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  • Question 1
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    Punctuate the sentence where necessary:
    many people got injured in the shooting five of them got killed
    Solution
    According to general rule, a colon is used to connect two independent clauses that are closely related or, when one illustrates or explains the other.
    The first word in every sentence should begin with a capital letter and a declaratory sentence should always end with a period.
    Thus, according to the rules, the correct answer is Option D.
    The remaining options are incorrect.
  • Question 2
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    Identify which option contains an ellipses at the end of the sentence:
    Solution
    Ellipsis is a punctuation mark consisting of three dots. It is used to show omission of words in the middle of sentence. It shows speaker has trailed off and left a sentence. Option C is the answer which has ellipses as the end of the sentence. Thus, option C is correct according to the rule. 
  • Question 3
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    Punctuate the given sentence, where necessary:
    if i go to work today, i can ask for a leave tomorrow.
    Solution
    According to general rule, the first word in every sentence should begin with a capital letter. The letter 'I', when referring to yourself should also be capitalized in every sentence. 
    When a dependent clause is followed by an independent clause, a comma is required.
    Thus, according to the rules, the correct answer is Option B. The remaining options are incorrect.
    Option C - Using all capital letters in a sentence indicates high volume or expression of anger, so it should be avoided.


  • Question 4
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    Punctuate the given sentence, where necessary:
    Didn't i tell you that i was going to leave for USA tomorrow?
    Solution
    According to general rule, the first word in every sentence should begin with a capital letter. The letter 'I', when referring to yourself should also be capitalized in every sentence. 
    When an independent clause is followed by a dependent clause the use of comma should be avoided. 
    Thus, according to the rules, the correct answer is Option D. The remaining options are incorrect.

  • Question 5
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    Choose the ellipsis mark in the given sentence:
    Oh... I didn't know what happened that night, all seemed fine when I left.
    Solution
    Ellipsis is a punctuation mark consisting of three dots. It is used to show omission of words in the middle of sentence. It shows speaker has trailed off and left a sentence. Thus, option B is correct. 
  • Question 6
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    Choose the sentence that contains an ellipses:
    Solution
    Ellipsis is a punctuation mark consisting of three dots. It is used to show omission of words in the middle of sentence. It shows speaker has trailed off and left a sentence. Thus, option C is correct according to the rule. 
  • Question 7
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    Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
    A: I don't want to talk to _____ .
    B: And I want to talk to _____ either.
  • Question 8
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    Choose the option which correctly punctuates the sentence:

    "Come into my parlour, said the spider to the fly."
    Solution
    Quotation marks are used to indicate material that is being reproduced word for word.  According to general rule, commas and periods that are part of the original sentence go inside the quotation marks, even though they are not part of the original quotation. Thus, the correct answer should be Option C.
    Option A is incorrect because quotation marks end when the direct speech ends and starts when the direct speech begins.
    Option B is incorrect because the speech is not enclosed within quotation marks.
    Option D does not contain all the punctuations required in a quoted text.
  • Question 9
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    Choose the option which correctly punctuates the sentence:

    "I want to buy some new shirts," Christina said to her mother.
    Solution
    Quotation marks are used to indicate material that is being reproduced word for word.  According to general rule, commas and periods that are part of the original sentence go inside the quotation marks, even though they are not part of the original quotation. Thus, the correct answer should be Option D, no change.
    Option B is incorrect because the speech is not enclosed within quotation marks.
    Option A is incorrect because quotation marks end when the direct speech ends and starts when the direct speech begins.
    Option C is incorrect as, the punctuation that are part of the original sentence go inside the quoted text.
  • Question 10
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    The plans for building the new house were approved by the couple.

    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined words.
    Solution
    Option A - We use commas to separate two or more items, or it is used to indicate pauses in a sentence. As there are no pauses and items to separate between 'house' and 'were', we will not use commas here. Thus option A is incorrect.
    Option B - We use a hyphen to join two words that make up a word. For example - 'Short-term goals'. As 'house-were' doesn't make a word, we can't use a hyphen here. Thus option B is incorrect.
    Option C - We use commas to separate two or more items, or it is used to indicate pauses in a sentence. As there are no pauses and items to separate between 'were' and 'approved', we will not use commas here. Thus option A is incorrect.
    Option D - There won't be any punctuations in the middle of the sentence as it has no complex words and clauses. Thus option D is the correct answer.
    'The plans for building the new house were approved by the couple.'
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