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Punctuate the following sentence:
raman and anjula will fly to america

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  1. Raman and Anjula will fly to america.

  2. Raman and Anjula will fly to america?

  3. Raman and Anjula will fly to America.

  4. raman and anjula will fly to America?

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
According to general rule, the first word of a sentence is always capitalized. Capitals are used for all proper nouns in a sentence and also, for words derived from proper nouns. 
A declaratory sentence must always end using a period.
Thus, according to the rules, the correct answer is Option C. The remaining options are incorrect.

Change the punctuation marks of the given lines, if necessary:
"O holy virgin! clad in purest white,
 Unlock heav'n's golden gates, and issue forth;"

                                                 - William Blake

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  1. NO CHANGE

  2. "o holy virgin! clad in purest white,

    unlock heavns golden gates and issue forth;"- William Blake

  3. "o holy virgin! clad in purest white,

    unlock heavn's golden gates, and issue forth;"- William Blake

  4. "O holy virgin! clad in purest white,

    unlock heav'n's golden gates, and issue forth;"- William Blake

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
According to general rule, 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 A. The remaining options are incorrect.

Find the error in the quoted lines, if any:

"how do I love thee? let me count the ways.
 i love thee to the length and breadth and height
 my soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
 for the ends of being and ideal grace." - Elizabeth Browning

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  1. The capital letters are missing at the beginning of each line.

  2. The commas are missing at the end of each line.

  3. The full stop is not supposed to be placed at the end of the first line.

  4. No error

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

According to general rule, 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 A. The remaining options are incorrect.

Punctuate the sentence where necessary:
a tomato is not a vegetable it is actually a fruit

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  1. NO CHANGE

  2. a tomato is not a vegetable: it is actually a fruit

  3. A tomato is not a vegetable: it is actually a fruit.

  4. a tomato is not a vegetable it is actually a fruit.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
According to general rule, a colon is used to connect two independent clauses that are closely related or, when one illustrates or explains the other.
The first word in every sentence should begin with a capital letter
Thus, according to the rules, the correct answer is Option B.
The remaining options are incorrect.

Punctuate the given sentence, where necessary:
"tell me, o muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide after he sacked the famous town of troy."

[The Odyssey]

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  1. NO CHANGE

  2. "Tell me, o Muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide after he sacked the famous town of Troy."

  3. "Tell me, O Muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide after he sacked the famous town of Troy."

  4. "Tell me, o Muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide after he sacked the famous town of troy."

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
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 and places.
As a rule, the pronoun 'I' and the interjection 'O' are always capitalized in a sentence.
Thus, according to rules, the correct answer is Option C. The remaining options are incorrect.

Find the error in the quoted lines, if any:
"ha' we lost the goodly fere o' all
 for the priests and the gallows tree?
 aye lover he was of brawny men,
 o' ships and the open sea." 

-Ezra Pound

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  1. The words ha', o' are incomplete.

  2. The comma is missing after the first line "...o' all".

  3. The capital letters are missing at the beginning of each line.

  4. No error

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

According to general rule, 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 C. The remaining options are incorrect.

Punctuate the given sentence where required:
love is strength it makes us see things differently than before

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  1. NO CHANGE

  2. Love is strength: it makes us see things differently than before.

  3. love is strength: it makes us see things differently than before

  4. Love is strength it makes us see things differently than before.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
According to general rule, a colon is used to connect two independent clauses that are closely related or, when one illustrates or explains the other.
The first word in every sentence should begin with a capital letter and a declaratory sentence should always end with a period.
Thus, according to the rules, the correct answer is Option B.
The remaining options are incorrect.

Choose the option with the correct punctuation marks:
the principal said to me are you going today

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  1. The principal said to me, "Are you going today".

