TEST: ENGLISH PUNCTUATION
1. Choose the correct sentence with proper punctuation:
a) I enjoy cooking and eating shopping and watching movies.
b) I enjoy cooking and eating, shopping, and watching movies.
c) I enjoy cooking and eating shopping, and watching movies.
d) I enjoy cooking, and eating, shopping, and watching movies.
2. Identify the correct use of the comma:
a) She went to the store and bought milk bread and eggs.
b) She went to the store and bought, milk, bread, and eggs.
c) She went to the store and bought milk, bread, and eggs.
d) She went to the store, and bought milk, bread, and eggs.
3. Choose the sentence with the proper apostrophe placement:
a) The dogs bowl is empty.
b) The dog's bowl is empty.
c) The dogs' bowl is empty.
d) The dog's' bowl is empty.
4. Identify the correct use of the semicolon:
a) I love to swim; at the beach.
b) I love to swim at the beach.
c) I love to swim, at the beach.
d) I love to swim; at the beach.
5. Choose the sentence with the correct colon usage:
a) The recipe called for: eggs, flour, sugar, and milk.
b) The recipe called for eggs, flour, sugar, and milk:
c) The recipe called for eggs, flour, sugar, and milk.
d) The recipe called for: eggs, flour, sugar, and milk:
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6. Identify the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks:
a) The teacher said, The test will be next week.
b) The teacher said, "The test will be next week."
c) The teacher said, The test will be next week.
d) The teacher said, "The test will be next week".
7. Choose the sentence with proper hyphenation:
a) It's a well-known fact.
b) It's a well known fact.
c) It's a wellknown fact.
d) It's a well- known fact.
8. Identify the correct use of parentheses:
a) The sky was (blue) and clear.
b) The sky was blue, and clear.
c) The sky was blue (and) clear.
d) The sky was (blue and clear).
9. Choose the sentence with the proper use of exclamation mark:
a) I can't believe it!
b) I can't believe it
c) I can't believe it.
d) I can't believe it,
10. Identify the sentence with the correct use of ellipsis:
a) He said that... we should leave now.
b) He said that we should leave now...
c) He said... that we should leave now.
d) He said that we... should leave now.