Punctuation Quiz – GrammarOn

1.

Which sentence uses the colon correctly?

Remember to bring: your notebook, pencil, and ruler.

Remember: to bring your notebook, pencil, and ruler.

Remember to bring the following items: your notebook, pencil, and ruler.

Remember to bring the following: items your notebook, pencil, and ruler.

2.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Although it was raining we decided to continue the match.

Although it was raining, we decided to continue the match.

Although, it was raining we decided to continue the match.

Although it was raining we decided, to continue the match.

3.

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

“What a beautiful painting!” exclaimed Tara.

“What a beautiful painting”, exclaimed Tara.

“What a beautiful painting.” exclaimed Tara.

“What a beautiful painting”! exclaimed Tara.

4.

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

My favourite subjects are English, Science, and History.

My favourite subjects are English Science and History.

My favourite subjects are: English, Science, and History.

My favourite subjects are English; Science; and History.

5.

Choose the sentence with correct capitalization.

My birthday is in August, but my brother's is in December.

My birthday is in August, but my brother's is in december.

My birthday is in august, but my brother's is in December.

My birthday is in august, but my Brother's is in December.

6.

Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly.

After finishing her homework Maya went outside to play.

After finishing, her homework Maya went outside to play.

After finishing her homework Maya, went outside to play.

After finishing her homework, Maya went outside to play.

7.

Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?

The boy's bicycles were parked outside.

The boys bicycles' were parked outside.

The boys' bicycles were parked outside.

The boys's bicycles were parked outside.

8.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

“Please close the door”, said Mr. Sharma.

“Please close the door,” said Mr. Sharma.

“Please close the door” said, Mr. Sharma.

“Please close the door.” said Mr. Sharma.

9.

Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?

“Neha said, I have finished my project.”

Neha said “I have finished my project”.

Neha said, I have finished my project.

Neha said, “I have finished my project.”

10.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Yes I would love to join you for dinner.

Yes; I would love to join you for dinner.

Yes: I would love to join you for dinner.

Yes, I would love to join you for dinner.