Use of Punctuation (Comma, Semicolon, Colon, Apostrophe, Quotation Marks) MCQs

1. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) I bought apples, oranges, and bananas.
(B) I bought apples oranges and bananas.
(C) I bought apples, oranges and bananas.
(D) I bought apples oranges, and bananas.

2. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) She said, “I will be there at 5 p.m.”
(B) She said “I will be there at 5 p.m.”
(C) She said, I will be there at 5 p.m.
(D) She said “I will be there at 5 p.m.”.

3. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) The book is Johns.
(B) The book is John’s.
(C) The book is Johns’s.
(D) The book is Johns’.

4. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) We need the following items: bread, milk, and eggs.
(B) We need the following items bread, milk, and eggs.
(C) We need the following items; bread, milk, and eggs.
(D) We need the following items, bread, milk, and eggs.

5. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) The meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m.; don’t be late.
(B) The meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m., don’t be late.
(C) The meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. don’t be late.
(D) The meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m.: don’t be late.

6. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) “I can’t believe it,” she said.
(B) “I can’t believe it” she said.
(C) “I can’t believe it,” she said!
(D) “I can’t believe it” she said!

7. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) The childrens’ toys were scattered everywhere.
(B) The children’s toys were scattered everywhere.
(C) The childrens’s toys were scattered everywhere.
(D) The childrens toys were scattered everywhere.

8. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) He loves cooking, his family, and his dog.
(B) He loves cooking his family and his dog.
(C) He loves cooking his family, and his dog.
(D) He loves cooking, his family and his dog.

9. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) She has three hobbies: painting, reading, and hiking.
(B) She has three hobbies; painting, reading, and hiking.
(C) She has three hobbies, painting, reading, and hiking.
(D) She has three hobbies painting, reading, and hiking.

10. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) “Where are you going?” he asked.
(B) “Where are you going” he asked?
(C) “Where are you going,” he asked?
(D) “Where are you going” he asked.

11. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) The cat’s tail was fluffy.
(B) The cats’ tail was fluffy.
(C) The cats tail was fluffy.
(D) The cats’s tail was fluffy.

12. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) I have a meeting at 9 a.m.; however, I can join you later.
(B) I have a meeting at 9 a.m., however, I can join you later.
(C) I have a meeting at 9 a.m. however, I can join you later.
(D) I have a meeting at 9 a.m.: however, I can join you later.

13. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) “I’ll call you tomorrow,” he promised.
(B) “I’ll call you tomorrow” he promised.
(C) “I’ll call you tomorrow,” he promised!
(D) “I’ll call you tomorrow” he promised!

14. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) The students’ projects were impressive.
(B) The student’s projects were impressive.
(C) The students’s projects were impressive.
(D) The students projects were impressive.

15. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) She said, “Let’s meet at the café.”
(B) She said “Let’s meet at the café.”
(C) She said, Let’s meet at the café.
(D) She said “Let’s meet at the café”.

16. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) She said, “I will be there at 5 p.m.”
(B) She said “I will be there at 5 p.m.”
(C) She said, I will be there at 5 p.m.
(D) She said “I will be there at 5 p.m.”.

17. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) The book is Johns.
(B) The book is John’s.
(C) The book is Johns’s.
(D) The book is Johns’.

18. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) We need the following items: bread, milk, and eggs.
(B) We need the following items bread, milk, and eggs.
(C) We need the following items; bread, milk, and eggs.
(D) We need the following items, bread, milk, and eggs.

19. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) The meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m.; don’t be late.
(B) The meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m., don’t be late.
(C) The meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. don’t be late.
(D) The meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m.: don’t be late.

20. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) “I can’t believe it,” she said.
(B) “I can’t believe it” she said.
(C) “I can’t believe it,” she said!
(D) “I can’t believe it” she said!

21. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) The childrens’ toys were scattered everywhere.
(B) The children’s toys were scattered everywhere.
(C) The childrens’s toys were scattered everywhere.
(D) The childrens toys were scattered everywhere.

22. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) He loves cooking, his family, and his dog.
(B) He loves cooking his family and his dog.
(C) He loves cooking his family, and his dog.
(D) He loves cooking, his family and his dog.

23. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) She has three hobbies: painting, reading, and hiking.
(B) She has three hobbies; painting, reading, and hiking.
(C) She has three hobbies, painting, reading, and hiking.
(D) She has three hobbies painting, reading, and hiking.

24. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) “Where are you going?” he asked.
(B) “Where are you going” he asked?
(C) “Where are you going,” he asked?
(D) “Where are you going” he asked.

25. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) The cat’s tail was fluffy.
(B) The cats’ tail was fluffy.
(C) The cats tail was fluffy.
(D) The cats’s tail was fluffy.

26. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) I have a meeting at 9 a.m.; however, I can join you later.
(B) I have a meeting at 9 a.m., however, I can join you later.
(C) I have a meeting at 9 a.m. however, I can join you later.
(D) I have a meeting at 9 a.m.: however, I can join you later.

27. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) “I’ll call you tomorrow,” he promised.
(B) “I’ll call you tomorrow” he promised.
(C) “I’ll call you tomorrow,” he promised!
(D) “I’ll call you tomorrow” he promised!

28. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) The students’ projects were impressive.
(B) The student’s projects were impressive.
(C) The students’s projects were impressive.
(D) The students projects were impressive.

29. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) She said, “Let’s meet at the café.”
(B) She said “Let’s meet at the café.”
(C) She said, Let’s meet at the café.
(D) She said “Let’s meet at the café”.