Punctuation Quiz

Example Questions From the Test

• 1A travel plan lists cities together with their countries. Which choice correctly uses semicolons to separate the complex list items?
  • Split each city from its country with a semicolon: “We visited Lima; Peru, Accra; Ghana, and Oslo; Norway.”
  • Put a semicolon between the verb and the first destination: “We visited; Lima, Peru; Accra, Ghana; and Oslo, Norway.”
  • Keep each city-country pair together and separate the pairs: “We visited Lima, Peru; Accra, Ghana; and Oslo, Norway.”
  • Combine a comma and semicolon after each country: “We visited Lima, Peru,; Accra, Ghana,; and Oslo, Norway.”
• 4Which sentence correctly introduces a list with a colon?
  • For the trip, remember: boots, water, and sunscreen.
  • The trip requires three items: boots, water, and sunscreen.
  • The essential items are: boots, water, and sunscreen.
  • Please pack: boots, water, and sunscreen.
• 15Maya is being addressed directly rather than described as food. Which editing choice makes that meaning clear?
  • Use a semicolon before the name: “Let’s eat; Maya.”
  • Place a comma after the verb: “Let’s, eat Maya.”
  • Write the request without internal punctuation: “Let’s eat Maya.”
  • Set off the name with a direct-address comma: “Let’s eat, Maya.”