Free Punctuation MCQs with Answers

• A. You have often heard of me speeking of my friend Wahaj waheed a barrister here
• B. You have often heard me speak of my friend, Wahaj Waheed, who is a barrister here.
• C. You have often heard me. Speak off my friend, wahaj waheed who is a Barrister here
• D. you have often heard me speak about my friend ; wahaj waheed-a barrister hear

Explanation: B is the correct option. This option is correct. This is the correct option.

• A. The first space traveller was Dennis Tito from the United States.
• B. The First Space Traveller Was Dennis Tito, from, the United states
• C. The first space traveller was Dennis Tito-from united State
• D. The first space travaler was Dennis Tito, from the United States

Explanation: A is the correct option. This option is correct. This is the correct option.

• A. ,
• B. -
• C. ;
• D. :

Explanation: A semicolon connects two closely related independent clauses without using a conjunction.

• A. The teacher asked, did you complete your homework?
• B. The teacher asked, "Did you complete your homework?"
• C. The teacher asked, "did you complete your homework".
• D. The teacher asked, did you complete your homework.

Explanation: This option is correct. It uses quotation marks to indicate direct speech and includes a question mark inside the quotation marks, which…

• A. There was heavy fog in the morning the services at the airport were closed.
• B. There was heavy fog in the morning, the services at the airport were closed
• C. There was heavy fog in the morning; the services at the airport were closed.
• D. There was heavy fog in the morning: the services at the airport were closed.

Explanation: A semicolon is correctly used to join two closely related independent clauses.

• A. However, it didn't take long for others to jump on board.
• B. However it didn't take long for others to jump on board.
• C. However, it didn't take long for others to jump on board?
• D. However. It didn't take long for others to jump on board.

Explanation: A 'comma' is usually added after 'however' to emphasize a pause and to indicate how different ideas are being discussed.

• A. Knocked sideways, the statue looked
• B. The statue was knocked sideways, looked
• C. The statue looked, knocked sideways,
• D. The statue, looking knocked sideways,

Explanation: Options A, B and D don't give a proper structure to the sentence. Hence option C is correct.

• A. To walk, biking, and driving
• B. Walking, biking, and driving
• C. To walk, biking, and to drive
• D. Walking, biking, and to drive

Explanation: This option uses the same grammatical form for all items in the list: "walking" (gerund), "biking" (gerund), and "driving" (gerund).

• A. She finished her work, and then took a long lunch.
• B. She finished her work, and then, took a long lunch.
• C. She finished her work and then took a long lunch.
• D. She finished her work and then, took a long lunch.

Explanation: This sentence correctly omits unnecessary commas. "And then took a long lunch" is a continuation of the thought and does not need…

• A. Nite
• B. Nigt
• C. Nighte
• D. Night

Explanation: This question tests basic vocabulary. The correct spelling is displayed in Option D which is Night.

• A. Fual
• B. Fuel
• C. Fule
• D. Fuil

Explanation: This is the correct spelling. "Fuel" refers to a substance such as coal, gas, or oil that is burned to produce heat or power.

• A. Last year, Matt earned twice as much as his brother, who has a better position.
• B. Last year, Matt earn twice more than his brother, who has a better position.
• C. Last year, Matt earned twice as many as his brother, who has a better position.
• D. Last year, Matt earned twice as more as his brother, which has a better position.

Explanation: Since the sentence is in the past sense, hence the verb used will be earned.

• A. What a fall was there, my country men! Long live the king!
• B. What a fall was there! My countrymen. Long live the king!
• C. What a fall was there, my countrymen. Long live the king.
• D. What a fall was there, my countrymen, long live the King.

Explanation: There are no conjunctions in the entire statement. Hence, any independent clauses must be separated into different sentences.

• A. These, are old, those are new.
• B. These are old; those are new.
• C. These are old: those are new.
• D. These are --- those are new.

Explanation: A semicolon is most commonly used to link (in a single sentence) two independent clauses that are closely related in thought.

• A. theseve'
• B. thes'eve
• C. these've
• D. the'seve

Explanation: Appropriately using contractions. The apostrophe is always placed where the letter has been removed.

• A. Runs
• B. Through
• C. Valley
• D. Follows it

Explanation: The correct answer is C) Valley it because the error is in the punctuation between the two independent clauses.Explanation and…

• A. The secret
• B. Extraordinary
• C. Life
• D. The unexpected

Explanation: The correct answer is C) Life This is the object of the preposition "of" and is correctly used in the sentence.

• A. Certainly
• B. Man here
• C. Good-sized
• D. Mallet

Explanation: This is correctly used as the object in the second part of the dialogue.

• A. One of them
• B. Said
• C. She was a very old woman
• D. Case

Explanation: This verb is correctly used to attribute the following speech to the subject.

• A. Doctor's
• B. Orders
• C. One
• D. Asked

Explanation: The word "one" itself is correct, but the punctuation following it is incorrect.