No Punctuation needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) :. 9. For the following questions, select the part of the sentence with an error or select 'no mistake'. A) OK, Mr Clive. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) OK, Mr Clive. 10. Identify the sentence that correctly punctuates a complex sentence. A) When we get to the hotel we will swim. B) When we get to the hotel; we will swim. C) When we get to the hotel, we will swim. D) When we get to the hotel. we will swim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When we get to the hotel, we will swim. 11. This sentence is punctuated incorrectly. How could you fix it?I will go to Santa Cruz, it is one of my favorite places. A) I will go to Santa Cruz, it is one of my favorite places. B) I will go to Santa Cruz; it is one of my favorite places. C) I will go to Santa Cruz it is one of my favorite places. D) I will go to, Santa Cruz, it is one of my favorite places. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I will go to Santa Cruz; it is one of my favorite places. 12. Independent clauses: A) Are clauses that make sense when they stand alone. B) Tell more about other parts of the sentence. C) Rely on semicolons to make sense. D) Should never be separated by semicolons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are clauses that make sense when they stand alone. 13. Choose the sentence that is punctuated INCORRECTLY. A) If you are finished with the assignment, click the Submit button on Google Classroom. B) Click the Submit button on Google Classroom if you are finished with the assignment. C) Click the Submit button on Google Classroom, if you are finished with the assignment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Click the Submit button on Google Classroom, if you are finished with the assignment. 14. Which, if any, change should be made to the sentence to punctuate it correctly?This doesn't seem like a summer day it's too chilly. A) This doesn't seem like a summer day; it's too chilly. B) This doesn't seem like a summer day:it's too chilly. C) This doesn't seem like a summer day, it's too chilly. D) No Changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This doesn't seem like a summer day; it's too chilly. 15. What word should the comma follow (come after):We stayed an extra day in Phoenix for there were many more sites to see. A) Phoenix. B) Many. C) Day. D) Sites. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phoenix. 16. I would like some sweets now I've finished my work; Percy Pigs are my favourites. A) I would like some sweets now I've finished my work;. B) ;. C) Percy Pigs are my favourites. D) No mistake. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No mistake. 17. What can you replace the comma with? The redwoods are giant, they have been growing for a thousand years. A) The word "and". B) Semicolon. C) The word "for". D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicolon. 18. Choose the correct punctuation for this sentence:The workshop topics include ..... time management, effective communication, and leadership skills. A) ;. B) ,. C) :. D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) :. 19. This is how to teach an English class:firstly, you ask the children to sit down, then, you ask them to get their books out; finally, you ask them to write a poem. A) This is how to teach an English class:. B) Firstly, you ask the children to sit down, then,. C) You ask them to get their books out;. D) Finally, you ask them to write a poem. E) No mistake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Firstly, you ask the children to sit down, then,. 20. Identify the error in this sentence:'I wanted to go for a walk, however, it started raining.' A) Replace the comma with a semicolon. B) Add a period after 'walk'. C) Remove 'however'. D) Add 'and' after the comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Replace the comma with a semicolon. 21. What word should the comma follow (come after):It was January yet the days were mild. A) January. B) Yet. C) Days. D) It. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) January. 22. I've met Nadal, from Spain; Monfils, from France; Serena, from America; and Djokovic, from Serbia. A) I've met Nadal, from Spain;. B) Monfils, from France;. C) Serena, from America;. D) And Djokovic, from Serbia. E) No mistake. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) No mistake. 23. What is one way to fix this comma splice? I am going to Disneyland for Spring Break, I have never been there before. A) Replace the comma with a semicolon. B) Add "so" after the comma. C) Just remove the comma. D) Fine as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Replace the comma with a semicolon. 24. Choose the answer that best corrects this sentence:In 1927, Charles Lindbergh had made the first daring solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Taking off from New York City. He had landed in Paris, France. A) NO CHANGE. B) City he. C) City, he. D) City; he. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) City, he. 25. What punctuation is missing in the following sentence?Kids are a lot of work they are also a ton of fun. A) Comma. B) Period. C) Semicolon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Semicolon. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSemicolons Quiz 1Semicolons Quiz 2Semicolons Quiz 3Semicolons Quiz 4Semicolons Quiz 5Semicolons Quiz 6Semicolons Quiz 7Semicolons Quiz 8Semicolons Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books