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Punctuation marks show structure, pauses, relationships and emphasis in written sentences. Questions cover commas in lists, clauses and nonessential phrases, semicolons between independent clauses, colons, apostrophes, quotation marks and hyphens, as well as the errors that create fragments, run-on sentences or comma splices.
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- A. "Do you understand her need for privacy," Wendy asked her husband?
- B. "Do you understand her need for privacy," Wendy asked her husband.
- C. "Do you understand her need for privacy"? Wendy asked her husband.
- D. "Do you understand her need for privacy?" Wendy asked her husband.
Explanation: This is the correct option. It correctly places the question mark inside the quotation marks because it is part of Wendy's question.
Correct answer: "Do you understand her need for privacy?" Wendy asked her husband.- A. The two hostess's jobs are quite different.
- B. The two hostesses' jobs are quite different.
- C. The two hostesses jobs are quite different.
- D. The two hostess' jobs are quite different.
Explanation: This option correctly forms the possessive of "hostesses." Since "hostesses" is a plural noun already ending in "s," only an apostrophe is…
Correct answer: The two hostesses' jobs are quite different.- A. Charles Dickens wrote 'A Tale of Two Cates `Little dorrit,' 'A Christmas Carol' and 'Bleak House' amongst others.
- B. Charles dickens wrote 'A Tale of Two Cares, `Little dorrit', A Christmas and 'Bleak House' amongst others.
- C. Charles Dickens wrote 'A Tale of two cities', 'Little dorrit', 'A Christmas Carol' and 'Bleak House' amongst others.
- D. Charles Dickens wrote 'A Tale of Two Cities' 'Little Dorrit' 'A Christmas Carol' and 'Bleak House' amongst others.
Explanation: This option is correct: The titles are correctly formatted with proper capitalization and punctuation.
Correct answer: Charles Dickens wrote 'A Tale of two cities', 'Little dorrit', 'A Christmas Carol' and 'Bleak House' amongst others.- A. Qamar is going to college in September, he plans to study Sociology.
- B. Qamar is going to college in September; he plans to study sociology.
- C. Qamar is September going to college in he plans to study Sociology.
- D. Qamar is going to college in september he plans to study Sociology?
Explanation: This option correctly separates the two independent clauses with a semicolon, which is appropriate for closely related ideas.
Correct answer: Qamar is going to college in September; he plans to study sociology.- A. Mrs Sajjad: who was sitting behind the desk, gave me a big smile.
- B. Mrs Sajjad who was sitting behind the desk gave me a big smile.
- C. Mrs Sajjad, who was sitting behind the desk, gave me a big smile.
- D. Mrs Sajjad, who was sitting behind the desk gave me a big smile?
Explanation: This option correctly sets off the non-essential relative clause "who was sitting behind the desk" with commas, making the sentence clear…
Correct answer: Mrs Sajjad, who was sitting behind the desk, gave me a big smile.- A. "hot, then Sam did"
- B. "hot, Sam did"
- C. "hot; Sam, therefore, did"
- D. "hot; Sam therefore trying to do"
Explanation: This option uses a semicolon to appropriately connect related independent clauses.
Correct answer: "hot; Sam, therefore, did"- A. "I can't see Tims car, there must have been an accident."
- B. "I can't see Tim's car; there must have been an accident."
- C. "I can't see Tims car there must have been an accident."
- D. "I can't see Tims car; there must have been an accident."
Explanation: This option corrects the possessive form to "Tim's" with an apostrophe. It uses a semicolon and a comma correctly to separate the clauses.
Correct answer: "I can't see Tims car; there must have been an accident."- A. "I like to cook I like to make cake, bread and pie."
- B. "I like to cook. I like to make cake, bread and pie!"
- C. "I like to cook; I like to make cake, bread and pie."
- D. "I like to cook. I like to make cake, bread and pie."
Explanation: This option correctly separates the sentences with a period. The exclamation mark at the end adds emphasis. This option is correct
Correct answer: "I like to cook. I like to make cake, bread and pie!"- A. we're
- B. were
- C. were'
- D. wer'e
Explanation: This is the contraction of "we are." It is used to indicate the present tense of the verb "to be" (are) combined with the pronoun "we."…
Correct answer: we're- A. The Return of the King which is a popular movie made a huge amount of money
- B. "The Return of the King", which is a popular movie made a huge amount of money
- C. "The Return of the King" ", which is a popular movie, made a huge amount of money
- D. "The return of the king", which is a popular movie, made a huge amount of money
Explanation: This option correctly uses quotation marks around the title "The Return of the King." It also correctly sets off the non-restrictive…
Correct answer: "The Return of the King", which is a popular movie made a huge amount of money- A. "My g-p. is called Dr. Sajjad."
- B. "My g.p. is called Dr. sajjad."
- C. "My G.P, is called Dr. Sajjad."
- D. My G.P, is called Dr. Sajjad.
Explanation: correctly capitalizes "G.P." as an abbreviation for "General Practitioner" and correctly capitalizes "Dr.
Correct answer: My G.P, is called Dr. Sajjad.- A. "Wow, what a wonderful event."
- B. "Wow! What a wonderful event?"
- C. Wow! What a wonderful event!
- D. "Wow! what a wonderful event."
Explanation: correctly capitalizes "G.P." as an abbreviation for "General Practitioner" and correctly capitalizes "Dr.
Correct answer: Wow! What a wonderful event!- A. "It is my birthday in june I would like a book by Charles Dickens."
- B. "It is my birthday in June. I would like a book by Charles Dickens."
- C. "It is my birthday in June; I would like a book by Charles Dickens."
- D. "It is my birthday in June. I would like a book by Charles Dickens!"
Explanation: This is correct as it uses a semicolon to connect two closely related independent clauses. This option is correct
Correct answer: "It is my birthday in June; I would like a book by Charles Dickens."- A. "Who isn't here yet asked Parveen."
- B. "Who isn't here yet?" asked Parveen."
- C. "Who isnt here yet? asked Parveen."
- D. "Who isnt here yet?" asked Parveen."
Explanation: This is correct as it correctly places the question mark inside the quotation marks in direct speech. This option is correct
Correct answer: "Who isn't here yet?" asked Parveen."- A. job. One that
- B. job. The kind that
- C. job, one that
- D. job, so that it
Explanation: This option effectively connects the two clauses using a comma and maintains the intended meaning without changing it.
Correct answer: job, one that- A. Then
- B. Won't
- C. Loose
- D. Women
Explanation: - The sentence contains a quotation mark (") after "Then", which is incorrect.
Correct answer: Then- A. yes
- B. Jean
- C. Were
- D. That answer
Explanation: - The sentence contains the phrase "Yes, Jean you were right about that answer", which is a response to someone named Jean who previously…
Correct answer: Jean- A. your sister's
- B. Else
- C. Fails
- D. At home
Explanation: - The sentence contains the phrase "if all else fails", which is a common idiomatic expression meaning "if everything else doesn't work…
Correct answer: Fails219. He sees this as his ethical duty to photography, despite his history in computer aided graphic arts.
- A. His ethical duty
- B. Photography
- C. Computer aided
- D. Graphic arts
Explanation: - The sentence contains the phrase "computer aided graphic arts", which would be more correctly written as "computer-aided graphic arts"…
Correct answer: Computer aided220. Elizabeth is the pen name of Carmen Sylva, queen of Romania and author of many books. (1881-1914)
- A. The pen name
- B. Carmen Sylva
- C. 1881-1914
- D. Author of many books.
Explanation: - The sentence contains the name "Carmen Sylva" which is correct, but it should be followed by a brief description or title to indicate…
Correct answer: Carmen Sylva