Punctuation Test 4

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Question 1
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Choose the option which correctly punctuates the sentence:

Peter said to John, Will you help me make dinner?"

A
"Peter said to John, will you help me make dinner?"

B
Peter said to John, "Will you help me make dinner"?

C
Peter said to John, "Will you help me make dinner?"

D
NO CHANGE

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 and D are incorrect. Quotation marks end when the direct speech ends and starts when the direct speech begins.
Option B is incorrect as, punctuations that are part of the speech go inside the quotation marks.
Question 2
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Correct the punctuation of the given sentence, if necessary:
"If you will go with me, she said, I will visit my aunt."

A
NO CHANGE

B
If you will go with me, she said, I will visit my aunt.

C
"If you will go with me," she said, "I will visit my aunt."

D
"If you will go with me" she said, "I will visit my aunt."

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 in a sentence begin when the direct speech begins and end when the direct speech ends.
Option B is incorrect as, the speech is not enclosed within quotation marks.
Option D is incorrect because the punctuations are not included within the quoted text.
Question 3
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Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word:
Its a beautiful day!

A
It's

B
Its'

C
Its -

D
NO CHANGE

Solution

Apostrophe can be used to show that a letter or letter(s) is missing from a word. In the given sentence, apostrophe replaces the letter 'i', and the two words (It and Is) are joined to make one. Thus, option A is correct answer.
Question 4
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Choose the option which correctly punctuates the sentence:

"Lets go for a walk," said Jim to his wife.

A
NO CHANGE

B
Let's go for a walk, said Jim to his wife.

C
"Let's go for a walk, said Jim to his wife."

D
"Let's go for a walk" said Jim to his wife.

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 A.
Option B is incorrect because the speech is not enclosed within quotation marks.
Option C is incorrect because quotation marks end when the direct speech ends and starts when the direct speech begins.
Option D does not contain all the punctuations required in a quoted text.
Question 5
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Choose the option which correctly punctuates the sentence:

"The sky is blue," she said, and the grass is green.

A
NO CHANGE

B
"The sky is blue", she said, "and the grass is green."

C
The sky is blue, she said, "and the grass is green."

D
"The sky is blue," she said, "and the grass is green."

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.
Option A and C are incorrect as, all of the direct speech is not enclosed within quotation marks.
Option B is incorrect because the punctuations are not included within the quoted text.
Question 6
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Choose the option which correctly punctuates the sentence:

"I am coming to your party," Mary told Helen.

A
I am coming to your party, Mary told Helen.

B
"I am coming to your party", Mary told Helen.

C
I am coming to your party, "Mary told Helen."

D
No Change

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 A is incorrect because the speech is not enclosed within quotation marks.
Option B is incorrect as, the punctuations that are part of the quoted text go inside the quotation marks.
Option C is incorrect as it includes the indirect speech within quotation marks in place of the direct speech.
Question 7
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Choose the option which correctly punctuates the sentence:

Will you throw a party for my birthday? John asked his father.

A
"Will you throw a party for my birthday?" John asked his father.

B
"Will you throw a party for my birthday"? John asked his father.

C
"Will you throw a party for my birthday," John asked his father.

D
NO CHANGE

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 A.
Option B is incorrect as, the punctuation that are part of the original sentence go inside the quoted text.
Option C is incorrect because all the punctuations required in the given sentence are not included in the sentence.
Option D is incorrect because the speech is not enclosed within quotation marks.
Question 8
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An incorrectly punctuated sentence is provided. Select the option that mentions the error:

New York's skyline has lost two of it's most famous buildings.

A
New York is a proper noun and does not need an apostrophe.

B
'It's' should not have an apostrophe as it's possessive.

C
The buildings belong to the skyline and need an apostrophe after the 's'.

D
There should be an apostrophe before the 's' in buildings.

