81. Choose the correct sentence.
A) She had one goal: to win the competition.
B) She had one goal, to win the competition.
C) She had one goal; to win the competition.
D) She had one goal — to win the competition.
Answer: A) She had one goal: to win the competition.
82. Which punctuation is used to separate quotations from the rest of the sentence?
A) Comma
B) Colon
C) Dash
D) Semicolon
Answer: A) Comma
83. Choose the correct sentence.
A) The teacher said “Study for the test.”
B) The teacher said, “Study for the test.”
C) The teacher said “Study for the test”.
D) The teacher said: “Study for the test”.
Answer: B) The teacher said, “Study for the test.”
84. Which punctuation mark shows excitement or surprise?
A) Exclamation mark
B) Period
C) Colon
D) Comma
Answer: A) Exclamation mark
85. Choose the correct sentence.
A) Amazing! You solved the puzzle.
B) Amazing. You solved the puzzle!
C) Amazing, you solved the puzzle!
D) Amazing? You solved the puzzle.
Answer: A) Amazing! You solved the puzzle.
86. Which punctuation separates independent clauses when no conjunction is used?
A) Semicolon
B) Comma
C) Colon
D) Dash
Answer: A) Semicolon
87. Choose the correct sentence.
A) The sun set; the sky turned red.
B) The sun set, the sky turned red.
C) The sun set the sky turned red.
D) The sun set: the sky turned red.
Answer: A) The sun set; the sky turned red.
88. Which punctuation indicates omitted numbers or letters?
A) Apostrophe
B) Comma
C) Colon
D) Dash
Answer: A) Apostrophe
89. Choose the correct sentence.
A) Class of ’25 will graduate soon.
B) Class of 25’ will graduate soon.
C) Class of ’25 will graduate soon.
D) Class of 25 will graduate soon.
Answer: C) Class of ’25 will graduate soon.
90. Which punctuation introduces a list formally?
A) Colon
B) Comma
C) Dash
D) Semicolon
Answer: A) Colon