Punctuation Quiz With Answers

10 Questions | By Diamondrose1 | Updated: Mar 22, 2022 | Attempts: 123431

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Get ready to test your knowledge of punctuations in English grammar in this punctuation quiz. Here, out of the given options, you have to choose the one correct punctuation mark for the part in the sentence which is highlighted by ". . . ". Take this quiz, and not only will you test your understanding of punctuations, but you will also learn some things which will help you in future to be an expert in formal writing.

Questions and Answers

1.

Sam... Lily... and Paul will decide.
- A.
  
  ? question mark
- B.
  
  ! exclamation mark
- C.
  
  , a comma
2.

When will you return to our city....
- A.
  
  ? question mark
- B.
  
  ! exclamation mark
- C.
  
  . full stop
3.

Wow.... You really obtained a gold medal in the Olympics.
- A.
  
  ? question mark
- B.
  
  ! exclamation mark
- C.
  
  . full stop
4.

They offered the children bananas... apples... pears... and plums.
- A.
  
  , a comma
- B.
  
  ; semi-colon
- C.
  
  - a hyphen
5.

The rich man was a self...made man.
- A.
  
  No punctuation mark
- B.
  
  ' an apostrophe
- C.
  
  - a hyphen
6.

...I haven't seen Carol today,... said Tom
- A.
  
  () brackets
- B.
  
  " " speech marks
- C.
  
  , commas
7.

The children were told to bring the following items... a pen, a pencil, a ruler... and an exercise book.
- A.
  
  , a comma
- B.
  
  ; a semi-colon
- C.
  
  : a colon
8.

Jack... the carpenter... made a cupboard.
- A.
  
  , comma
- B.
  
  ; semi-colon
- C.
  
  () brackets
9.

Jim lives in Australia... his brother lives in England.
- A.
  
  - a hyphen
- B.
  
  ; semi-colon
- C.
  
  : colon
10.

I found Claire...s jacket on the chair.
- A.
  
  - a hyphen
- B.
  
  , a comma
- C.
  
  ' an apostrophe