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  • Question 1
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    Punctuate the following sentence:
    why did you come late to the school
    Solution
    According to general rule, a direct question takes a question mark at the end whereas, a period is used at the end of an indirect sentence. The given sentence is in the form of a direct question. Thus, the correct answer is Option B. 
    The remaining options are incorrect. 
    A comma is used to generate a pause, which is not required in the given sentence.
  • Question 2
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    Select the correctly punctuated version of the following sentence:
    according to a survey chandigarh is the cleanest city in India
    Solution

    While punctuating a sentence it is important to capitalize the first letter of the sentence. Also, it is important to capitalize the proper nouns such as the name of a person, place or organization. In the given sentence, ‘Chandigarh’ is the name of a city while ‘India’ is the name of a country. Therefore the first letter of the names should be in uppercase. Hence options B and C are incorrect. Further, a comma is used to indicate the division between ideas and is commonly used to differentiate the introductory phrases from the subject of the sentence. In the given sentence "According to a survey” is the introductory phrase; hence a comma needs to be used after it to separate it from the subject of the sentence. Therefore option D is correct, while option A is incorrect.

  • Question 3
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    Choose the option with the correct punctuation marks:
    ms pratibha devisingh patil the president of india is the first lady to hold the post 
    Solution
    The word, 'Ms.' is the abbreviation of the word, 'Miss' and is used as title for women. The first letter 'M' has to be capitalised and then the word itself should be followed by a dot. 'Ms.' (with a dot) is the correct representation. In option D, the word, 'Ms' is followed by a comma and not a dot. This is incorrect.
    The word, 'Prathibha Devisingh Patil' is a proper name of a lady. The first letters of all the words i.e 'P', 'D' and 'P' have to be capitalised. This is correctly followed in options A and B. In option C, the letters 'd' and 'p' are not capitalised. In option D, the letter 's' has been incorrectly capitalised. 
    The word, 'President' is a title for the head of a country. The first letter 'p' has to be capitalised, especially when the name of the President is used in the same sentence. In options A, C and D, this rule is not followed. 
    The word, 'India' is a proper noun referring to the name of a person. Hence, the first letter 'I' has to be capitalised. In options C and D, this rule is not followed. 
    As there are errors in punctuation in options A, C and D as explained above, these options are incorrect.
    The only option which follows all the above-said punctuation rules in option B. Hence, this is the correct answer. 
  • Question 4
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    Choose the option with the correct punctuation marks:
    Father came home last night at 10 30 pm
    Solution
    The correct way of punctuating time is: 10.30 p.m.
    Option A is incorrect as there is no full stop between the numbers 10 and 30. There is no full stop between the letters 'p' and 'm' either. 
    Option B is correct as the time is punctuated correctly as mentioned above.
    Option C is incorrect as there is no full stop between the letters 'p' and 'm'.
    Option D is incorrect as there is an incorrect (and unnecessary) full stop after 10.30 in this option.


  • Question 5
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    Choose the option with the correct punctuation marks:
    what a beautiful painting it is 
    Solution
    The given sentence is an exclamatory sentence, which is used to express strong emotions of love, anger, happiness, surprise, confusion, etc.  An exclamatory sentence should always end with an exclamation mark (!). 
    The given sentence is an exclamation of joy at the beauty of the painting. 
    Of the options given, options A and D end with full stops. Option D also has a comma at the end of the words, 'beautiful painting' which is not required. Option B ends with a question mark. Hence, all these three options are incorrect.
    Option C is correct as it ends with an exclamation mark. 



