Identifying and Using Appropriate Punctuation Quiz

Test your punctuation skills with these questions on commas, semicolons, quotation marks, and more. How well do you know the rules?

#1

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate the end of a declarative sentence?

Comma (,)
Exclamation mark (!)
Period (.)
Question mark (?)
#2

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate possession or to show that something belongs to someone or something?

Apostrophe (')
Quotation mark (")
Colon (:)
Semicolon (;)
#3

In the sentence 'Are you coming to the party on Saturday?', what type of sentence is this?

Declarative
Imperative
Interrogative
Exclamatory
#4

In the sentence 'She said, 'I love chocolate,' and smiled.', what type of punctuation is used to enclose the quotation?

Parentheses ()
Quotation marks (")
Brackets []
Dash (-)
#5

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a strong pause in a sentence or to separate clauses?

Comma (,)
Semicolon (;)
Colon (:)
Dash (-)
#6

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a pause or a brief interruption within a sentence?

Semicolon (;)
Colon (:)
Dash (-)
Ellipsis (...)
#7

In the sentence 'She whispered softly, 'I'll be there,' and disappeared into the night.', what type of punctuation is used to enclose the quotation?

Parentheses ()
Quotation marks (")
Brackets []
Apostrophe (')
#8

In the sentence 'She is studying hard, yet she enjoys it.', which punctuation mark is used to connect the independent clauses?

Comma (,)
Semicolon (;)
Colon (:)
Dash (-)
#9

Which of the following sentences uses parentheses correctly?

I went to the store (but it was closed).
I went to the store but it was closed.
I went to the store, but it was closed.
I went to the store. But it was closed.
#10

Which punctuation mark is used to separate items in a list?

Period (.)
Comma (,)
Semicolon (;)
Dash (-)
#11

In the sentence 'After the rain stopped, the sun came out.', what type of punctuation is used after 'stopped'?

Comma (,)
Semicolon (;)
Colon (:)
Dash (-)
#12

In the sentence 'However, I don't think it's the right decision.', what type of punctuation is used after 'However'?

Comma (,)
Semicolon (;)
Colon (:)
Dash (-)
#13

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a break in thought or to set off explanatory or additional information within a sentence?

Semicolon (;)
Colon (:)
Dash (-)
Apostrophe (')
#14

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a pause in thought or to separate items in a list when the items contain commas?

Comma (,)
Semicolon (;)
Colon (:)
Dash (-)
#15

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate an interruption or a change in thought within a sentence?

Comma (,)
Semicolon (;)
Colon (:)
Dash (-)
#16

In the sentence 'The book, which I borrowed from the library, was very interesting.', what is the role of the commas?

To set off a nonessential clause
To connect independent clauses
To indicate a list
To introduce a quotation
#17

Which punctuation mark is used to join two independent clauses without a conjunction?

Comma (,)
Semicolon (;)
Colon (:)
Hyphen (-)
#18

In the sentence 'The storm was fierce; nonetheless, we ventured out.', what type of punctuation is used after 'fierce'?

Comma (,)
Semicolon (;)
Colon (:)
Dash (-)
#19

Which punctuation mark is used to introduce a list, explanation, or quotation?

Comma (,)
Semicolon (;)
Colon (:)
Hyphen (-)
#20

Which punctuation mark is used to join closely related independent clauses without a conjunction?

Comma (,)
Semicolon (;)
Colon (:)
Hyphen (-)

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