Punctuation Test 23

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Question 1
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"I read Louisa May Alcott's Little Women and loved it," I said.

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence.

A
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B
I read Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" and loved it, I said.

C
"I read Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" and loved it," I said.

D
"I read Louisa May Alcott's 'Little Women' and loved it," I said.

Solution

Quotation marks are used to cite direct quotes in a sentence. However, when a run-in quotation contains quotation marks within the quoted material itself, single quotation marks should be used in their place. Thus, in the given sentence, the title of the book, Little Women should be put within single quotes.
Thus, the correct answer is Option D.
Options B and D are incorrect. When the material being quoted contains a quotation within a quotation, double quotation marks are used.
Question 2
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Choose the option that best corrects the given sentence:
The ladies tennis clubs latest newsletter has news of their members latest achievements.

A
NO CHANGE

B
The lady's tennis clubs latest newsletter has news of their member's latest achievements.

C
The ladies tennis club's latest newsletter has news of their members latest achievements.

D
The ladies' tennis club's latest newsletter has news of their members' latest achievements.

Solution

Regular nouns are nouns that form their plurals by adding either the letter s or es (in the given sentence - ladies, members). According to general rule, an apostrophe after the s is used to indicate the plural possession of such regular nouns.
However, the possession of singular nouns require an apostrophe followed by s.
Thus, according to rules, the correct answer is Option C. The remaining options are incorrect.
Question 3
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In the 1920s, women, often called flappers, wore knee-length dresses and cut their hair in a short bob.

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence.

A
In the 1920's, women, often called flappers wore knee-length dresse's and cut their hair in a short bob.

B
In the 1920s, women, often called flapper's, wore knee-length dress's and cut their hair in a short bob.

C
In the 1920's, women, often called flappers', wore knee-length dresses and cut their hair in a short bob.

D
NO CHANGE

Solution

According to general rule, the plurals of nouns, abbreviations, or dates made up of numbers use only a 's' or 'es', if the noun in question forms it's plural with -es and no apostrophe. Therefore, in the given sentence, the plural of 1920 should be written as '1920s'. Similarly, the plural of the words flapper and dress should be flappers and dresses respectively.
Thus, according to the rules, the correct answer is Option D, no change. The other remaining options are incorrect.
Question 4
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The babies crying disturbed their parents during their meditation class.

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence.

A
NO CHANGE

B
The baby's crying disturbed their parents during their meditation class.

C
The babies' crying disturbed their parents during their meditation class.

D
The babies crying disturbed their parent's during their meditation class.

Solution

Regular nouns are nouns that form their plurals by adding either the letter s or es (in the given sentence - babies). According to general rule, an apostrophe after the s is used to indicate the plural possession of such regular nouns.
However, no punctuation is required to make a regular noun plural (here, parents).
Thus, according to rules, the correct answer is Option C. The remaining options are incorrect.
Question 5
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Choose the option that best corrects the sentence:
There are two new lady MPs in Johnsons party at Parliament.

A
There are two new lady MP's in Johnson's party at Parliament.

B
There are two new lady MP's in Johnsons party at Parliament.

C
There are two new lady MPs in Johnson's party at Parliament.

D
NO CHANGE

Solution

According to general rule, the possessive of a singular noun is formed by adding an apostrophe and s, whether the singular noun ends in s or not. Therefore, in the given sentence, the possessive of the word Johnson should be written as 'Johnson's'.
The possessive is seldom used to form a plural noun. Thus, the plural of MP can be written as 'MP's'.
Therefore, according to the rule, the correct answer will be Option C.
Question 6
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Choose the option that best corrects the sentence:
My grandfather always taught me, do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

A
My grandfather always taught me, do unto others as you would have them do unto you!

B
My grandfather always taught me, do unto others as you would have them do unto you?

C
My grandfather always taught me, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

D
NO CHANGE

Solution

The given sentence cites direct words of a speaker, this speech should be enclosed within quotation marks. However, the quoted text is a declaratory sentence, that ends with a period. Thus, according to the rule, the correct form of writing the sentence will be, as given in Option C.
Option A is incorrect, as the direct speech is not enclosed within quotation marks and an exclamation mark is used to indicate strong feelings or high volume.
Option B is incorrect, as question marks are used to indicate an interrogative clause. The direct speech is also not enclose with quotation marks here.
Question 7
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I stopped and asked her, do you not wish to live in your own country.

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence.

A
I stopped and asked her, do you not wish to live in your own country?

B
I stopped and asked her, "Do you not wish to live in your own country?"

C
I stopped and asked her, "Do you not wish to live in your own country!"

