Colons and Commas Quiz

Which punctuation mark is used to introduce a list?

• A. Period

• B. Comma

• C. Colon

• D. Exclamation mark

Which punctuation mark is used to separate items in a series?

• A. Period

• B. Comma

• C. Colon

• D. Question mark

Which punctuation mark is used to introduce a quotation?

• A. Period

• B. Comma

• C. Colon

• D. Hyphen

Which punctuation mark is used to separate two independent clauses in a sentence?

• A. Period

• B. Comma

• C. Colon

• D. Semicolon

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a pause or a break in a sentence?

• A. Period

• B. Comma

• C. Colon

• D. Dash

Which punctuation mark is used to separate the hour and minutes in time?

• A. Period

• B. Comma

• C. Colon

• D. Apostrophe

Which punctuation mark is used to separate the chapter and verse in a Bible reference?

• A. Period

• B. Comma

• C. Colon

• D. Parentheses

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a pause or a break in a sentence that is stronger than a comma?

• A. Period

• B. Comma

• C. Colon

• D. Semicolon

Which punctuation mark is used to separate the city and state in an address?

• A. Period

• B. Comma

• C. Colon

• D. Hyphen

Which punctuation mark is used to separate the title and subtitle of a book?

• A. Period

• B. Comma

• C. Colon

• D. Quotation mark