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 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.

3.

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.

4.

Choose the correctly capitalized sentence.

On monday, we will visit the national museum.

On Monday, we will visit the National Museum.

On Monday, we will visit the national Museum.

On monday, we will visit the National museum.

5.

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.

6.

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.

7.

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.”

8.

Choose the sentence with the correct capitalization.

We visited the red fort in Delhi during Diwali.

We visited the Red Fort in delhi during Diwali.

We visited the red Fort in Delhi during diwali.

We visited the Red Fort in Delhi during Diwali.

9.

Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?

The children's toys were scattered across the room.

The childrens' toys were scattered across the room.

The childrens toys' were scattered across the room.

The children's toy's were scattered across the room.

10.

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.