  • Question 6
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    Select the sentence with the correct punctuation marks:
    president william mckinley established the USA as a world power
    Solution
    Some of the key rules of punctuation in English are: 
    The first letter of the sentence has to be capitalised.
    The first letter of the title of government officials like 'President' is capitalised when the word is used with or before their names. All proper names have to be capitalised. Acronyms of long words are capitalised. 
    In the given sentence, USA is an acronym for 'The United States of America'. Hence, it has to be used in capitals. 'William McKinley' is the proper name of a President of the United States of America. Hence, the letters, 'w', 'm' as well as 'k' of William McKinley have to be capitalised. As the title 'President' is followed by the name of the president, the letter 'p' has to be capitalised. 
    Option A is correct as all the required letters as stated above are capitalised. 
    In both options B and C, the letter 'k' of McKinley is not capitalised. The letter 'a' of USA is also not capitalised. Further, in option C, the first letter of the sentence i. letter 'p' of the word, 'President' is not capitalised. Hence, options B and C are incorrect. 
    Option D is incorrect as the letter 'k' of McKinley is not capitalised. Further, there is no necessity to add a period (i.e dot) between the letters of USA. 
  • Question 7
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    Choose the option with the correct punctuation marks:
    the principal said to me are you going today
    Solution
    The given sentence is in direct speech. The rules for punctuation in a sentence in direct speech are:
    If the direct speech comes after the word indicating the speaker, a comma should be used to introduce the piece of speech. The words that are actually spoken should be enclosed in inverted commas ("..."). There should be a comma, full stop, question mark or exclamation mark at the end of the speech depending on the type of speech the sentence is. This mark is to be placed inside the closing inverted comma.
    In the given sentence, the speaker is the principal. The words, 'Are you going today?" are spoken by the principal. As it is a question, the speech has to be ended with a question mark inside the inverted comma. 
    Option A: The speech is incorrectly punctuated by a full stop instead of a question mark. Further, the punctuation mark is outside the inverted comma. Hence, this is incorrect. 
    Option B: Here, the punctuation mark is outside the inverted comma. Further the common noun, 'principal' is incorrectly capitalized. Hence, this is incorrect. 
    Option C: Here, the speech is introduced by placing a comma before the speech. The speech itself is inside the inverted comma. The speech is also correctly punctuated by a question mark, which is within the inverted comma. Hence, this is correct.
    Option D: The speech is incorrectly punctuated by a full stop instead of a question mark. Further, the inverted comma is not used to end the speech. Hence, this is incorrect. 
    • Question 8
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      Choose the option with the correct punctuation marks:
      my brother who is an athlete has won a silver medal in relay race
      Solution
      Every sentence begins with a capital letter. 
      The given sentence is a declarative sentence. Hence, it has to end with a full stop. 
      The subject of the sentence is the noun phrase, 'My brother'. It is described by the adjective clause, 'who is an athlete'. This adjective clause is non-essential. i.e it is not needed for the sentence to be complete. The sentence, 'My brother has won a silver medal in relay race' is complete in meaning without the aforesaid clause. 
      Such non-essential adjective clauses are separated from the rest of the sentence by commas. i.e. A comma is placed both before and after the non-essential adjective clause. 
      The first letters of adjectives and common nouns in the middle of the sentence should not be capitalised. 

      Option A: All the above-said punctuation rules are followed in this sentence. This option is correct. 
      Option B: The first letters of the adjective, 'silver' as well as the common nouns 'medal, 'relay' and race' are incorrectly capitalised. Hence this option is incorrect. 
      Option C: The sentence does not begin with a capital letter. The adjective clause, 'who is an athlete', is not correctly punctuated with commas before and after the clause. Further, in this option, the assertive sentence incorrectly ends with a question mark. Hence, this option is incorrect. 
      Option D: The adjective clause, 'who is an athlete', is not correctly punctuated with commas before and after the clause. Hence, this option is incorrect. 
    • Question 9
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      Choose the option with the correct punctuation marks:
      where did you take dr bhaskar on wednesday
      Solution
      Every sentence begins with a capital letter. 
      The word, 'Dr.' is an abbreviation for the title, 'Doctor'. The first letter 'd' has to be capitalised. 
      The word, 'Dr.' is usually followed by the name of the doctor. As the name of the doctor is a proper noun, it has to start with a capital letter. 
      As the given sentence is an interrogative, it has to end with a question mark. 
      Option A: The letter 'd' is not capitalised. Hence, this is incorrect. 
      Option C: The sentence begins with a small letter 'w', instead of 'W'
      Option D: The sentence begins with a small letter 'w', instead of 'W'.  The interrogative sentence ends with a full stop. The letter 'b' of the proper name 'Bhaskar' is not capitalised. It also has an unnecessary comma after the word, 'Bhaskar'. Hence, this option is incorrect. 

      The only option which follows all the punctuation rules as above is option B. Hence, this is the correct answer. 
    • Question 10
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      Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation marks:
      i bought some new dresses shoes and accessories
      Solution
      Capital letters are used to begin a sentence. All the given sentences begin with capital letters. 
      Common nouns and adjectives used in the middle of the sentence should not begin with a capital letter. In the given sentence, the words 'dresses', 'shoes' and 'accessories' are common nouns. The word, 'new' is an adjective. In option B, the common nouns,  'shoes' and 'accessories' are incorrectly capitalised. In option D, the adjective, 'new' and all the above said common nouns are incorrectly capitalised. Hence, options B and D are incorrect. 
      A comma is used to separate many similar items in a series which are adjacent to each other. Option C is incorrect as the common nouns, 'dresses' and 'shoes' which are similar need to be separated by a comma. However the same is missing. 
      Option A is correct as it follows all the rules stated above. The sentence begins with a capital letter. A comma separates similar common nouns which are adjacent to each other. There is no unnecessary capitalisation of adjectives /common nouns in the middle of the sentence. As the sentence is correctly punctuated, option A is correct. 
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