Punctuation TNPSC Group 2 2A Questions

General English - Unit I: Grammer (25 Q)

Punctuation MCQ Questions


7.
Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a direct quote?
A.
Period
B.
Comma
C.
Quotation marks
D.
Apostrophe
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ANSWER :
C. Quotation marks
8.
Which punctuation mark is used to separate items in a list?
A.
Hyphen
B.
Comma
C.
Period
D.
Colon
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ANSWER :
B. Comma
9.
Identify the correctly punctuated sentence.
A.
“Where are you going?” she asked.
B.
Where are you going, she asked?
C.
Where are you going she asked?
D.
She asked, where are you going?
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ANSWER :
A. “Where are you going?” she asked.
10.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A.
I love ice cream, chocolate, and candy.
B.
I love ice-cream chocolate and candy.
C.
I love ice cream chocolate and, candy.
D.
I love ice-cream, chocolate and candy.
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ANSWER :
A. I love ice cream, chocolate, and candy.
11.
Which punctuation mark is used to indicate possession?
A.
Apostrophe
B.
Hyphen
C.
Quotation mark
D.
Colon
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ANSWER :
A. Apostrophe
12.
Choose the correct punctuation mark to complete the sentence: “I am not sure _____ I will go.”
A.
Semicolon
B.
Colon
C.
Period
D.
Comma
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ANSWER :
A. Semicolon