Punctuation Test 4

Option A - As 'Oh dear!' is an expression, we can't separate 'oh' and 'dear'. Also, a new sentence after the exclamation mark begins with a capital letter and an interrogative sentence should always end with a question mark. Hence, option A is incorrect.

The double dash contains two em dashes, which are longer in length than the hyphen. Depending on the context, they can replace parentheses, comma and colon. It's more informal, compared to the parentheses. It adds emphasis to the group of words that it encloses, hence separating it from the sentence. From the options, the double dash - - is seen in option B, hence it's correct. Option A contains two commas, ",  ," it does not contain a double dash, hence option A is incorrect. Option C contains parentheses ( ), not the double dash. Option D contains a single dash and a comma, which is grammatically incorrect because there should either be a double dash or two commas enclosing the phrase, hence options C and D are incorrect.

Double dash is used to separate a group of words from a sentence. Comma is used in case of option D. En dash (-) is used for option C. Thus option A is correct. 

The double dash -- contains two em dashes, which are longer in length than the hyphen. Depending on the context, they can replace the parentheses, comma and colon. It's more informal, compared to the parentheses. It adds emphasis to a group of words that it encloses, hence separating it from the sentence. When the double dash is used to enclose additional information, the surrounding punctuation shall be omitted, hence the comma, which previously followed the parentheses shall be omitted. Since the comma has not been omitted, it is the error here and we have to choose option C. Exclamation marks '!' indicate surprise or a command that requires immediate action, here the phrase requires quick action, hence it's not an error and we do not choose option A. The double dash -- has replaced parenthesis, it encloses additional information, at the same time, brings emphasis to it. hence it's not an error and we don't have to choose option B. Full stops '.' are used at the end of a sentence like in the given one, hence it's not an error and we don't have to choose option D.

Firstly, the first letter of a sentence should always be capitalized. Secondly, the given sentence is an interrogative sentence; hence we need to add a question mark at the end of it. A full stop is used in a declarative sentence and not an interrogative sentence. Thus option B is correct, while options A and C are incorrect. Further, a proper noun is always capitalized. In the given sentence, ‘Andaman’ is a proper noun, therefore, it needs to be capitalized. Similarly, the word ‘island’ when accompanied by a proper noun such as ‘Andaman’ would also be capitalized as they function as a unit together. Thus ‘Andaman Islands’ is the correct form of using the words. Therefore option D is incorrect.

Option A - The given sentence is a general statement and not an interrogatory sentence, thus we can't use a question mark here. 'Literature' is a subject and thus 'L' has to be capitalised. Hence, option A is incorrect.

According to general rule, a period is not used if the sentence ends with the initials of first name, title of a book, a date or, time. Thus, the correct answer, here should be Option D, as all the given options are correct.