This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Using Hyphens – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Using Hyphens Quiz 1 (10 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of punctuation? A) It makes writing more difficult. B) It adds interest to writing. C) It clarifies meaning in writing. D) It breaks up letters and words in writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It clarifies meaning in writing. 2. What is the correct use of a hyphen in a compound modifier? A) She wore a light blue dress. B) She wore a light-blue dress. C) She wore a light blue-dress. D) She wore a light-blue-dress. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She wore a light-blue dress. 3. Which sentence shows incorrect use of a hyphen? A) The five-year-old boy is very smart. B) She bought a two-door car. C) He is a high-school student. D) The teacher gave a well-thought-out lesson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is a high-school student. 4. Which word should be hyphenated? A) Reenter. B) Email. C) Mother-in-law. D) Basketball. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mother-in-law. 5. Which of the following sentences does NOT use a hyphen correctly? A) You have to try their hand-tossed pizza. B) That essay was long-I mean really long!. C) We built a large walk-in closet in our bedroom. D) Twenty-two dancers were cut from the auditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That essay was long-I mean really long!. 6. Choose the correctly hyphenated compound number: A) Twenty five. B) Twenty-five. C) Twenty five-. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Twenty-five. 7. Ricardo is adding quoted language from a source to his research paper. He wants to omit part of the sentence he is adding. Which of the following should Ricardo put in place of the omitted words in the quote? A) Brackets. B) A hyphen. C) Quotation marks. D) Ellipses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ellipses. 8. What is the main purpose of a hyphen in writing? A) To end a sentence. B) To join words together. C) To show a pause. D) To replace a comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To join words together. 9. All of the following sentences indicate correct usage of quotation marks EXCEPT: A) Tamika replied, ''I hate traveling by plane.". B) ''When would you like to travel? asked Mike.". C) ''I would love to travel around the world, " said Leo. D) ''I think, " responded Grace, ''that flying is a fun way to travel.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ''When would you like to travel? asked Mike.". 10. Hyphens are commonly used in: A) Compound adjectives before nouns. B) Ending punctuation. C) Quotation marks. D) Capitalization rules. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound adjectives before nouns. Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesApostrophe Omission And Possession QuizApostrophe Pre Assessment QuizApostrophes For Contractions QuizApostrophes Plural Or Possessive QuizApostrophes With Plural Possessives QuizApostrophes QuizBasic Punctuation Formative QuizCapitalization And Quotation QuizCapitalization QuizCapitalizing And Punctuating Titles QuizColons And Semicolons QuizColons QuizComma Errors QuizCommas, Colons, Semi Colons QuizCommas, Dashes, And Ellipses QuizCommas In List QuizCommas With Coordinate Adjectives QuizCommas With Nonessential Clauses QuizCommas QuizContractions And Possessive Nouns QuizDash And Ellipsis QuizDashes QuizDialogue Quotations QuizDialogue Quoting QuizEllipses For Omission QuizEllipses For Omissions QuizEllipses For Suspense QuizEllipses QuizEllipsis For Omission QuizEllipsis In Writing QuizEnd Of Sentence Punctuation QuizExpanding Brackets QuizFormatting Quotations QuizHyphens In Compound Adjectives QuizHyphens In Compound Words QuizHyphens In Prefixes And Suffixes QuizHyphens QuizInternal Punctuation QuizItalics For Emphasis QuizItalics Vs Quotation Marks QuizItalics QuizMastering Quotation Marks QuizNumerical Expressions With Brackets QuizParentheses In Numerical Expressions QuizParentheses QuizParenthesis Punctuation QuizParenthesis QuizParenthetical Constructions QuizParenthetical Elements QuizParenthetical Expressions QuizParenthetical Sentences QuizPossessive Apostrophes QuizPunctuating Titles QuizPunctuation For Effect QuizPunctuation In Abbreviations QuizPunctuation In Complex Sentences QuizPunctuation In Numbers QuizPunctuation Marks QuizPunctuation Usage QuizPunctuation QuizQuotation In Dialogue QuizQuotation Marks Titles QuizQuotation Marks QuizSemicolon Usage QuizSemicolons QuizUnderlining Titles QuizUse Of Ellipses And Parentheses QuizUsing A Dash QuizUsing Ellipses Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books