D
NO CHANGE

Solution

The given sentence cites direct words of a speaker, this speech should be enclosed within quotation marks. The speech is in the form of a question to the listener, such a sentence should end with a question mark. Thus, according to the rules, the correct form of writing the sentence will be, as given in Option B.
Option A is incorrect, as the direct speech is not enclosed within quotation marks.
Option C is incorrect, as exclamation marks are used to indicate a speech of strong feelings or high volume.
Question 8
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Choose the option that best corrects the sentence:
Really girls, you are both to be blamed, said Meg, beginning to lecture in her elder-sisterly fashion.

A
"Really girls, you are both to be blamed," said Meg, "beginning to lecture in her elder-sisterly fashion."

B
"Really girls, you are both to be blamed," said Meg, beginning to lecture in her elder-sisterly fashion.

C
Really girls, you are both to be blamed, said Meg, " beginning to lecture in her elder-sisterly fashion."

D
NO CHANGE

Solution

Quotation marks are used to indicate material that is being reproduced word for word. In the given sentence, only the first part of the sentence is in direct form of speech and it should be enclosed within quotations. Thus, the correct answer is Option B,
Option A and C are incorrect because the part of the sentence that is not direct is also enclosed within quotation marks.
Option D does not enclose the direct speech within quotation marks.
Question 9
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The teachers attendance book recorded teachers attendance through the years classes.

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence.

A
NO CHANGE

B
The teacher's attendance book recorded teacher's attendance through the year's classes.

C
The teachers' attendance book recorded teachers' attendance through the years classes.

D
The teachers' attendance book recorded teachers' attendance through the year's classes.

Solution

Regular nouns are nouns that form their plurals by adding either the letter s or es (in the given sentence - teachers). According to general rule, an apostrophe after the s is used to indicate the plural possession of such regular nouns.
However, the possession of singular nouns require an apostrophe followed by s (here, year).
Thus, according to rules, the correct answer is Option D. The remaining options are incorrect.
Question 10
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Choose the option that best corrects the sentence.
The children love playing on the new merry go round in the park, as they do on the swings.

A
NO CHANGE

B
The children love playing on the new merry-go-round in the park, as they do on the swings.

C
The children love playing on the new merry go round in the park as they do on the swings.

D
The children love playing on the new merry go round in the park - as they do on the swings.

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, 'merry-go-round' is one such word.
Also, a comma is used between two clauses joined using a coordinating conjunction.
Thus, the correct answer is Option B. The other remaining options are incorrect.

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Punctuation Test 23

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Question 1

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I read Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" and loved it, I said.

"I read Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" and loved it," I said.

"I read Louisa May Alcott's 'Little Women' and loved it," I said.

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Question 2

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The lady's tennis clubs latest newsletter has news of their member's latest achievements.

The ladies tennis club's latest newsletter has news of their members latest achievements.

The ladies' tennis club's latest newsletter has news of their members' latest achievements.

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Question 3

In the 1920's, women, often called flappers wore knee-length dresse's and cut their hair in a short bob.

In the 1920s, women, often called flapper's, wore knee-length dress's and cut their hair in a short bob.

In the 1920's, women, often called flappers', wore knee-length dresses and cut their hair in a short bob.

NO CHANGE

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Question 4

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The baby's crying disturbed their parents during their meditation class.

The babies' crying disturbed their parents during their meditation class.

The babies crying disturbed their parent's during their meditation class.

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Question 5

There are two new lady MP's in Johnson's party at Parliament.

There are two new lady MP's in Johnsons party at Parliament.

There are two new lady MPs in Johnson's party at Parliament.

NO CHANGE

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Question 6

My grandfather always taught me, do unto others as you would have them do unto you!

My grandfather always taught me, do unto others as you would have them do unto you?

My grandfather always taught me, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

NO CHANGE

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Question 7

I stopped and asked her, do you not wish to live in your own country?

I stopped and asked her, "Do you not wish to live in your own country?"

I stopped and asked her, "Do you not wish to live in your own country!"

NO CHANGE

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Question 8

"Really girls, you are both to be blamed," said Meg, "beginning to lecture in her elder-sisterly fashion."

"Really girls, you are both to be blamed," said Meg, beginning to lecture in her elder-sisterly fashion.

Really girls, you are both to be blamed, said Meg, " beginning to lecture in her elder-sisterly fashion."

NO CHANGE

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Question 9

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The teacher's attendance book recorded teacher's attendance through the year's classes.

The teachers' attendance book recorded teachers' attendance through the years classes.

The teachers' attendance book recorded teachers' attendance through the year's classes.

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Question 10

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The children love playing on the new merry-go-round in the park, as they do on the swings.

The children love playing on the new merry go round in the park as they do on the swings.

The children love playing on the new merry go round in the park - as they do on the swings.

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