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  • Question 1
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    An incorrectly punctuated sentence is provided. Choose which of these options can correct it:
    The building had lost all its window's and door's.
    Solution
    Apostrophe is used to indicate belonging. Here, apostrophe is used with 'door' and 'window' but there is nothing mentioned which belongs to the doors and windows. Therefore, the correct option is: C) The 'doors' and 'windows' do not need an apostrophe. 
  • Question 2
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    The big question is whether the West Indies can beat Australia in the final of the T20 cricket tournament?

    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined words.
    Solution
    In the given sentence, although the word 'question' is used, it is still a declaratory sentence. 
    Declaratory sentences always end with a period. Thus, the correct answer will be Option C.
    Exclamation marks are used to indicate strong feelings, high volume or emphasis. Neither of which is required in the given sentence.
    A comma is used to indicate a pause in between  sentence. it is to used at the end o a sentence.
  • Question 3
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    The football players wondered if they would be flying to Germany for a match that summer?

    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.
    Solution
    Here, the given statement is a declaratory sentence. In this sentence, the use of question mark in the end is incorrect. 
    The correct answer will be Option B, as a full stop is used to mark an end to a declaratory sentence.
    The usage of an exclamation mark or a dash is not suitable. Hence, the options C and D are incorrect.
  • Question 4
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    Among the following sentences, only one has all the apostrophes correctly placed. Identify that correct sentence.
    Solution
    According to general rule, only an apostrophe is used for nouns that are singular but have a final word in plural and end with an s. 
    Therefore, the correct form of writing the possessive of Romans will be Romans'.
    Similarly, the possessive of a plural noun is formed by adding only an apostrophe when the noun ends in s. Therefore, the correct form of writing the possessive of troops will be troops'.
    Thus, by applying the rules of using apostrophe and eliminating the incorrect options, the correct answer must be Option B.



  • Question 5
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    Among the following sentences, only one has all the apostrophes correctly placed. Identify that correct sentence.
    Solution
    Apostrophe is used to indicate possession. Apostrophe is used before 's' with singular nouns and after 's' with plural nouns. 'World' is singular and experts belong to the world, therefore the correct use of apostrophe is 'world's experts'. 'Girls' is a plural noun and the quality 'courage' belongs to the girls, therefore the correct use of apostrophe is 'girls' courage'. Therefore, the correct option is: The world's experts were quick to praise the two girls' courage. 
  • Question 6
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    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined part.

    The man at the street corner was holding a bunch of balloons of many different colors.
    Solution
    full stop is used to show that you have come to the end of a sentence. Hence, the correct option is A) No Change.
  • Question 7
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    The circus hosted a variety of new artistes; three tightrope walkers, four unicyclists, and a juggler.

    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined words.
    Solution
    A colon is used between two independent clauses in which the second clause illustrates, explains, extends or paraphrases the first clause. Hence, the correct option is B) New artistes:
  • Question 8
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    "That will be all," the teacher told her students.

    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined part.
    Solution
    According to general rule, commas and punctuations that are part of the overall sentence go inside the quotation marks, even though they aren't part of the original quotation. Therefore, according to the rule, the correct answer will be Option A.

     

     
  • Question 9
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    Chopin the Polish virtuoso pianist wrote mostly for solo piano, besides a few chamber pieces, piano concertos, and Polish songs. 

    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined part.
    Solution

    The definition of an appositive is a word or word group that defines or further identifies the noun or noun phrase preceding it. In the given question, 'the Polish virtuoso pianist' is the appositive that defines the noun 'Chopin'. When the noun preceding the appositive provides sufficient identification on its own, one must use commas around the appositive. In accordance with the above stated reason, option A is the correct answer. 

    Options B, C and D are incorrect because they are not in accordance with the above mentioned condition.  

  • Question 10
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    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word:
    Plants obtain energy for their activities through photosynthesis, a process by which plants convert light energy into chemical energy.
    Solution
    The given sentence consists of two independent clauses. 
    Option A - As a general rule, a colon is used to separate two independent clauses when the second illustrates or explains the first. In the given sentence, the second half explains the process of photosynthesis. Thus, the usage of colon in place of comma will be more appropriate.
    Option B - A semi colon is used between two independent clauses when the coordinating conjunction is omitted.


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