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  • Question 1
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    Choose the option that best corrects the sentence:
    I have been a vegetarian for the past three years; except that I occasionally eat fish.
    Solution
    According to general rule, the em dash can be used in place of a colon or semi colon, when we want to emphasize at the conclusion of a sentence. In the given sentence, the speaker clearly wants to emphasize on the conclusion of the sentence, that explains his/her condition. 
    Thus, the correct answer is Option C.
    Option B is also incorrect, as an ellipsis is used to indicate omission or trailing off thought.
  • Question 2
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    Friend, father, counselor; he was all these things to me.

    Choose the option that best corrects the sentence.
    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 D.
    Option A is incorrect. A semi colon is used to connect two independent clauses in a sentence.
    Option B is incorrect. A ellipsis is used to indicate omission or trailing off thought.
    Option C is incorrect. A pair of parentheses is used to add additional information in a sentence.
  • Question 3
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    A book, some food and water, and a cell phone are things, the only things, you will need if you were stranded on an island.

    Choose the option that best corrects the sentence.
    Solution
    According to general rule, em dashes are used to set off parenthetical information, as using em dashes, on both sides, puts the focus on the information between the em dashes. 
    Thus, in the given sentence, the use of em dash, Option C, will be correct.
    Option A and B are incorrect - As a rule, a pair of em dashes should be used to set off parenthetical elements.
    Option D is incorrect, as em dashes serve as harder versions of commas, they can be used to replace commas in the given sentence.
  • Question 4
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    Choose the option that best corrects the sentence:
    Yes, I'd like to have a painting done; as long as I can choose which artist does it.
    Solution
    According to general rule, the em dash can be used in place of a colon or semi colon, when we want to emphasize at the conclusion of a sentence. In the given sentence, the speaker clearly wants to emphasize on the conclusion of the sentence, that explains his/her condition. 
    Thus, the correct answer is Option A.
    Option D is also incorrect, as an ellipsis is used to indicate omission or trailing off thought.
  • Question 5
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    Choose the option that best corrects the sentence.
    He was planning to paint the house, or was he, when the roof caved in.
    Solution
    According to general rule, em dashes are used to set off parenthetical information, as using em dashes, on both sides, puts the focus on the information between the em dashes. 
    Thus, in the given sentence, the use of em dash, Option C, will be correct.
    Option A and B are incorrect, as em dashes serve as harder versions of commas an semi colons, they can be used to replace commas in the given sentence.
    Option D is incorrect - As a rule, a pair of em dashes should be used to set off parenthetical elements.
  • Question 6
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    Choose the option that best corrects the sentence:
    I like to have a bowl of cornflakes in the morning: except that these days there are only eggs in the house.
    Solution
    According to general rule, the em dash can be used in place of a colon or semi colon, when we want to emphasize at the conclusion of a sentence. In the given sentence, the speaker clearly wants to emphasize on the conclusion of the sentence, that explains his/her condition. 
    Thus, the correct answer is Option B.
    Option D is also incorrect, as an ellipsis is used to indicate omission or trailing off thought.
  • Question 7
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    Surgeons, doctors and nurses; all went on strike to protest low wages.

    Choose the option that best corrects the sentence.
    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 D.
    Option A is incorrect. A semi colon is used to connect two independent clauses in a sentence.
    Option B is incorrect. A colon is used to introduce a list of items in a sentence.
    Option C is incorrect. A pair of parentheses is used to add additional information in a sentence.
  • Question 8
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    Choose the option that best corrects the given sentence:
    The sound effects to the shower scene in Hitchcock's film, Psycho, which included spine-tingling violin music and the sound of a gurgling shower; left viewers with a harrowing sensation.
    Solution
    According to general rule, em dashes are used to set off parenthetical information, as using em dashes, on both sides, puts the focus on the information between the em dashes. 
    Thus, in the given sentence, the use of em dash, Option D, will be correct.
    The remaining options are incorrect, as em dashes serve as harder versions of commas, semi colons and  can be used to replace colon in a sentence.
  • Question 9
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    The review team, besides conducting staff evaluations, conducted on site visits to check safety measures.

    Choose the option that best corrects the sentence.
    Solution
    According to general rule, a hyphen is used to connect two words to make it clear to readers that the words work together as a unit of meaning. In the given sentence, 'on-site' is one such word.
    A comma must be used to set off non essential information in a sentence.
    Thus, the correct answer is Option C. The other remaining options are incorrect, according to the rules.
  • Question 10
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    (Line 1) He was not only the editor in chief, but also one of the first jour
    (Line 2) nalists who wrote for the newspaper.

    Choose the option that best corrects the sentence.
    Solution
    When flowing text, it is sometimes preferable to break a word in half so that it continues on another line rather than moving the entire word to the next line. 
    The word may be divided at the nearest break point between syllables, and a hyphen inserted to indicate that the letters form a word fragment, rather than a full word.
    Compound adjectives are connected using en dash.
    According to the following rules, the correct form of writing the sentence is, as given in Option C.
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