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  • Question 1
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    How we are to acquire three new players in a week, is the big question.

    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined words.
    Solution
    In our usual speech patterns, we sometimes place clauses in a particular manner for greater emphasis. So, in writing a comma is required for a pause at the place of emphasis. Thus, the correct answer is Option D, no change.
    Option A is incorrect, as it does not include the required punctuation.
    Option B and C are also incorrect. A semi colon is used between two independent clauses when the coordinating conjunction is omitted whereas, a dash is used to connect closely related independent clauses.

  • Question 2
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    To accomplish them, some goals require not skill but patience.

    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined words.
    Solution
    A comma is often required to eliminate confusion or the misreading of a sentence, even if a comma would not normally be called for. Like in the given sentence, the comma is put before the coordinating conjunction, 'but' for a pause and more emphasis.
    Thus, the correct answer will be Option B.
    A semi colon is put between two independent clauses when the coordinating conjunction is omitted. 
    The em dash is used to put a more emphasis in comparison to a comma, which is not needed in the given sentence..
  • Question 3
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    Indira Gandhi the only female Prime Minister of India, died in 1984.

    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined part.
    Solution
    Commas are used to offset appositives from the rest of the sentence. Hence, the correct answer is A.
  • Question 4
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    A rocking chair, an armoire, a bureau and several coffee tables; these are the items of furniture that Michael sold at his garage sale.

    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.
    Solution
    The sentence gives a list of items of furniture that Michael sold at his garage sale. A colon is used to introduce a list into a sentence. Thus, a colon should be used in place of the semi colon. However, a semi colon can be used to link complicated items in a list.
    A comma is used to separate different items in a list.
    An ellipsis is generally used to represent a trailing off thought.
    Thus, the correct answer is Option A.
  • Question 5
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    Shakespeare wrote - "To thine own self be true."

    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.
    Solution
    The given sentence consists of two independent clauses. Quotation marks can be either preceded by a comma or a colon. However, in the case of independent clause, a colon must be opted for. Thus, the correct answer will be Option A.
    The other options are not valid to be used before a quotation mark.
    An ellipsis can be used to represent a trailing of thought.
  • Question 6
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    Communication is one of the most important soft skills - it is key to any work project.

    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined words.
    Solution
    The semi colon represents a longer pause than comma. It is used to separate clauses which are loosely connected in thought. As, 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.
    Thus, the correct answer is Option B.
  • Question 7
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    The decorators painted the room; and the upholsterers refurbished the furniture.

    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined words.
    Solution
    The given sentence consists of two independent clauses joined by a conjunction, 'and'. According to general rule, a comma must be used before the coordinate conjunction, that joins two independent clauses. Thus, the correct answer will be Option A. 
    An em dash is always more emphatic than commas, which is not required in the sentence.
    A semi colon is used between two independent clauses when the coordinate conjunction is omitted. 
  • Question 8
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    "Please, Sir," said Oliver "I want some more."

    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined words.
    Solution
    According to general rule, a quotation, observation, or description, when it is introduced in close dependence on a verb is generally separated from the rest of the sentence by the comma. 
    Using a comma after the word 'Please' in the given sentence is required for a pause.
    Thus, the correct form of writing the sentence will be as in, Option B.
    The usage of a semi colon is not correct in the given sentence.
  • Question 9
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    He was kind-hearted and gregarious, everyone liked him.

    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.
    Solution
    The given sentence consists of two independent clauses. According to general rule, a semi colon is used between two independent clauses when the coordinating conjunction is omitted. Thus, the correct answer should be Option A.
    A comma is used before a coordinating conjunction that joins two independent clauses.
    A dash is used to set apart clauses in a sentence that also has a conjunction.
    A colon is used between independent clauses only when the second illustrates or explains the first.
  • Question 10
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    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined part of the sentence:
    Delayed trains flooded roads and traffic jams, these made Lucy late to work on Monday morning.
    Solution
    The given sentence provides a list of reasons that made Lucy late for work. According to general rule, a colon is used to introduce a list of items in a sentence. Also, in order to separate different items in a list, a comma should be used.  
    Thus, the correct answer will be Option C.
    A semi colon is used to separate the list items when the list items themselves contain commas.
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