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  • Question 1
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    "What shall I do?" he cried out.

    Choose the option that best corrects the sentence.
    Solution
    Quotation marks are used to indicate material that is being reproduced word for word. Quotation marks must begin and end with the direct speech. 
    According to these rules, Option B can be termed wrong, as it encloses the whole sentence within quotes. 
    Option A does not include a question mark after the direct speech which is in an interrogative form
    Option C is incorrect, the direct speech is not enclosed within quotation marks.
    Thus, the correct answer will be Option D.
  • Question 2
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    "Take the food away, he commanded."

    Choose the option that best corrects the sentence.
    Solution
    Quotation marks are used to indicate material that is being reproduced word for word. Quotation marks must begin and end with the direct speech. 
    According to these rules, Option A can be termed wrong, as it encloses the whole sentence within quotes. The correct answer is Option B.
    Option C is incorrect as, 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.
    Option D is incorrect, the direct speech is not enclosed within quotation marks.

  • Question 3
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    Choose the option that best corrects the given sentence:
    Friends, Romans, countrymen: lend me your ears.
    Solution
    According to general rule, the em dash is often used to resume a scattered subject in a sentence. Thus, the correct answer in the given sentence must be Option C.
    Option A is incorrect. A colon is used to introduce a list of items in a sentence.
    Option B is incorrect. A semi colon is used to connect two independent clauses in a sentence.
    Option D is incorrect. A pair of parentheses is used to add additional information in a sentence.
  • Question 4
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    He was not however able to find a new teacher.

    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined part.
    Solution
    The word 'however' in the given sentence is an adverb. According to general rule, when adverbs break the connection of a simple sentence or when they do not have a close dependence on some particular words in a context, they should be set off with commas. 
    Since, in the given sentence, the adverb appears in between, it should be set off using a pair of commas on either side. Thus, the correct answer is Option C.

  • Question 5
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    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.
    Caution? Live wires ahead.
    Solution
    The given sentence clearly states a warning message. The usage of a question mark here, is incorrect.
    Such strong feelings, high volume or a message with an emphasis is followed by an exclamation mark. Thus, the correct answer is Option B.
    The period is used to end a sentence. It does not bring out the required emphasis.
  • Question 6
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    Can everyone in the room swim in deep water.

    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined part.
    Solution
    A question mark is used at the end of a direct question. Hence, the correct option is C) Deep water? 
  • Question 7
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    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined words.
    The trees were tall, leafy and abounding with spring flowers, it seemed the ideal location for Michael's outdoor play.
    Solution
    Compound sentences are those which contain more than one subject or predicate. Semicolon is used to show bigger separation when there is already comma within a sentence for smaller separations. 'Tall', 'leafy' and 'flowers' are more than one predicate in the sentence and comma is used within sentence thus semi colon should be used after them to show bigger separation. Thus, option D is correct. 
  • Question 8
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    The land was beautiful: the land was green.

    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.
    Solution
    A semi colon represents a longer pause than a comma. It is used to separate clauses which are loosely connected in thought. The given sentence consists of clauses that are not strongly connected, a semi colon must be used to link them.
    A colon is used between sentences grammatically correct but closely related.
    The usage of an em dash will also be incorrect, it is used to set apart parenthetical phrases and clauses in a sentence.
    An ellipsis can be used to represent a trailing of thought.
    Thus, the correct answer is Option B.
  • Question 9
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    Identify the sentence with the correct placement of apostrophes:
    Solution
    According to general rule, the possessive of a singular noun (here, 'river') is formed by adding an apostrophe (') and s. Therefore, the correct form of writing the possessive of river is 'river's'. Only and apostrophe is added for nouns that are plural and end with an s.Therefore the correct form of writing the possessive of boys is boys'.
    Thus, by applying the rules of using apostrophe and eliminating the incorrect options, the correct answer must be Option C.

  • Question 10
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    Select the best ellipsis/short answer in the affirmative in response to the following:

    I think she is a very bright student.
    Solution
    Affirmative answers have the following structure: affirmative word+ subject+auxiliary verb in the same tense as the question. Hence Option C is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to the rule, hence incorrect.
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