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Questions Related to punctuation

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.

full stop punctuation english

  1. NO CHANGE

  2. that summer.

  3. that summer!

  4. that summer -

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
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.

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence at the underlined point.

They walk the dog in the evening;

full stop punctuation english

  1. NO CHANGE

  2. evening:

  3. evening,

  4. evening.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
According to general rule, a period is used to mark the end of a complete sentence. Thus, the correct answer will be Option D, in place of the semi colon.
The remaining options are incorrect, as a comma is used to indicate a pause whereas, a semi colon is used to separate major sentence elements. A colon is used to indicate emphasis or introduce a list.

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence at the underlined point.

He flew to Chicago, after that, he took a car to his parents' house.

full stop punctuation english

  1. NO CHANGE

  2. Chicago. After

  3. Chicago: after

  4. Chicago - after

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
A full stop should be placed at the end of a declarative or imperative sentence. A declarative sentence states a simple fact or argument whereas, an imperative sentence is one that gives a command.
The given sentences can be defined as declarative sentences and a period should be used between the two. Thus, the correct answer is Option B.
The other remaining options are incorrect. Dashes, like commas and colons are used to indicate emphasis, or interruption, or change of thought.

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence at the underlined point.

They love to eat out at the city's newest restaurants;

full stop punctuation english

  1. restaurants,

  2. restaurants:

  3. restaurants.

  4. NO CHANGE

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
According to general rule, a period is used to mark the end of a complete sentence. Thus, the correct answer will be Option C, in place of the semi colon. 
The remaining options are incorrect, as a comma is used to indicate a pause whereas, a semi colon is used to separate major sentence elements. A colon is used to indicate emphasis or introduce a list.

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence at the underlined point.

One of our best employees was ill;

full stop punctuation english

  1. ill,

  2. ill.

  3. ill -

  4. NO CHANGE

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
According to general rule, a period is used to mark the end of a complete sentence. Thus, the correct answer will be Option B, in place of the semi colon.
The remaining options are incorrect, as a comma is used to indicate a pause whereas, a semi colon is used to separate major sentence elements. Dashes are used to indicate change of thought or interruption.

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence at the underlined point.

She wore a red dress with long sleeves.

full stop punctuation english

  1. sleeves,

  2. sleeves;

  3. sleeves:

  4. NO CHANGE

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
According to general rule, a period is used to mark the end of a complete sentence. Thus, the correct answer will be Option A, no change.
The remaining options are incorrect, as a comma is used to indicate a pause whereas, a semi colon is used to separate major sentence elements. A colon is used to indicate emphasis or introduce a list.

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence at the underlined point.

She walked to a cafe: there, she ordered a Cappucino.

full stop punctuation english

  1. cafe,

  2. cafe -

  3. cafe.

  4. NO CHANGE

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
A full stop should be placed at the end of a declarative or imperative sentence. A declarative sentence states a simple fact or argument whereas, an imperative sentence is one that gives a command.
The given sentences can be defined as declarative sentences and a period should be used between the two. Thus, the correct answer is Option C.
The other remaining options are incorrect. Dashes, like commas and colons are used to indicate emphasis, or interruption, or change of thought.

Select the sentence with correct punctuation marks among the options given.
Bravo brave children are not afraid in darkness.

introduction to punctuation punctuation english

  1. Bravo! Brave children are not afraid of darkness. 

  2. Bravo$!$ brave children are not afraid of darkness

  3. Bravo$1$ brave children are not afraid of darkness$1$

  4. "Bravo$!$" brave children are not afraid of darkness.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Option A is the correct answer. The word 'bravo' is used to express acclamation and is usually followed by an exclamation mark. The first word of both the statements starts with capitalized words, and the second statement correctly ends with a full stop.

Option B is incorrect because the second statement neither starts with a capitalized word nor does it end with a full stop.
Option C is definitely incorrect because of the use of the numeral '1' before and after the second statement which makes it inappropriate and out of place.
Inverted commas are used when a speaker’s words written down exactly as they were spoken. Since this is not the case here the inverted commas are incorrectly used. Moreover, the second statement does not start with a capitalized word, making option D incorrect as well.

Select the sentence with correct punctuation marks among the options given.
mona said to reena you should discuss your plans.

introduction to punctuation punctuation english

  1. Mona said to Reena, "You should discuss your plans."

  2. Mona said to Reena, "You should discuss Your Plans."

  3. Mona said to reena, "you should discuss your plans."

  4. Mona said to reena, "you should discuss your plans?"

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

There are certain rules when it comes to capitalizing words; capitalize the first word in quotations, provided the quoted material is a complete sentence, use capitals for proper nouns (names of people, specific places, and things). It is also important to note that full stops are used to mark the end of a sentence that is a complete statement.

In accordance with the above-mentioned rules of punctuation, option A is the correct answer.
Option B is incorrect because the words 'Your Plans' are unnecessarily capitalized as they are not proper nouns.
Option C is incorrect because the proper noun 'Reena' and the first word in the quotation are not capitalized.
Option D is incorrect because the proper noun 'Reena' and the first word in the quotation are not capitalized, and the statement is ending with a question mark even though it is a statement and not a question.

Select the sentence with correct punctuation marks among the options given.
bengaluru is the capital of karnataka.

introduction to punctuation punctuation english

  1. Bengaluru is the capital of Karnataka. 

  2. Bengaluru is the Capital of Karnataka

  3. Bengaluru is The capital of Karnataka

  4. Bengaluru is The capital of karnataka

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Option A is the sentence with all the correct punctuations. The sentence starts with a capitalized word, the proper nouns Bengaluru and Karnataka are capitalized properly and the sentence ends with a full stop.

Option B is incorrect because it doesn't have a full stop and the word 'capital' is capitalized unnecessarily.
Option C incorrect as the sentence doesn't end with a full stop and the article 'the' is capitalized incorrectly.
 Option D is incorrect as the sentence is left incomplete without a full stop and the proper noun 'Karnataka' is not capitalized while the article 'the' is inappropriately capitalized.