Punctuation Quizzes, Questions & Answers

Recent Quizzes

Correctly edit sentences with speaker's tags at the beginning, middle, and end of sentences.

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 1404 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023

Sample Question
Choose the sentence in which the quotation is correctly punctuated.

"What activities have been planned," Emily inquired.

"What activities have been planed" Emily inquired.

"What activities have been planned?" Emily inquired.

Can You Really Identify Quotation Marks? Quiz

Can you really identify Quotation Marks? Quiz

How skilled are you at English punctuation and quotations? Can you really identify quotation marks? Take this quiz to see. Quotation marks or inverted commas, often called quote marks or speech marks, are punctuation...

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 100753 | Last updated: Sep 28, 2024

Sample Question
Choose the sentence in which the quotation is correctly punctuated.

"What if," my father worried, "I can't find the car keys?"

What if my father worried, "I can't find the car keys?"

"What if," my father worried "I can't find the car keys."

"Is it easier," "I asked", "for me to come to your house?"

Section Q: The Semicolon (Quiz) 1

Add semicolons where necessary in the following sentences. Some sentences may not need a semicolon.

Questions: 8 | Attempts: 1283 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023

Sample Question
Look out the front window there are three deer in the front yard.

Look out the front window; there are three deer in the front yard.

Section Q: The Semicolon (Practice) Quiz

Section Q: The Semicolon (practice) Quiz

Add semicolons where necessary in the following sentences. Some sentences may not need a semicolon.

Questions: 13 | Attempts: 587 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023

Sample Question
The student council is planning a dance for October it will be after a football game.

The student council is planning a dance for October; it will be after a football game.

Section P: The Colon (Quiz)

Section P: The Colon (quiz)

Add colons where necessary to the following phrases or sentences.

Questions: 9 | Attempts: 646 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023

Sample Question
Dear Dr. Malyon

Dear Dr. Malyon:

Section P: The Colon (Practice)

Section P: The Colon (practice)

Add colons where necessary to the following phrases or sentences.

Questions: 15 | Attempts: 352 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023

Sample Question
For summer camp, we had to bring the following sleeping bag, pillow, swim suit, and towel.

For summer camp, we had to bring the following: sleeping bag, pillow, swim suit, and towel.

Section O: Additional Hyphen Rules (Quiz)

Section O: Additional Hyphen Rules (quiz)

Add hyphens as necessary in the following sentences.

Questions: 9 | Attempts: 119 | Last updated: Jul 23, 2024

Sample Question
After lying to me, you are now an exfriend of mine.

After lying to me, you are now an ex-friend of mine.

Section N: The Hyphen (Quiz)

Section N: The Hyphen (quiz)

Add hyphens where necessary in the following sentences.

Questions: 5 | Attempts: 3114 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2022

Sample Question
Sixty one of sixty five people passed the math test.

Sixty-one of sixty-five people passed the math test.

Section N: The Hyphen (Practice)

Section N: The Hyphen (practice)

Add hyphens where necessary in the following sentences.

Questions: 14 | Attempts: 574 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023

Sample Question
I just realized that I have twenty seven cousins on my mom’s side.

I just realized that I have twenty-seven cousins on my mom’s side.

Section M: Other Uses Of Quotation Marks (Quiz)

Section M: Other uses of Quotation Marks (quiz)

Add quotation marks where necessary, being careful about where you place them. Some sentences may not need any quotation marks.

Questions: 8 | Attempts: 223 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023

Sample Question
The book begins with this line, It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.

The book begins with this line, “It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.”

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