Only English Majors Can Pass This Punctuation Quiz!
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Question 1/20
What is the proper way to make "business" plural?
- Businesses
- Business'
- Business'es
Question 2/20
Which of the following is correct?
- We ate apples; wine and cheese
- We ate apples, wine, and cheese
- We ate apples wine and cheese
Question 3/20
What is missing from this sentence? "My husband who is 30 celebrated a birthday today."
- A comma after husband
- A comma after 30
- A comma after husband and after 30
Question 4/20
Which of the following is correct?
- Very well thank you.
- Very well, thank you?
- Very well, thank you.
Question 5/20
Which of the following is correct?
- Mike, my brother from Austin, Texas, is joining us.
- Mike, my brother from Austin Texas, is joining us.
- Mike my brother from Austin, Texas is joining us.
Question 6/20
Which of the following is correct?
- I was born in the 1990's.
- I was born, in the 1990s.
- I was born in the 1990s.
Question 7/20
The following is an example of which type of punctuation error: She ate the bacon, she had already waited for it to cool.
- Serial comma
- Oxford comma
- Comma splice
Question 8/20
What is the name for this punctuation mark?
- Colon
- Semicolon
- Ellipses
Question 9/20
An explanation or afterthought set off in a sentence uses which of the following types of punctuation?
- Brackets
- Quotation marks
- Parenthesis
Question 10/20
When is an ellipsis used?
- When removing less relevant material from a sentence
- When leaving room to add more words later
- When quoting a peer-reviewed journal
Question 11/20
Which of the following is correct?
- James' dog ate a steak, an apple, and a fish.
- Jame's dog ate a steak, an apple, and a fish.
- James dog ate a steak, an apple and a fish.
Question 12/20
When citing a quote within a quote, you should use
- Two sets of quotation marks around the internal quote
- A set of single quotation marks around the internal quote
- A set of asterisks around the internal quote
Question 13/20
Which of the following is correct?
- Cindy ate the cake, she really liked it.
- Cindy ate the cake. She really liked it?
- Cindy ate the cake; she really liked it.
Question 14/20
Find the correct series:
- We love basketball, rugby and track and field.
- We love basketball, rugby, and track and field.
- We love: basketball, rugby, and track and field.
Question 15/20
Which of the following is correct?
- She asked, "where are you going?"
- She asked: "where are you going"?
- She asked; 'Where are you going'?
Question 16/20
Which of the following is correct?
- Mrs. Jones' classes went on two field trip's.
- Mrs. Jones' classes went on two field trips.
- Mrs. Jones' classes' went on two field trip's.
Question 17/20
Spot the hyphen error:
- It was a brick-and-mortar store.
- It was a tear and break-resistant box.
- It was a rain-and-snow-proof coat.
Question 18/20
Which is correct?
- The toy had lost all its charm.
- The toy had lost all its' charm.
- The toy had lost all it's charm.
Question 19/20
Spot the error in this sentence: "She ate the "lemons" before anyone else could get any for their lemonade.
- Lemons should have a comma after it
- Lemons should not be in quotes
- Before should have a comma after it
Question 20/20
What is the proper way to show plural possession of the word "student?"
- Student's
- Students
- Students's
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About This Quiz
Punctuation is just as important as spelling and grammar. Add in the wrong punctuation mark and you are suddenly asking a question instead of making a statement. Do you remember all of the punctuation rules you learned in school? Take our quiz and see if you can tell your colons from your semicolons!
