Punctuation Mark | MCQs

Explanation

Exclamation Mark is used at the end of a sentence or a short phrase which expresses very strong feeling.

Explanation

The colon: is a punctuation mark consisting of two equally sized dots placed on the same vertical line.

A colon often precedes an explanation, a list, or a quoted sentence.

Explanation

 Declarative sentence is a sentence

that

makes a statement, provides a fact, offers an explanation, or conveys information.

There are four types of sentences in the English language

Declarative, exclamatory, imperative, and interrogatory.

The declarative sentence is the most commonly used.

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Explanation

The sentence is a question, so it must end with a question mark ( ? ).

Proper punctuation clarifies the sentence's purpose and meaning.

Explanation

Naila’s aunt, a caring lady, always bought her cakes, sweet, and a nice fresh orange.

The phrase "a caring lady" is non-essential and should be set off with commas.

"a nice fresh orange" correctly includes the article "a", making the sentence grammatically complete.

Explanation

The ex-manager helped us understand this document

ex-manager not ex: manager

A hyphen (-) is a punctuation mark that's used to join words or parts of words.

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Explanation

A dash (—) is often used to indicate a break in thought or to set off a parenthetical remark.

It is commonly used to resume a scattered subject or to indicate a shift in thought.

Additional Information

A colon (:) is used to introduce a list, a quotation, or an explanation.

A semicolon (;) is used to separate two independent clauses that are closely related in meaning.

Inverted commas ("") are used to indicate direct speech or to set off a quotation.