Professional Communication Questions & Answers – Types of Punctuation

This set of Professional Communication Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Types of Punctuation”.

1. Which of these is not a punctuation mark?
a) Full stop
b) Comma
c) Colon
d) Hashtag
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Answer: d
Explanation: The main punctuation marks are full stop, comma, colon, semicolon, question mark, exclamation mark, hyphen, dash, brackets, apostrophe. Hashtag isn’t a punctuation mark. It is a symbol used in social networks, and it has no relevance in English Grammar.

2. The full stop is used at the end of an indirect question.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: a
Explanation: The statement is true. The full stop is used at the end of an indirect question. It is used to mark the close of a complete sentence. Example: I was wondering if you’d be interested in going to the cinema tonight.

3. The comma is used after a word used to address a person.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: a
Explanation: The statement is true. The comma used before or after a word used to address a person. For example, “Come here, Mohan.”
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4. Which of these is used after a nominative absolute?
a) Colon
b) Comma
c) Full stop
d) Question mark
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Answer: b
Explanation: The comma is used after a nominative absolute. For example, “ Once over, she returned home in complete peace.”

5. Which of these is used to separate short co-ordinate clauses of a compound sentence?
a) Semicolon
b) Comma
c) Full stop
d) Colon
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Answer: b
Explanation: The comma is used to separate short co-ordinate clauses of a compound sentence. For example, “ She came, she stooped, she conquered.”

6. Which of these is used to separate a series of loosely related clauses?
a) Comma
b) Full stop
c) Semicolon
d) Colon
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Answer: c
Explanation: The semicolon is used to separate a series of loosely related clauses. For example: Today we love what tomorrow we hate; today we seek what tomorrow we shun.

7. Which of these is used between sentences which are grammatically independent?
a) Colon
b) Semicolon
c) Comma
d) Hyphen
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Answer: a
Explanation: The colon is used between sentences which are grammatically independent but closely connected in sense. For example, “Truth is the greatest inspiration of all: nothing is of greater value.”
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8. Which of these is used to convey proportions?
a) Semicolon
b) Colon
c) Comma
d) Hyphen
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Answer: b
Explanation: The colon is used to convey certain conventional constructions as to convey proportions like 4 : 1.

9. Choose the correct statement:
a) My aunt who lives in Mumbai is a doctor.
b) My aunt, who lives in Mumbai, is a doctor.
c) My aunt, who lives in Mumbai is a doctor.
d) My aunt who lives in Mumbai, is a doctor.
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Answer: b
Explanation: The correct statement is: My aunt, who lives in Mumbai, is a doctor. All the sentences are correct but the commas decide the meaning.
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10. Choose the correct statement:
a) I met a beautiful , European woman.
b) I met a beautiful European woman.
c) I met a beautiful European, woman.
d) I met a beautiful , European, woman.
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Answer: b
Explanation: The correct statement is: I met a beautiful European woman. Ungradable adjectives are hardly ever preceded by commas.

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