Punctuations Test 3

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Question 1
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Which of the following words correctly uses a hyphen?

A
Mother-in-law

B
Running-fast

C
Clara-is-hungry.

D
Pen-cil

Solution

Out of the given words, 'Mother-in-law' correctly uses a hyphen as it is a compound noun formed by joining three different words, 'mother', 'in' and 'law'.
Question 2
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Choose the incorrect statement.

A
Full stop is an end punctuation.

B
Hyphen is an end punctuation.

C
Question mark is an end punctuation.

D
Exclamation mark is an end punctuation.

Solution

Out of the given statements, 'Hyphen is an end punctuation' is incorrect as the punctuation mark 'hyphen' never comes at the end of a sentence and does not denote the completion of a sentence.
Question 3
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I am hungry. Can you please get me something to eat
The given sentence should end with a/an

A
exclamation mark.

B
full stop.

C
apostrophe mark.

D
question mark.

Solution

The given sentence should end with a question mark (?) as it is in the form of a question, asking for something.
Question 4
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Which of the following sentences incorrectly uses a full stop?

A
James threw the ball and his dog caught it in its jaws.

B
Eiffel tower is in Paris.

C
Is Samaira coming to Kelly's house for a sleepover.

D
The United States of America is the super power of the world.

Solution

Out of the given sentences, 'Is Samaira coming to Kelly's house for a sleepover.' incorrectly uses the full stop mark as it is not a simple sentence, but a question as it is asking for some information. So, it should end with a question mark.
Question 5
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Macbeth is Shakespeare's one of the most well known tragedy.
On which word should the single inverted commas be placed in the given sentence?

A
tragedy

B
Shakeapeare's

C
Macbeth

D
most

Solution

In the given sentence, the single inverted commas be placed on the word 'Macbeth' as it is the title of a book.
Question 6
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I can't believe it Sam has scored the highest in the class
Where should the exclamation mark be placed in the given sentence?

A
After 'it' and after 'class'

B
After 'class'

C
After 'highest'

D
After 'scored'

Solution

The exclamation mark should be placed after 'it' as it is an emphatic sentence showing strong emotion of surprise. It should also come after 'class' as the strong emotion continues in the second part of the sentence.
Question 7
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A/An ____ is used for separating three or more items in a series.
Fill in the blank with the correct option.

A
single inverted comma

B
comma

C
double inverted comma

D
hypen

Solution

A comma is used for separating three or more items in a series.
Question 8
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Kabir said, I am going to Darjeeling for my vacations.
Where should the double inverted commas be placed in the given sentence?

A
Before ',' and after 'vacations'

B
Before 'Kabir' and after 'vacations'

C
Before 'said' and after 'Darjeeling'

D
Before 'I' and after 'vacations'

Solution

In the given sentence, the double inverted commas should be placed before 'I' and after 'vacations' as it forms a direct speech.
Question 9
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The father of Jenny is very proud of her.
Rewrite the underlined words with an apostrophe mark without changing the meaning.

A
Jenny and her father

B
The father

C
The father and Jenny

D
Jenny's father

Solution

Out of the given options, 'Jenny's father' correctly replaces the underlined words as it shows possession of 'father' to 'Jenny'.
Question 10
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Which of the following words correctly uses an apostrophe mark?

A
R'an

B
Lik'ed

C
Won't

D
Writt'ing

Solution

Out of the given words, 'won't' correctly uses an apostrophe mark as it is a contraction of the phrase 'will not'.

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Punctuations Test 3

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Question 1

Mother-in-law

Running-fast

Clara-is-hungry.

Pen-cil

Solution

Question 2

Full stop is an end punctuation.

Hyphen is an end punctuation.

Question mark is an end punctuation.

Exclamation mark is an end punctuation.

Solution

Question 3

exclamation mark.

full stop.

apostrophe mark.

question mark.

Solution

Question 4

James threw the ball and his dog caught it in its jaws.

Eiffel tower is in Paris.

Is Samaira coming to Kelly's house for a sleepover.

The United States of America is the super power of the world.

Solution

Question 5

tragedy

Shakeapeare's

Macbeth

most

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Question 6

After 'it' and after 'class'

After 'class'

After 'highest'

After 'scored'

Solution

Question 7

single inverted comma

comma

double inverted comma

hypen

Solution

Question 8

Before ',' and after 'vacations'

Before 'Kabir' and after 'vacations'

Before 'said' and after 'Darjeeling'

Before 'I' and after 'vacations'

Solution

Question 9

Jenny and her father

The father

The father and Jenny

Jenny's father

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Question 10

R'an

Lik'ed

Won't

Writt'ing

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