  2. The Principal said to me, "Are you going today" ?

  3. The principal said to me, "Are you going today?"

  4. The Principal said to me, "are you going today.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
The given sentence is in direct speech. The rules for punctuation in a sentence in direct speech are:
If the direct speech comes after the word indicating the speaker, a comma should be used to introduce the piece of speech. The words that are actually spoken should be enclosed in inverted commas ("..."). There should be a comma, full stop, question mark or exclamation mark at the end of the speech depending on the type of speech the sentence is. This mark is to be placed inside the closing inverted comma.
In the given sentence, the speaker is the principal. The words, 'Are you going today?" are spoken by the principal. As it is a question, the speech has to be ended with a question mark inside the inverted comma. 
Option A: The speech is incorrectly punctuated by a full stop instead of a question mark. Further, the punctuation mark is outside the inverted comma. Hence, this is incorrect. 
Option B: Here, the punctuation mark is outside the inverted comma. Further the common noun, 'principal' is incorrectly capitalized. Hence, this is incorrect. 
Option C: Here, the speech is introduced by placing a comma before the speech. The speech itself is inside the inverted comma. The speech is also correctly punctuated by a question mark, which is within the inverted comma. Hence, this is correct.
Option D: The speech is incorrectly punctuated by a full stop instead of a question mark. Further, the inverted comma is not used to end the speech. Hence, this is incorrect. 

    Choose the option with the correct punctuation marks:
    aparna and namita are my friends

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    1. Aparna and namita are my Friends.

    2. Aparna and Namita are my friends.

    3. Aparna and namita are my Friends?

    4. Aparna and namita are my Friends!

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    Correct Option: B
    Explanation:

    The given sentence is an assertive or declarative sentence. Hence, it has to end with a full stop. As the words, 'Aparna' and 'Namita' are proper names, the first letter of these words should be capitalized. As the word 'friends' is a common name, the first letter of this word should not be capitalized. 

    Option A is incorrect as the letter 'n' in 'Namita' is not capitalized and the letter 'f' in 'friends' is incorrectly capitalized. 
    Option B is correct as it is punctuated as per the rules mentioned above.
    Option C is incorrect as the letter 'n' in 'Namita' is not capitalized. Further, the sentence wrongly ends with a question mark instead of a full stop.
    Option A is incorrect as the letter 'n' in 'Namita' is not capitalized and the letter 'f' in 'friends' is incorrectly capitalized. Further, the sentence wrongly ends with an exclamation mark instead of a full stop.
      

    Choose the option with the correct punctuation marks:
    mr sharma and his wife nandini came home late.

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    1. Mr. sharma and his wife nandini came home late.

    2. Mr Sharma and his wife nandini came home late.

    3. Mr. Sharma and his wife, Nandini came home late.

    4. Mr Sharma and his wife nandini came home late !

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    Correct Option: C
    Explanation:

    The word, 'Mr.' is an abbreviation of the word, 'Mister' and is used as a title for men. The letters, 'Mr' are to be followed by a dot. 

    'Sharma' and 'Nandini' are proper nouns denoting names of people. The first letters of these words, i.e 's' and 'n' have to be capitalised. 
    The given sentence is an assertive sentence. Hence, it has to end with a full stop. 
    The words 'his wife' and 'Nandini' refer to the same person. A comma is used in between two such nouns (They are called nouns, in apposition). The correct way of writing is: His wife, Nandini. 
    Option A is incorrect as the first letters of the proper names 'Sharma' and 'Nandini' are not capitalised. There is no comma between the words, 'his wife' and 'Nandini. 
    Option B is incorrect as the first letter of the proper name 'Nandini' is not capitalised. There is no comma between the words, 'his wife' and 'Nandini. 
    Option D is incorrect as the word 'Mr' is not followed by a dot. The first letter of the proper name 'Nandini' is not capitalised. There is no comma between the words, 'his wife' and 'Nandini'. An exclamatory mark at the end of an assertive sentence is grammatically incorrect. Given these errors, this option is incorrect.
    Option C is correct as all the above punctuation rules are followed.