Punctuation Self-Test
Quiz
Which of the following is correct?
- My pin number has two 5's. It's easy to remember.
- My pin number has two 5s. It's easy to remember.
The ________ was a period of great achievements. It followed the ________ ________ and lasted from the 14th ________ until 1600.
- Renaissance, Middle Ages, Century
- Renaissance, Middle Ages, century
- Renaissance, middle ages, century
- renaissance, middle ages, century
Which of the following is correct?
- The weather this winter has been: windy, wet, and unpredictable.
- The weather this winter has been windy, wet, and unpredictable.
Which of the following is correct?
- Waiting for the storm to stop I was anxiously looking out the window.
- Waiting for the storm to stop, I was anxiously looking out the window.
Which of the following is correct?
- The table was set -- knives, forks, candlesticks -- all were set up correctly.
- The table was set-knives, forks, candlesticks all were set up correctly.
Which of the following is correct?
- A friend of mine works as a translator for U.N..
- A friend of mine works as a translator for U.N.
- A friend of mine works as a translator for UN.
Semicolons and colons should always be placed outside the closing quotation marks.
- True
- False
Which of the following is correct?
- Harvey is a good driver, moreover, he is a very friendly one.
- Harvey is a good driver. Moreover he is a very friendly one.
- Harvey is a good driver; moreover, he is a very friendly one.
Is this sentence correct?
Quantum mechanics is a branch of physics, it was initially developed to explain atoms.
- This sentence has a comma splice.
- This is a sentence fragment.
- This is a run-on sentence.
Is this sentence correct?
Mary came home from work early she had been feeling ill all morning.
- This sentence has a comma splice.
- This is a run-on sentence.
- This is a sentence fragment.
Is this sentence correct?
Since you drew the short straw. You must walk to the gas station while we stay here.
- This sentence has a comma splice.
- This is a sentence fragment.
- This is a run-on sentence.