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  • Question 1
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    Choose the option that best corrects the sentence. 
    I prefer working in the morning to working in the evening; but why state a preference if you don't have a choice.
    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. 
    Thus, the correct answer is Option B.
    Option C is also incorrect, as a pair pf parentheses is used to add additional but non essential information in a sentence.
  • Question 2
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    Choose the option that best corrects the given sentence:
    Southampton, Cherbourg and Queenstown: were the ports the Titanic embarked from and stopped at on her maiden voyage.
    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 B.
    Option A is incorrect. An ellipsis is used to indicate omission or trailing off thought.
    Option C is incorrect. A semi colon is used to connect two independent clauses in a sentence.
    Option D is incorrect. A colon is used to introduce a list of items in a sentence.

  • Question 3
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    Choose the option that best corrects the sentence:
    While I was out playing badminton: trying to forget my poor exam scores, I turned my ankle and injured it.
    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 B, will be correct.
    The remaining options are incorrect. A semi colon and comma is used to connect two independent clauses. A colon is used between clauses when the second clause illustrates or explains the first.


  • Question 4
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    Choose the option that best corrects the sentence:
    Granny Smith, Bramley and Pink Lady; are all popular apple cultivars sold in Great Britain.
    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 and D are incorrect. A comma and a semi colon are 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.

  • Question 5
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    (Line 1) Whenever his mother in law arrives, he is nervous, very ner
    (Line 2) vous, about what she will say.

    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.
    There are certain words known as, hyphenated compound words. These words have hyphens between them. For example - mother-in-law.
    Em dash is often used in a sentence for a strong emphasis on an additional information. Thus, based on the rules, the correct answer is Option C.
  • Question 6
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    Choose the option that best corrects the sentence:
    The bus's wheel would not turn and the passengers fears rose as they sped along a curving road. 
    Solution
    According to general rule, the possessive of common nouns ending in s is written using a apostrophe followed by s (here, bus). However, to show plural possession of regular nouns, an apostrophe after the s of the plural noun must be used (here, passengers).
    Thus, according to the rules, the correct answer is Option A. The remaining answers are incorrect.
  • Question 7
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    The night time classes are for English language learners.

    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. Generally, the hyphen is used if two words are functioning as an adjective before the noun they are describing. If the noun comes first, the hyphen is not used.
    The correct answer is Option C. The other remaining options are incorrect.
  • Question 8
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    Tokyo is known for its boat shaped museum of maritime science.

    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. 
    Generally, the hyphen is used if two words are functioning as an adjective before the noun they are describing. If the noun comes first, the hyphen is not used.
    Thus, according to rules, the correct answer is Option A. The remaining options are incorrect.
  • Question 9
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    william blake famously hoped, "to see a world in a grain of sand, / and heaven in a wild flower, / hold infinity in the palm of your hand / and eternity in an hour."

    Choose the option that best corrects the sentence.
    Solution
    According to general rule, the first word of a sentence is always capitalized. Capitals are used for all proper nouns in a sentence, such as names of people.
    The first letter of each beginning word in a line of poetry is capitalized. This is how poetry is distinguished from other art forms traditionally.
    Thus, according to rules, the correct answer is Option D. The remaining options are incorrect.

  • Question 10
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    (Line 1) The latest research study shows that a very low percentage of post 1980 docu
    (Line 2) mentary films are about the environment.

    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 words 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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