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  • Question 1
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    Choose the option with the correct punctuation marks:
    my father is an ex mla
    Solution
    Capital letters are used to begin a sentence. Option A begins with a small letter. Hence, this option is incorrect. 
    The prefix, 'ex' is used before a title to indicate it is a former title i.e a title held earlier and not now. It is to be followed by a hyphen. The letter, 'e' of the prefix, 'ex' is not to be capitalised. In options A, C and D, the letter 'e' is capitalised. There is no hyphen after the prefix 'ex' in all these three options. Hence, all these three options are incorrect. 
    'MLA' is an acronym for 'Member of the Legislative Assembly'. There is no necessity to put a dot between each letter of an acronym. However, options A, and D have this error. 
    The word, 'an' is an article. An article in the middle of the sentence should not be capitalised. This error is observed in option C.
    The only option without any of the above said errors is option B. This is punctuated correctly. Hence, option B is the correct answer. 
  • Question 2
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    Choose the option with the correct punctuation marks:
    aparna and namita are my friends
    Solution
    The given sentence is an assertive or declarative sentence. Hence, it has to end with a full stop. As the words, 'Aparna' and 'Namita' are proper names, the first letter of these words should be capitalized. As the word 'friends' is a common name, the first letter of this word should not be capitalized. 
    Option A is incorrect as the letter 'n' in 'Namita' is not capitalized and the letter 'f' in 'friends' is incorrectly capitalized. 
    Option B is correct as it is punctuated as per the rules mentioned above.
    Option C is incorrect as the letter 'n' in 'Namita' is not capitalized. Further, the sentence wrongly ends with a question mark instead of a full stop.
    Option A is incorrect as the letter 'n' in 'Namita' is not capitalized and the letter 'f' in 'friends' is incorrectly capitalized. Further, the sentence wrongly ends with an exclamation mark instead of a full stop.
      
  • Question 3
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    Select the sentence with the correct punctuation marks:
    physics is my favourite subject
    Solution
    According to general rule, the first word of every sentence must begin with a capital letter. Proper nouns are also capitalized in a sentence, however capitalizing regular nouns is incorrect.
    Thus, the correct form of writing the given sentence is Option A. The remaining options are incorrect.
  • Question 4
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    Select the sentence with the correct punctuation marks:
    jyoti khanna reads the tribune daily
    Solution
    According to rules, the proper nouns in a sentence, such as names of people and titles of articles and publications must always be capitalized. Thus, the correct answer will be Option D and the remaining options will be incorrect, according to the rules.
  • Question 5
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    Choose the option with the correct punctuation marks:
    check your pencil eraser ruler sharpener pen and ink before you go in the examination hall
    Solution
    Every sentence begins with a capital letter. All the given options begin with a capital letter. 
    A comma is used to separate many similar items in a series which are adjacent to each other. In the given sentence, the common nouns, 'pencil', 'eraser', 'ruler' 'sharpener, 'pen' and 'ink' are all common nouns which can be categorised under 'stationery'. Hence, all these words (except the last one) need to be separated by a comma. The correct way of writing is: "Check your pencil, eraser, ruler, sharpener, pen and ink before you go into the examination hall". This punctuation rule is correctly followed in option D. Hence, option. D is the correct answer. 
    Option A is incorrect as there is no comma separating the said common nouns. 
    Option B is incorrect as there is a semi-colon (:) separating all the common nouns instead of a comma. 
    Option C is incorrect as there is a hyphen (-) separating all the common nouns instead of a comma. 
  • Question 6
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    Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation marks:
    what an interesting movie
    Solution
    An exclamation mark is used to express strong feelings or high volume. The given sentence describes strong expressions of joy, so an exclamation mark must be used ta the end of the sentence.
    Thus, the correct answer is Option C. The remaining options are incorrect.
    A question marks is used to indicate an interrogatory clause, whereas a period is used to mark an end to a declaratory sentence. A comma cannot be used to mark an end to a sentence.
  • Question 7
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    Choose the option with the correct punctuation marks:
    mr sharma and his wife nandini came home late.
    Solution
    The word, 'Mr.' is an abbreviation of the word, 'Mister' and is used as a title for men. The letters, 'Mr' are to be followed by a dot. 
    'Sharma' and 'Nandini' are proper nouns denoting names of people. The first letters of these words, i.e 's' and 'n' have to be capitalised. 
    The given sentence is an assertive sentence. Hence, it has to end with a full stop. 
    The words 'his wife' and 'Nandini' refer to the same person. A comma is used in between two such nouns (They are called nouns, in apposition). The correct way of writing is: His wife, Nandini. 
    Option A is incorrect as the first letters of the proper names 'Sharma' and 'Nandini' are not capitalised. There is no comma between the words, 'his wife' and 'Nandini. 
    Option B is incorrect as the first letter of the proper name 'Nandini' is not capitalised. There is no comma between the words, 'his wife' and 'Nandini. 
    Option D is incorrect as the word 'Mr' is not followed by a dot. The first letter of the proper name 'Nandini' is not capitalised. There is no comma between the words, 'his wife' and 'Nandini'. An exclamatory mark at the end of an assertive sentence is grammatically incorrect. Given these errors, this option is incorrect.
    Option C is correct as all the above punctuation rules are followed. 
  • Question 8
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    Choose the option with the correct punctuation marks:
    rajdhani express did not leave on eid
    Solution
    The given sentence is an assertive/ declarative sentence, which needs to end with a full stop. 'Rajdhani Express' is a proper noun denoting the name of a train. In this word, both the letters, 'r' and 'e' have to be capitalised. 
    Option A is correct as both the punctuation rules mentioned above are followed. 
    Option B is incorrect as the letter 'e' is not capitalised. Further, the sentence ends with a question mark instead of a full stop.
    Option C is incorrect asthe sentence ends with a question mark instead of a full stop.
    Option D is is incorrect as the letter 'e' is not capitalised.
  • Question 9
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    Select the sentence with the correct punctuation marks:
    one night i decided to go to see the red fort
    Solution
    According to general rule, the first word of every sentence must begin with a capital letter. The proper nouns, such as names of people, places should also be capitalized. The pronoun 'I' is also always capitalized.
    A comma is used to generate a required pause in a sentence.
    Thus, the correct form of writing the given sentence is Option A. The remaining options are incorrect.
  • Question 10
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    Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation marks:
    I have bought a book two pens a pencil and an eraser
    Solution
    According to general rule, a comma is used to separate different items in a list. Thus, the correct answer is Option C.
    The remaining options are incorrect. A semi colon is used in a list with internal commas whereas, a pair of dashes are used in place of parentheses for emphasis.
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