141.Choose the correct sentence.
A) I was about to answer — but the phone rang.
B) I was about to answer but the phone rang.
C) I was about to answer; but the phone rang.
D) I was about to answer, but the phone rang.
Answer: A) I was about to answer — but the phone rang.
142. Which punctuation ends a declarative sentence?
A) Period
B) Colon
C) Comma
D) Dash
Answer: A) Period
143. Choose the correct sentence.
A) The train arrives at noon.
B) The train arrives at noon?
C) The train arrives at noon!
D) The train arrives at noon,
Answer: A) The train arrives at noon.
144. Which punctuation separates quoted speech from the rest of the sentence?
A) Comma
B) Colon
C) Dash
D) Semicolon
Answer: A) Comma
145. Choose the correct sentence.
A) She said “We will meet tomorrow.”
B) She said, “We will meet tomorrow.”
C) She said “We will meet tomorrow”.
D) She said: We will meet tomorrow.
Answer: B) She said, “We will meet tomorrow.”
146. Which punctuation separates clauses joined by “so”?
A) Comma
B) Colon
C) Dash
D) Apostrophe
Answer: A) Comma
147. Choose the correct sentence.
A) It was late so we went home.
B) It was late, so we went home.
C) It was late so, we went home.
D) It was late; so we went home.
Answer: B) It was late, so we went home.
148. Which punctuation shows omitted digits in years?
A) Apostrophe
B) Colon
C) Comma
D) Dash
Answer: A) Apostrophe
149. Choose the correct sentence.
A) The music of the ’90s is popular again.
B) The music of the 90’s is popular again.
C) The music of the ’90 is popular again.
D) The music of the 90s’ is popular again.
Answer: A) The music of the ’90s is popular again.
150. Which punctuation introduces a quotation formally?
A) Colon
B) Comma
C) Dash
D) Apostrophe
Answer: A) Colon