Question 1

Which of the following sentences uses punctuation correctly?

Accepted Answer

Let's eat, Grandma!

Answer

Lets, eat Grandma!

Answer

Lets eat Grandma!

Answer

Lets eat, Grandma

Question 2

What punctuation is used to show excitement or strong emotion?

Accepted Answer

Exclamation mark

Answer

Period

Answer

Question mark

Answer

Comma

Question 3

Which of the following sentences is missing punctuation?

Accepted Answer

What time are we meeting

Answer

What time are we meeting!

Answer

What time are we meeting,

Answer

What time are we meeting?

Question 4

Which option correctly punctuates the following sentence&#58;  She said I will be there soon?

Accepted Answer

She said, 'I will be there soon.'

Answer

She, said I will be there soon.

Answer

She said 'I will be there soon'

Answer

She said I will be there soon.

Question 5

Which of the following sentences uses apostrophes correctly?

Accepted Answer

It's a beautiful day.

Answer

It is a beautiful day.

Answer

Its a beautiful day.

Answer

Its' a beautiful day.

Question 6

What punctuation is used to separate items in a list?

Accepted Answer

Comma

Answer

Exclamation mark

Answer

Colon

Answer

Semicolon

Question 7

Which sentence shows correct use of quotation marks?

Accepted Answer

"Can we go to the park?" asked Lily.

Answer

"Can we go to the park? asked Lily.

Answer

Can we go to the park? asked Lily.

Answer

"Can we go to the park?" Asked Lily.

Question 8

Which of the following sentences uses a semicolon correctly?

Accepted Answer

I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight.

Answer

I have a big test tomorrow: I can't go out tonight.

Answer

I have a big test tomorrow; and I can't go out tonight.

Answer

I have a big test tomorrow, I can't go out tonight.

Question 9

What punctuation is used to show possession?

Accepted Answer

Apostrophe

Answer

Colon

Answer

Question mark

Answer

Comma

Question 10

Which of the following sentences correctly uses a colon?

Accepted Answer

You need to bring the following: a pencil, a notebook, and an eraser.

Answer

You need to bring the following: a pencil a notebook and an eraser.

Answer

You need to bring the following; a pencil, a notebook, and an eraser.

Answer

You need to bring: a pencil, a notebook, and an eraser.

Question 11

Which punctuation is used to show possession?

Accepted Answer

apostrophe

Answer

semicolon

Answer

comma

Answer

question mark

Question 12

What punctuation is used to end a declarative sentence?

Accepted Answer

period

Answer

exclamation mark

Answer

comma

Answer

question mark

Question 13

Which punctuation do you use to separate items in a list?

Accepted Answer

comma

Answer

semicolon

Answer

colon

Answer

period

Question 14

What punctuation is typically used to indicate a question?

Accepted Answer

question mark

Answer

exclamation mark

Answer

comma

Answer

colon

Question 15

Which punctuation is used to show strong feelings or emotions?

Accepted Answer

exclamation mark

Answer

comma

Answer

question mark

Answer

period

Question 16

What punctuation is used to introduce a list or an explanation?

Accepted Answer

colon

Answer

comma

Answer

semicolon

Answer

dash

Question 17

What punctuation indicates a pause that is longer than a comma but shorter than a period?

Accepted Answer

semicolon

Answer

comma

Answer

colon

Answer

exclamation mark

Question 18

What punctuation is used to set off additional information in a sentence?

Accepted Answer

parentheses

Answer

hyphen

Answer

brackets

Answer

quotation marks

Question 19

What punctuation mark is used to indicate a quotation?

Accepted Answer

quotation marks

Answer

comma

Answer

apostrophe

Answer

period

Question 20

Which punctuation is used to join two independent clauses that are closely related?

Accepted Answer

comma and conjunction

Answer

semicolon

Answer

exclamation mark

Answer

colon

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