Grammar Quiz 5: Semicolons, Colons, Quotations, and Hyphens

Choose correctly punctuated sentence.

• I need the following: material for my art project glue; chart paper; and scissors.

• I need the following material for my art project: glue, chart paper, and scissors.

• I need the following materials for my art project glue chart paper and scissors.

• I need the following material for my art project; glue: chart paper: and scissors.

The students were studying for their history test _____ it covers everything from the 1850's to the present.

• Comma (,)

• Colon (:)

• Semicolon (;)

• Full stop (.)

Fill in the blank with the correct punctuation:

My mother often recites this Shakespeare quote _____ "All that glitters is not gold."

• ; (semicolon)

• : (colon)

• . (period)

• - (hyphen)

Which sentence is written correctly?

• We currently have two leaders in our group; Linda and Fiona.

• We currently have two leaders in our group, Linda and Fiona.

• We currently have two leaders in our group Linda and Fiona.

• We currently have two leaders in our group: Linda and Fiona.

Which sentence is written correctly?

• That man is a fantastic teacher; therefore, he is popular with students.

• It was a cold day; pickles are delicious.

• The pie includes these ingredients; strawberries, rhubarb, and blackberries.

• At the stroke of midnight; Disneyland becomes a magical place.

How should the sentence below be correctly punctuated?

My head was pounding, so I took some fast acting medicine.

• fast-acting

• fast-acting-medicine

• acting-medicine

• Correct as is

The long-legged spider crawled across the table.

"Long-Legged" is a ____________________?

• compound noun

• noun

• compound adjective

Which is the correct way to complete the sentence?

The tango dancers who live on the ___________ invited Prudence over to play board games.

• third floor

• third-floor

A talented pastry chef asked Abe to become _______ of her bakery.

• co owner

• coowner

• co-owner

Choose the sentence with correct quotations and punctuation.

•  "rhonda said i love dogs?"
•  Rhonda said,  "i love dogs"
•  Rhonda said, "I love dogs."