Punctuation Test 6

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Question 1
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Choose the option that has the apostrophes correctly placed in the sentence:

A
The teams manager's attitude was affecting all the player's performance.

B
The team's manager's attitude was affecting all the players' performance.

C
The teams manager's attitude was affecting all the players' performance.

D
The team's manager's attitude was affecting all the player's performance.

Solution

Apostrophe is used to indicate possession. Apostrophe is used before 's' with singular nouns and after 's' with plural nouns. Here, 'team' is a singular (collective) noun and 'manager' belongs to the team, therefore the proper use of apostrophe is 'team's manager'. Similarly, 'manager' is also singular and 'attitude' belongs to 'manager', therefore the proper usage of apostrophe will be manager's attitude. 'Players' is a plural noun and 'performance' is that of the players, therefore apostrophe will be used after the 's' in players and the punctuated form will be players' performance. Therefore, the correct option is: B) The team's manager's attitude was affecting all the players' performance.
Question 2
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An incorrectly punctuated sentence is provided. Choose which of these options can correct it:
The building had lost all its window's and door's.

A
'Its' is a possessive form and needs an apostrophe.

B
The 'doors and windows' are plural and need the apostrophe after the final 's'.

C
The 'doors and windows' do not need an apostrophe.

D
There should be an apostrophe followed by 's' after 'building'.

E
All the above

Solution

Apostrophe is used to indicate belonging. Here, apostrophe is used with 'door' and 'window' but there is nothing mentioned which belongs to the doors and windows. Therefore, the correct option is: C) The 'doors' and 'windows' do not need an apostrophe.
Question 3
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The big question is whether the West Indies can beat Australia in the final of the T20 cricket tournament?

Choose the option that best corrects the underlined words.

A
NO CHANGE

B
cricket tournament!

C
cricket tournament.

D
cricket tournament,

Solution

In the given sentence, although the word 'question' is used, it is still a declaratory sentence.
Declaratory sentences always end with a period. Thus, the correct answer will be Option C.
Exclamation marks are used to indicate strong feelings, high volume or emphasis. Neither of which is required in the given sentence.
A comma is used to indicate a pause in between sentence. it is to used at the end o a sentence.
Question 4
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Among the following sentences, only one has all the apostrophes correctly placed. Identify that correct sentence.

A
The Roman's bridges and roads were vital for moving the troops' supplies.

B
The Romans' bridges and roads were vital for moving the troops' supplies.

C
The Romans' bridges and roads' were vital for moving the troop's supplies.

D
The Romans bridge's and road's were vital for moving the troops supplies.

Solution

According to general rule, only an apostrophe is used for nouns that are singular but have a final word in plural and end with an s.
Therefore, the correct form of writing the possessive of Romans will be Romans'.
Similarly, the possessive of a plural noun is formed by adding only an apostrophe when the noun ends in s. Therefore, the correct form of writing the possessive of troops will be troops'.
Thus, by applying the rules of using apostrophe and eliminating the incorrect options, the correct answer must be Option B.
Question 5
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The football players wondered if they would be flying to Germany for a match that summer?

Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.

A
NO CHANGE

B
that summer.

C
that summer!

D
that summer -

Solution

Here, the given statement is a declaratory sentence. In this sentence, the use of question mark in the end is incorrect.
The correct answer will be Option B, as a full stop is used to mark an end to a declaratory sentence.
The usage of an exclamation mark or a dash is not suitable. Hence, the options C and D are incorrect.
Question 6
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Among the following sentences, only one has all the apostrophes correctly placed. Identify that correct sentence.

A
The world's experts were quick to praise the two girls' courage.

B
The world's experts were quick to praise the two girl's courage.

C
The worlds expert's were quick to praise the two girls' courage.

D
The worlds' experts were quick to praise the two girls' courage.

Solution

Apostrophe is used to indicate possession. Apostrophe is used before 's' with singular nouns and after 's' with plural nouns. 'World' is singular and experts belong to the world, therefore the correct use of apostrophe is 'world's experts'. 'Girls' is a plural noun and the quality 'courage' belongs to the girls, therefore the correct use of apostrophe is 'girls' courage'. Therefore, the correct option is: The world's experts were quick to praise the two girls' courage.
Question 7
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Choose the option that best corrects the underlined part.

The man at the street corner was holding a bunch of balloons of many different colors.

A
NO CHANGE

B
different colors;

C
different colors -

D
different colors!

Solution

A full stop is used to show that you have come to the end of a sentence. Hence, the correct option is A) No Change.
Question 8
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The circus hosted a variety of new artistes; three tightrope walkers, four unicyclists, and a juggler.

Choose the option that best corrects the underlined words.

A
new artistes,

B
new artistes:

C
new artistes ...

D
NO CHANGE

Solution

A colon is used between two independent clauses in which the second clause illustrates, explains, extends or paraphrases the first clause. Hence, the correct option is B) New artistes:
Question 9
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"That will be all," the teacher told her students.

Choose the option that best corrects the underlined part.

A
NO CHANGE

B
all"

C
,all,"

D
,all"

Solution

According to general rule, commas and punctuations that are part of the overall sentence go inside the quotation marks, even though they aren't part of the original quotation. Therefore, according to the rule, the correct answer will be Option A.
Question 10
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Chopin the Polish virtuoso pianist wrote mostly for solo piano, besides a few chamber pieces, piano concertos, and Polish songs.

Choose the option that best corrects the underlined part.

A
Chopin, the Polish virtuoso pianist,

B
Chopin the Polish virtuoso pianist,

C
Chopin, the Polish virtuoso pianist

D
NO CHANGE

Solution

The definition of an appositive is a word or word group that defines or further identifies the noun or noun phrase preceding it. In the given question, 'the Polish virtuoso pianist' is the appositive that defines the noun 'Chopin'. When the noun preceding the appositive provides sufficient identification on its own, one must use commas around the appositive. In accordance with the above stated reason, option A is the correct answer.
Options B, C and D are incorrect because they are not in accordance with the above mentioned condition.

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Question 1

The teams manager's attitude was affecting all the player's performance.

The team's manager's attitude was affecting all the players' performance.

The teams manager's attitude was affecting all the players' performance.

The team's manager's attitude was affecting all the player's performance.

Solution

Question 2

'Its' is a possessive form and needs an apostrophe.

The 'doors and windows' are plural and need the apostrophe after the final 's'.

The 'doors and windows' do not need an apostrophe.

There should be an apostrophe followed by 's' after 'building'.

All the above

Solution

Question 3

NO CHANGE

cricket tournament!

cricket tournament.

cricket tournament,

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Question 4

The Roman's bridges and roads were vital for moving the troops' supplies.

The Romans' bridges and roads were vital for moving the troops' supplies.

The Romans' bridges and roads' were vital for moving the troop's supplies.

The Romans bridge's and road's were vital for moving the troops supplies.

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Question 5

NO CHANGE

that summer.

that summer!

that summer -

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Question 6

The world's experts were quick to praise the two girls' courage.

The world's experts were quick to praise the two girl's courage.

The worlds expert's were quick to praise the two girls' courage.

The worlds' experts were quick to praise the two girls' courage.

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Question 7

NO CHANGE

different colors;

different colors -

different colors!

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Question 8

new artistes,

new artistes:

new artistes ...

NO CHANGE

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Question 9

NO CHANGE

all"

,all,"

,all"

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Question 10

Chopin, the Polish virtuoso pianist,

Chopin the Polish virtuoso pianist,

Chopin, the Polish virtuoso pianist

NO CHANGE

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