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Comma - English language punctuation - class - VII

Practice quiz on English comma punctuation rules including lists, quotations, introductory phrases, appositives, and coordinating conjunctions

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State whether true or false:
Commas are used to mark off words addressing people.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The following sentence is correctly punctuated:
We bought food plates balloons and cake for the party.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The following sentence is correctly punctuated:
Maya said "I don't know who you're talking about." 

  1. True
  2. False
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Select the correctly punctuated sentence.

  1. Sarah's uncle's car was found without its wheels in that old derelict warehouse.
  2. Sarah's uncle's car was found without its wheels in that old, derelict warehouse.
  3. Sarahs uncles car was found without its wheels in that old, derelict warehouse.
  4. Sarah's uncle's car was found without it's wheels in that old, derelict warehouse.
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Select the correctly punctuated sentence.

  1. We decided to visit: Spain, Greece, Portugal and Italy's mountains.
  2. We decided to visit Spain, Greece, Portugal and Italys mountains.
  3. We decided to visit Spain, Greece, Portugal, and Italy's mountains.
  4. We decided to visit Spain Greece Portugal and Italy's mountains.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Select the correctly punctuated sentence.

  1. She always enjoyed sweets, chocolate, marshmallows and toffee apples.
  2. She always enjoyed: sweets, chocolate, marshmallows and toffee apples.
  3. She always enjoyed sweets chocolate marshmallows and toffee apples.
  4. She always enjoyed sweet's, chocolate, marshmallow's and toffee apple's.
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Select the correctly punctuated sentence.

  1. Paul's neighbours were terrible; so his brother's friends went round to have a word.
  2. Paul's neighbours were terrible: so his brother's friends went round to have a word.
  3. Paul's neighbours were terrible, so his brother's friends went round to have a word.
  4. Paul's neighbours were terrible so his brother's friends went round to have a word.
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Select the correctly punctuated sentence.

  1. Tims gran, a formidable woman, always bought him chocolate, cakes, sweets and a nice fresh apple.
  2. Tim's gran a formidable woman always bought him chocolate, cakes, sweets, and a nice fresh apple.
  3. Tim's gran, a formidable woman, always bought him chocolate cakes sweets and a nice fresh apple.
  4. Tim's gran, a formidable woman, always bought him chocolate, cakes, sweets, and a nice fresh apple.
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Finally after much trial and error, the scientists succeeded in their experiments.

Choose the option that best corrects the underlined phrase.

  1. NO CHANGE
  2. Finally after, much trial and error,
  3. Finally, after much trial and error,
  4. Finally, after much trial and error
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Choose the option that best corrects the underlined part.

  1. Our Father in Heaven
  2. Our Father, in Heaven
  3. Our Father, in Heaven,
  4. NO CHANGE
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

"That will be all," the teacher told her students.

Choose the option that best corrects the underlined part.

  1. NO CHANGE
  2. all"
  3. ,all,"
  4. ,all"
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)


Choose the option that best corrects the underlined part.

She was always happy and energetic positive and creative.

  1. happy, energetic, positive, creative.
  2. happy and energetic, positive and creative.
  3. happy, energetic, positive, and creative ...
  4. NO CHANGE
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

To be a great judge is to show mercy not harshness.

Choose the option that best corrects the underlined part in the above-mentioned sentence.

  1. show, mercy not
  2. show, mercy, not
  3. show mercy, not
  4. NO CHANGE
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

She should have paid at the very least, a small sum of money in compensation.

Choose the option that best corrects the underlined part.

  1. paid at the very least
  2. paid, at the very least,
  3. paid, at the very least
  4. NO CHANGE
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

That he could win the championship trophy, no one ever questioned.

Choose the option that best corrects the underlined part.

  1. NO CHANGE
  2. trophy no one
  3. trophy no one,
  4. trophy no, one
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

He visited and brought me flowers.

Choose the option that best corrects the underlined words.

  1. visited; and
  2. visited, and
  3. visited - and
  4. NO CHANGE
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Your Majesty - please accept this book as a gift from our country.

Choose the option that best corrects the underlined words.