E
All the above

Solution

Apostrophe is used to indicate belonging. 'Its' is used to indicate possessiveness. 'It's' is the abbreviation of 'It is'. Here, apostrophe is not needed with 'It' because 'Its' is used to indicate possession and not an abbreviation. Therefore, the correct option is: B) 'It's' should not have an apostrophe as it's possessive.
Question 9
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Among the following sentences, only one has all the apostrophes correctly placed. Identify that correct sentence.

A
It's owners made Ted, the cat's life very comfortable.

B
It's owners' made Ted, the cats life very comfortable.

C
Its owners made Ted, the cat's life very comfortable.

D
Its owners made Ted, the cats' life very comfortable.

Solution

There is a difference between 'it's' and 'its'. 'Its' is the possessive form of it - meaning 'belonging to it' whereas, 'it's' is a shortened form of 'it is' or 'it has'. Here we are talking about the cat's life as a possession, thus the usage of 'it's' will be incorrect.
The second half of the sentence talks about only one cat, Ted. So, the usage of an apostrophe with the word cat is required.
Hence, Option C is the correct answer.
The other given Options do not fit the requirement of the sentence.
Question 10
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Choose the option that has the apostrophes correctly placed in the sentence:

A
The teams manager's attitude was affecting all the player's performance.

B
The team's manager's attitude was affecting all the players' performance.

C
The teams manager's attitude was affecting all the players' performance.

D
The team's manager's attitude was affecting all the player's performance.

Solution

Apostrophe is used to indicate possession. Apostrophe is used before 's' with singular nouns and after 's' with plural nouns. Here, 'team' is a singular (collective) noun and 'manager' belongs to the team, therefore the proper use of apostrophe is 'team's manager'. Similarly, 'manager' is also singular and 'attitude' belongs to 'manager', therefore the proper usage of apostrophe will be manager's attitude. 'Players' is a plural noun and 'performance' is that of the players, therefore apostrophe will be used after the 's' in players and the punctuated form will be players' performance. Therefore, the correct option is: B) The team's manager's attitude was affecting all the players' performance.

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Question 1

"Peter said to John, will you help me make dinner?"

Peter said to John, "Will you help me make dinner"?

Peter said to John, "Will you help me make dinner?"

NO CHANGE

Solution

Question 2

NO CHANGE

If you will go with me, she said, I will visit my aunt.

"If you will go with me," she said, "I will visit my aunt."

"If you will go with me" she said, "I will visit my aunt."

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Question 3

It's

Its'

Its -

NO CHANGE

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Question 4

NO CHANGE

Let's go for a walk, said Jim to his wife.

"Let's go for a walk, said Jim to his wife."

"Let's go for a walk" said Jim to his wife.

Solution

Question 5

NO CHANGE

"The sky is blue", she said, "and the grass is green."

The sky is blue, she said, "and the grass is green."

"The sky is blue," she said, "and the grass is green."

Solution

Question 6

I am coming to your party, Mary told Helen.

"I am coming to your party", Mary told Helen.

I am coming to your party, "Mary told Helen."

No Change

Solution

Question 7

"Will you throw a party for my birthday?" John asked his father.

"Will you throw a party for my birthday"? John asked his father.

"Will you throw a party for my birthday," John asked his father.

NO CHANGE

Solution

Question 8

New York is a proper noun and does not need an apostrophe.

'It's' should not have an apostrophe as it's possessive.

The buildings belong to the skyline and need an apostrophe after the 's'.

There should be an apostrophe before the 's' in buildings.

All the above

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Question 9

It's owners made Ted, the cat's life very comfortable.

It's owners' made Ted, the cats life very comfortable.

Its owners made Ted, the cat's life very comfortable.

Its owners made Ted, the cats' life very comfortable.

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Question 10

The teams manager's attitude was affecting all the player's performance.

The team's manager's attitude was affecting all the players' performance.

The teams manager's attitude was affecting all the players' performance.

The team's manager's attitude was affecting all the player's performance.

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