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The given question carries four options. You are to mark the correct option after checking the punctuation of each option.

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The rich and the poor the high and the low the weak and the strong visit this temple.

A
The rich and the poor; the high and the low, the weak and the strong visit this temple.

B
The rich and the poor, the high and the low, the weak and the strong, visit this temple.

C
The rich and the poor, the high and the low; the weak and the strong, visit this temple.

D
None of the above

Solution

All the three items in the list need to be separated by commas. We use semicolon to help separate items in a list, when some of those items already contain commas. Here there are no commas in between. So, commas will suffice.
Question 2
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The given question has four options. Mark the correct option after checking the punctuation in each option.

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Kent the Switzerland of England is very beautiful.

A
Kent, the Switzerland of England is very beautiful.

B
Kent the Switzerland of England, is very beautiful.

C
Kent, the Switzerland, of England is very beautiful.

D
Kent, the Switzerland of England, is very beautiful.

Solution

The adjunct 'the Switzerland of England' needs to be separated by commas on either side.
Question 3
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The given question carries four options. You are to mark the correct option after checking the punctuation of each option.

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Portia is the heroine of Shakespeares merchant of Venice.

A
Portia is the heroine of Shakespeares Merchant of Venice.

B
Portia is the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.

C
Portia is the Heroine of Shakespeares merchant of Venice.

D
Portia is the heroine of Shakespeare's merchant of Venice.

Solution

'Merchant of Venice' is a proper noun (name of a play). It must begin with a capital letter. Case of possessive is here. So, "Shakespeare's" will be used.
Question 4
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The given question has four options. Mark the correct option after checking the punctuation in each option.

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The king said alas there is no hope to save the town.

A
The king said, "Alas! There is no hope to save the town."

B
The king said, "Alas, there is no hope to save the town."

C
The king said, "Alas? There is no hope to save the town."

D
The king said, Alas! There is no hope to save the town.

Solution

"Said", being reporting verb, will be followed by comma. The reported speech, that follows the reporting verb 'said', will be enclosed in quotes. The interjection 'Alas' takes an exclamation mark (!) and the following sentence begins with capital letter.
Question 5
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The given question has four options. Mark the correct option after checking the punctuation in each option.

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What is this strange outcry said Socrates.

A
"what is this strange outcry," said socrates.

B
"What is this strange outcry!" said Socrates.

C
"What is this strange outcry?" said Socrates.

D
"What is this strange outcry? said Socrates.

Solution

The reported speech (What is this strange outcry?) is to be kept in quotation marks. The reported speech is a question, so a question mark will come at the end. Along with this, 'Socrates' is the name of a person, so it will begin with a capital letter.
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The given question consists of four options. You are to mark the correct option after checking the punctuation of each option.

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She left this place on Sunday the 11^th of March and returned on the 16^th of March.

A
She left this place on Sunday, the 11^th of March, and returned on the 16^th of March.

B
She left this place on Sunday, the 11^th of March and returned on the 16^th of March.

C
She left this place on Sunday the 11^th of March and returned on, the 16^th of March.

D
None of the above

Solution

The adjunct '11^th of March' needs to be separated by commas on either side. Even otherwise, day and date are usually separated by a comma.
Question 7
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The given question carries four options. You are to mark the correct option after checking the punctuation of each option.

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Why are you so sad today she asked Rex.

A
"Why are you sad today," she asked Rex.

B
"Why are you sad today?," She asked Rex.

C
"Why are you sad today!" she asked Rex.

D
"Why are you sad today?" she asked Rex.

Solution

The reported speech needs to be kept in quotation marks. The reported speech is a question, so a question mark will follow it.
Question 8
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The given question has four options. Mark the correct option after checking the punctuation in each option.

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The young girl said if fashions don't change many manufacturers will have to sit idle.

A
The young girl said, "If fashions dont change many manufacturers will have to sit idle."

B
The young girl said, "If fashions don't change, many manufacturers will have to sit idle."

C
The young girl said, "if fashions don't change, many manufacturers will have to sit idle!"

