Punctuation Self-Test

Which of the following is correct?
1. My pin number has two 5's. It's easy to remember.
2. My pin number has two 5s. It's easy to remember.
The ________ was a period of great achievements. It followed the ________ ________ and lasted from the 14th ________ until 1600.
1. Renaissance, Middle Ages, Century
2. Renaissance, Middle Ages, century
3. Renaissance, middle ages, century
4. renaissance, middle ages, century
Which of the following is correct?
1. The weather this winter has been: windy, wet, and unpredictable.
2. The weather this winter has been windy, wet, and unpredictable.
Which of the following is correct?
1. Waiting for the storm to stop I was anxiously looking out the window.
2. Waiting for the storm to stop, I was anxiously looking out the window.
Which of the following is correct?
1. The table was set -- knives, forks, candlesticks -- all were set up correctly.
2. The table was set-knives, forks, candlesticks all were set up correctly.
Which of the following is correct?
1. A friend of mine works as a translator for U.N..
2. A friend of mine works as a translator for U.N.
3. A friend of mine works as a translator for UN.
Semicolons and colons should always be placed outside the closing quotation marks.
1. True
2. False
Which of the following is correct?
1. Harvey is a good driver, moreover, he is a very friendly one.
2. Harvey is a good driver. Moreover he is a very friendly one.
3. Harvey is a good driver; moreover, he is a very friendly one.
Is this sentence correct?

Quantum mechanics is a branch of physics, it was initially developed to explain atoms.
1. This sentence has a comma splice.
2. This is a sentence fragment.
3. This is a run-on sentence.
Is this sentence correct?

Mary came home from work early she had been feeling ill all morning.
1. This sentence has a comma splice.
2. This is a run-on sentence.
3. This is a sentence fragment.
Is this sentence correct?

Since you drew the short straw. You must walk to the gas station while we stay here.
1. This sentence has a comma splice.
2. This is a sentence fragment.
3. This is a run-on sentence.

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