Punctuation Practice Questions -Set 2

 

Punctuation Practice Questions -Set 2

1. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:
   a) My uncle who lives in London is visiting us.
   b) My uncle, who lives in London is visiting us.
   c) My uncle who lives in London, is visiting us.
   d) My uncle, who lives in London, is visiting us.

2. Which sentence uses a colon correctly?
   a) He needs: sugar, rice, and salt.
   b) He needs sugar: rice, and salt.
   c) He needs the following: sugar, rice, and salt.
   d) He needs the following sugar, rice and salt.

3. Choose the correct sentence using quotation marks:
   a) She said "I will be there soon."
   b) She said, "I will be there soon."
   c) She said "I will be there soon".
   d) She said: I will be there soon.

4. Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?
   a) The cats toy is missing.
   b) The cat's toy is missing.
   c) The cats' toy is missing.
   d) The cat toy's is missing.

5. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:
   a) We saw lions, tigers elephants and bears.
   b) We saw lions, tigers, elephants, and bears.
   c) We saw, lions, tigers elephants and bears.
   d) We saw lions tigers, elephants and bears.

6. Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?
   a) I have a big test tomorrow; I can’t go out tonight.
   b) I have a big test tomorrow, I can’t go out tonight.
   c) I have; a big test tomorrow I can’t go out tonight.
   d) I have a big test; tomorrow I can’t go out tonight.

7. Choose the correct use of a hyphen:
   a) He has a part time job.
   b) He has a part-time job.
   c) He has a parttime job.
   d) He has a part time-job.

8. Which sentence uses a dash correctly?
   a) He was happy – really happy – about his results.
   b) He was – happy really – happy about his results.
   c) He was happy – really happy about his – results.
   d) He – was happy – really happy about his results.

9. Identify the correct sentence with parentheses:
   a) The river Nile (which flows through Egypt) is very long.
   b) The river Nile which flows (through Egypt) is very long.
   c) The river Nile which flows through (Egypt) is very long.
   d) The river Nile (which flows through Egypt is very long.)

10. Choose the sentence with correct comma usage:
    a) After lunch, we went to the museum.
    b) After lunch we went, to the museum.
    c) After lunch we went to, the museum.
    d) After, lunch we went to the museum.

11. Choose the correct punctuation:
    a) Please, bring your book pen and notebook.
    b) Please bring your book pen and notebook.
    c) Please bring your book, pen, and notebook.
    d) Please bring your book pen, and notebook.

12. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
    a) "I can’t believe it!" she exclaimed.
    b) "I can’t believe it"! she exclaimed.
    c) "I can’t believe it" she exclaimed.
    d) "I can’t believe it," she exclaimed.

13. Identify the correctly punctuated sentence:
    a) It's time to eat Grandma!
    b) It's time to eat, Grandma!
    c) Its time to eat Grandma!
    d) Its time, to eat Grandma!

14. Choose the correct use of an ellipsis:
    a) He said… "I am not ready yet."
    b) He said, "...I am not ready yet."
    c) He said ...I am not ready yet.
    d) He said "I... am not ready yet".

15. Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
    a) We visited Paris, France; Rome, Italy; and Berlin, Germany.
    b) We visited Paris France, Rome Italy, and Berlin Germany.
    c) We visited Paris, France, Rome, Italy and Berlin, Germany.
    d) We visited Paris; France, Rome; Italy, and Berlin; Germany.

16. Choose the correct punctuation:
    a) “Where are you going” asked my friend.
    b) “Where are you going?” asked my friend.
    c) “Where are you going,” asked my friend.
    d) “Where are you going”, asked my friend.

17. Choose the sentence with proper possessive punctuation:
    a) That is the girls’ room.
    b) That is the girl’s room.
    c) That is the girls room.
    d) That is the girls’s room.

18. Which sentence uses a comma splice (wrong punctuation)?
    a) I studied hard, I passed the exam.
    b) I studied hard. I passed the exam.
    c) I studied hard and passed the exam.
    d) Because I studied hard, I passed the exam.

19. Choose the sentence with correct punctuation:
    a) Wait said the teacher I’ll help you.
    b) "Wait," said the teacher, "I’ll help you."
    c) "Wait", said the teacher "I’ll help you."
    d) Wait, said the teacher, I’ll help you.

20. Identify the correct use of quotation marks:
    a) ‘Where is he?’ she asked.
    b) "Where is he"? she asked.
    c) "Where is he?" she asked.
    d) “Where is he”, she asked.

21. Choose the correct punctuation:
    a) My best friends, Ram, Shyam, and Hari were all there.
    b) My best friends Ram, Shyam and Hari, were all there.
    c) My best friends—Ram, Shyam, and Hari—were all there.
    d) My best friends Ram, Shyam, and Hari were all, there.

22. Which sentence is correct?
    a) Do you know what time it is.
    b) Do you know what time it is?
    c) Do you know, what time it is?
    d) Do you know what time it is!

23. Identify the correctly punctuated compound sentence:
    a) He wanted to win but he didn’t try hard.
    b) He wanted to win, but he didn’t try hard.
    c) He wanted to win but, he didn’t try hard.
    d) He wanted, to win but he didn’t try hard.

24. Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?
    a) The dog wagged it's tail.
    b) The dogs tail was wagging.
    c) The dog's tail was wagging.
    d) The dogs' tail was wagging.

25. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:
    a) The results however were not satisfactory.
    b) The results, however were not satisfactory.
    c) The results, however, were not satisfactory.
    d) The results however, were not satisfactory.

26. Which sentence shows correct punctuation of a direct address?
    a) Ramesh could you come here?
    b) Ramesh, could you come here?
    c) Could you come here Ramesh?
    d) Could you come, here Ramesh?

27. Identify the sentence with correct punctuation:
    a) I met him, and he gave me a pen.
    b) I met him and he, gave me a pen.
    c) I met, him and he gave me a pen.
    d) I met him and he gave, me a pen.

28. Choose the correct punctuation:
    a) She said that she “loved the book.”
    b) She said, that she loved “the book.”
    c) She said that she loved “the book”.
    d) She said that she loved the book.

29. Which sentence uses an interjection correctly?
    a) Oh I forgot your birthday!
    b) Oh, I forgot your birthday!
    c) Oh I forgot, your birthday!
    d) Oh! I forgot your birthday!

30. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:
    a) Let’s eat, kids!
    b) Let’s eat kids!
    c) Lets eat, kids!
    d) Let’s eat kids.

Answers Set 2

1. Correct answer: d) My uncle, who lives in London, is visiting us.

Reason: The clause "who lives in London" is non-essential and should be enclosed in commas.

 2. Correct answer: c) He needs the following: sugar, rice, and salt.

Reason: A colon correctly introduces a list after "the following."

 3. Correct answer: b) She said, "I will be there soon."

Reason: The comma separates the reporting clause and quotation. Quotation ends with a period inside the quotation marks.

4. Correct answer: b) The cat's toy is missing.

Reason: The toy belongs to one cat (singular possessive), so use cat's.

5. Correct answer: b) We saw lions, tigers, elephants, and bears.

Reason: Correct use of the Oxford comma separates items clearly in a list.

6. Correct answer: a) I have a big test tomorrow; I can’t go out tonight.

Reason: A semicolon connects two related independent clauses.

7. Correct answer: b) He has a part-time job.

Reason: Hyphenate compound adjectives before a noun: "part-time job."

8. Correct answer: a) He was happy – really happy – about his results.

Reason: Dashes emphasize inserted phrases or interruptions.

9. Correct answer: a) The river Nile (which flows through Egypt) is very long.

Reason: Parentheses correctly enclose additional, non-essential information.

10. Correct answer: a) After lunch, we went to the museum.

Reason: A comma follows introductory phrases like "After lunch."

 11. Correct answer: c) Please bring your book, pen, and notebook.

Reason: Items in a list should be separated by commas.

12. Correct answer: a) "I can’t believe it!" she exclaimed.

Reason: Exclamation mark is part of the quote and is placed inside the quotation marks.

13. Correct answer: b) It's time to eat, Grandma!

Reason: A comma before "Grandma" avoids confusion (this is called a vocative comma).

14. Correct answer: b) He said, "...I am not ready yet."

Reason: Ellipsis (...) indicates omitted words. Comma before quote is correct.

15. Correct answer: a) We visited Paris, France; Rome, Italy; and Berlin, Germany.

Reason: Use semicolons to separate complex list items with internal commas.

16. Correct answer: b) “Where are you going?” asked my friend.

Reason: A question mark ends the quoted question, and the sentence continues.

17. Correct answer: a) That is the girls’ room.

Reason: The room belongs to multiple girls (plural possessive), so apostrophe after girls.

18. Correct answer: a) I studied hard, I passed the exam.

Reason: This is a comma splice—incorrectly joining two independent clauses with a comma.

19. Correct answer: b) "Wait," said the teacher, "I’ll help you."

Reason: Dialogue punctuation requires commas after "Wait" and the reporting clause.

20. Correct answer: c) "Where is he?" she asked.

Reason: Question mark stays inside the quotes; no punctuation after.

21. Correct answer: c) My best friends—Ram, Shyam, and Hari—were all there.

Reason: Em dashes emphasize inserted information.

22. Correct answer: b) Do you know what time it is?

Reason: Ends with a question mark—it’s an interrogative sentence.

23. Correct answer: b) He wanted to win, but he didn’t try hard.

Reason: A comma separates two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (but).

24. Correct answer: c) The dog's tail was wagging.

Reason: Singular possessive form of “dog” is dog's.

25. Correct answer: c) The results, however, were not satisfactory.

Reason: Use commas to set off interrupting expressions like however.

26. Correct answer: b) Ramesh, could you come here?

Reason: Comma is needed to address someone directly (vocative comma).

27. Correct answer: a) I met him, and he gave me a pen.

Reason: Two independent clauses joined by and should be separated by a comma.

28. Correct answer: d) She said that she loved the book.

Reason: No quotation marks needed for indirect speech.

29. Correct answer: b) Oh, I forgot your birthday!

Reason: Interjections like "Oh" should be followed by a comma.

30. Correct answer: a) Let’s eat, kids!

Reason: The comma saves lives! It separates the address from the action.