Punctuation Test 6

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Question 1
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The apostrophe (') is used to -

A
Denote possession and other kind of relationship

B
Introduce direct speech

C
Join words and sentences

D
Point out the reader's attention forward

Solution

Apostrophe can be used to show that a letter or letter(s) is missing from a word. It is used to denote possession and other kind of relationship. Thus, option A is correct.
Question 2
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
"____________ you now?"
"I'm at the school."

A
Where's

B
Where're are

C
Where're

D
Where

Solution

The correct answer is Option C.
As a rule, YOU is used with the word ARE. So if the speaker wants to know where the listener is, he will ask, 'WHERE ARE YOU'.
WHERE'RE is the contraction of WHERE ARE.
Hence. Option C is the correct answer.
The remaining options are incorrect because:
Option A: It is contraction of WHERE IS, which cannot be used with YOU.
Option B: WHERE'RE ARE is grammatically incorrect.
Option D: WHERE leaves the sentence incomplete and grammatically incorrect.
Question 3
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Choose the option which correctly punctuates the sentence:

"Come into my parlour, said the spider to the fly."

A
NO CHANGE

B
Come into my parlour, said the spider to the fly.

C
"Come into my parlour," said the spider to the fly.

D
"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 4
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Choose the option which correctly punctuates the sentence:

"I want to buy some new shirts," Christina said to her mother.

A
"I want to buy some new shirts, Christina said to her mother."

B
I want to buy some new shirts, Christina said to her mother.

C
"I want to buy some new shirts", Christina said to her mother.

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 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 5
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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 6
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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 7
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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 8
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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 9
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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 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.

A
house, were

B
house - were

C
house were,

D
NO CHANGE

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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Question 1

Denote possession and other kind of relationship

Introduce direct speech

Join words and sentences

Point out the reader's attention forward

Solution

Question 2

Where's

Where're are

Where're

Where

Solution

Question 3

NO CHANGE

Come into my parlour, said the spider to the fly.

"Come into my parlour," said the spider to the fly.

"Come into my parlour" said the spider to the fly.

Solution

Question 4

"I want to buy some new shirts, Christina said to her mother."

I want to buy some new shirts, Christina said to her mother.

"I want to buy some new shirts", Christina said to her mother.

NO CHANGE

Solution

Question 5

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 6

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."

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Question 7

It's

Its'

Its -

NO CHANGE

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Question 8

"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

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Question 9

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 10

house, were

house - were

house were,

NO CHANGE

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