Punctuation | MCQs

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There's Mr. Hashim, who they say is the best portrait painter in the town.

This sentence is correct in terms of punctuation, capitalization, and grammar, using "who" and the proper form of "the best portrait painter."

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"The unexamined life", said Socrates, "is unfit to be lived by man."

This sentence is correctly punctuated and structured, with proper placement of quotation marks and accurate wording of Socrates' famous quote.

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He said to his disciples, "Watch and pray."

This sentence is punctuated correctly because it uses quotation marks to set off the direct quotation ("Watch and pray") and a comma to separate the verb ("said") from the quotation.

The comma before the quotation indicates that the quotation is a direct object of the verb "said".

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She has beauty, brains, and wealth-a rare combination.

This sentence is correct because it uses a dash (-) to connect the two independent clauses, indicating a strong break between them.

The dash emphasizes that "a rare combination" is a conclusion or a consequence of the preceding clause.

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The correctly punctuated sentence is:

a. Let's meet at Sarah's house after school.

This option correctly uses the contraction "Let's" and the possessive form "Sarah's."

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The correctly punctuated sentence is:

b. The teacher asked, "Did you complete your homework?"

This option uses proper quotation marks and capitalization for the direct question.