D
The young girl said, "If fashions don't change, many manufacturers will have to sit idle?"

Solution

The reported speech is to be kept in quotation marks and to begin with a capital letter. 'Do not' is shortened as "don't". There are two clauses in the reported speech - "If fashions don't change" and "many manufacturers will have to sit idle". These are to be separated by a comma.
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The given question has four options. Mark the correct option after checking the punctuation in each option.

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The farmer said to the fox you rogue I have caught you at last I will hang you.

A
The farmer said to the fox, "You rogue! I have caught you at last. I will hang you."

B
The farmer said to the fox, "you rogue, I have caught you at last. I will hang you."

C
The farmer said to the fox, "You rogue? I have caught you at last. I will hang you?"

D
None of these

Solution

The reported speech is to be kept in quotation marks. "You rogue", with the first letter being capital, will be followed by an exclamation mark.
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The given question carries four options. You are to mark the correct option after checking the punctuation of each option.

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O that I were the daughter of a rich man cried the poor little girl.

A
O that I were the daughter of a rich man! cried the poor little girl.

B
"O! that I were the daughter of a rich man" cried the poor little girl.

C
"O that I were the daughter of a rich man!," cried the poor little girl.

D
"O that I were the daughter of a rich man," cried the poor little girl.

Solution

The reported speech needs to be kept in quotation marks. The exclamation O will not use exclamation mark in isolation. The mark has to come at the end of the wish.

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Question 1

The rich and the poor; the high and the low, the weak and the strong visit this temple.

The rich and the poor, the high and the low, the weak and the strong, visit this temple.

The rich and the poor, the high and the low; the weak and the strong, visit this temple.

None of the above

Solution

Question 2

Kent, the Switzerland of England is very beautiful.

Kent the Switzerland of England, is very beautiful.

Kent, the Switzerland, of England is very beautiful.

Kent, the Switzerland of England, is very beautiful.

Solution

Question 3

Portia is the heroine of Shakespeares Merchant of Venice.

Portia is the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.

Portia is the Heroine of Shakespeares merchant of Venice.

Portia is the heroine of Shakespeare's merchant of Venice.

Solution

Question 4

The king said, "Alas! There is no hope to save the town."

The king said, "Alas, there is no hope to save the town."

The king said, "Alas? There is no hope to save the town."

The king said, Alas! There is no hope to save the town.

Solution

Question 5

"what is this strange outcry," said socrates.

"What is this strange outcry!" said Socrates.

"What is this strange outcry?" said Socrates.

"What is this strange outcry? said Socrates.

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Question 6

She left this place on Sunday, the 11th of March, and returned on the 16th of March.

She left this place on Sunday, the 11th of March and returned on the 16th of March.

She left this place on Sunday the 11th of March and returned on, the 16th of March.

None of the above

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Question 7

"Why are you sad today," she asked Rex.

"Why are you sad today?," She asked Rex.

"Why are you sad today!" she asked Rex.

"Why are you sad today?" she asked Rex.

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Question 8

The young girl said, "If fashions dont change many manufacturers will have to sit idle."

The young girl said, "If fashions don't change, many manufacturers will have to sit idle."

The young girl said, "if fashions don't change, many manufacturers will have to sit idle!"

The young girl said, "If fashions don't change, many manufacturers will have to sit idle?"

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Question 9

The farmer said to the fox, "You rogue! I have caught you at last. I will hang you."

The farmer said to the fox, "you rogue, I have caught you at last. I will hang you."

The farmer said to the fox, "You rogue? I have caught you at last. I will hang you?"

None of these

Solution

Question 10

O that I were the daughter of a rich man! cried the poor little girl.

"O! that I were the daughter of a rich man" cried the poor little girl.

"O that I were the daughter of a rich man!," cried the poor little girl.

"O that I were the daughter of a rich man," cried the poor little girl.

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She left this place on Sunday, the 11^th of March, and returned on the 16^th of March.

She left this place on Sunday, the 11^th of March and returned on the 16^th of March.

She left this place on Sunday the 11^th of March and returned on, the 16^th of March.