Grammar and punctuation (1)

Grammar and punctuation (1)

The aim of this quiz is to test your knowledge on grammar and punctuatation, and also to improve your knowledge in a fun way.

published on July 31, 2013
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A comma is used to...

Expand the sentence that comes before it.
Seperate a sentence into logical groups of words.
Add extra information into a sentence.
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What is the capital letter most commonly used at the beginning of?

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What is commonly known as a word which describes a noun?

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What does the colon do?

Allows extra information to be added to the sentence.
Forms sentences into two or more groups.
Expands the sentence that preceedes it.
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What does an adverb do?

An adverb joins together words, clauses, or phrases.
An adverb describes a noun
An adverb describes a verb, adjective, or adverb.
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Which punctuation mark joins two or more words together?

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Is an interjection a sudden exclamation such as wow, yikes, or gosh?

Yes
No
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Which punctuation mark is used to signal where a contraction or an abbreviation to a word has been made?

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Which three things are parentheses used for?

Hint: 3 choices
To add an afterthought into a sentence.
To hide less important information within a sentence.
To add extra information into a sentence.
To add a comment into a sentence.
To indicate when someone is saying a secret.
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What are double quotation marks usually used for?

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What describes the relationship between two nouns?

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Which two things are the ellipsis used for?

Hint: 2 choices
The ellipsis is used to indicate where a section of text has been omitted from a quote.
The ellipsis is used in a reported question
The ellipsis is used when a sentence trails off, unfinished
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Which punctuation mark joins together words and phrases without a conjunction?

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What type of word is jumping, flying, and singing?

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Which two things can a full stop be used for?

Hint: 2 choices
A full stop is used in abbreviations such as U.S.A and e.g.
A full stop is used at the end of a question mark or and exclamation mark.
A full stop is used at the end of a sentence which is not a direct question or and exclamation.
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Can a question mark be used at the end of a reported question as well as a direct question?

Yes
No
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What type of word does an exclamation mark most commonly come after?

Conjunction
Preposition
Interjection
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What is a conjunction?

A conjunction joins words, phrases, and clauses together to make a sentence.
A conjunction is a word which comes after a noun.
A conjunction is an exclamation.
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What are single quotation marks most commonly used for?

Speech within speech.
Direct speech.
Speech in quotes.
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Which three words are examples of conjunctions?

Wow, gosh, yikes.
And, or, but.
No, yes, maybe.
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What replaces a noun or a noun phrase?

A pronoun
An adverb
A preposition
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What is a person, place, thing, quality, or act?

A verb
An adjective
A noun