  1. Your Majesty, please
  2. Your Majesty please
  3. Your Majesty; please
  4. NO CHANGE
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Replace the underlined words with a suitable option:
When I was a student - I carried a packed lunch to school everyday.

  1. student; I
  2. student I
  3. student, I
  4. NO CHANGE
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Martin, having worked for thirty years - retired to his countryside villa.

Choose the option that best corrects the underlined words in the above-mentioned sentence.

  1. Martin having worked for thirty years, retired
  2. Martin, having worked for thirty years, retired
  3. Martin having worked for thirty years retired
  4. NO CHANGE
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The sea being choppy the ship sailed to a closer port.

Choose the option that best corrects the underlined words.

  1. choppy, the ship
  2. choppy; the ship
  3. choppy - the ship
  4. NO CHANGE
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Then, when the dust settled, they began to calculate their profits and losses.

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence.

  1. Then when the dust settled, they
  2. Then, when the dust settled they
  3. Then, when the dust settled - they
  4. NO CHANGE
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

William Shakespeare, the great English playwright was born in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Choose the option that best corrects the underlined part.

  1. Shakespeare, the great English playwright,
  2. Shakespeare the great English playwright,
  3. Shakespeare, the great, English playwright
  4. NO CHANGE
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Sports players, who usually follow strict nutritional guidelines try to avoid sugar as often as they can.

Choose the option that best corrects the underlined words.

  1. players, who usually follow strict nutritional guidelines,
  2. players, who usually follow strict nutritional guidelines -
  3. players who usually follow strict nutritional guidelines,
  4. NO CHANGE
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When I was in the early stages of my career - I worked in a town far from home.

Choose the option that best corrects the underlined words.

  1. career I
  2. career, I
  3. career; I
  4. NO CHANGE
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

All that we have from time immemorial considered righteous and holy has now been desecrated.

Choose the option that best corrects the underlined words.

  1. righteous, and holy, has
  2. righteous and holy, has
  3. righteous, and holy has
  4. NO CHANGE
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Prime Minister visited the people - whose homes had been devastated by the typhoon.

Choose the option that best corrects the underlined words.

  1. people, whose
  2. people whose
  3. people; whose
  4. NO CHANGE
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Rich and poor, parents and children, families and individuals, were all affected by the floods.

Choose the option that best corrects the underlined part.

  1. Rich, poor, parents, children, families, individuals were
  2. Rich and poor, parents and children, families and individuals were
  3. Rich and poor; parents and children; families and individuals; were
  4. NO CHANGE
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Francis lived in California; Barry in Michigan.

Choose the option that best corrects the underlined words.

  1. Barry, in Michigan.
  2. Barry in, Michigan.
  3. Barry - in Michigan.
  4. NO CHANGE
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

"Please, Sir," said Oliver "I want some more."

Choose the option that best corrects the underlined words.

  1. "Please Sir," said Oliver, "I want some more."
  2. "Please, Sir," said Oliver, "I want some more."
  3. "Please Sir," said Oliver; "I want some more."
  4. NO CHANGE
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

He was not however able to find a new teacher.

Choose the option that best corrects the underlined part.

  1. not however, able
  2. not, however able
  3. not, however, able
  4. NO CHANGE
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The cathedrals we considered the most glorious examples of architecture; now lie crumbling.

Choose the option that best corrects the underlined words.

  1. architecture now
  2. architecture, now
  3. architecture - now
  4. NO CHANGE
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The decorators painted the room; and the upholsterers refurbished the furniture.

Choose the option that best corrects the underlined words.

  1. room, and
  2. room - and
  3. room and
  4. NO CHANGE
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)


Choose the option that best corrects the underlined part.

Visitors who usually enjoy the gardens, avoided the open-air areas on account of the rains.

  1. Visitors who usually enjoy the gardens
  2. Visitors, who usually enjoy the gardens,
  3. Visitors, who usually enjoy the gardens
  4. NO CHANGE
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

To accomplish them, some goals require not skill but patience.

Choose the option that best corrects the underlined words.

  1. skill; but
  2. skill, but
  3. skill - but
  4. NO CHANGE
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