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Which option is correctly punctuated for the sentence beginning “Yes the figures have been…”?
A. Yes the figures have been verified.
B. Yes, the figures have been verified.
C. Yes: the figures, have been verified.
D. Yes; the figures have been verified.
Correct Answer: B
An introductory response word such as 'Yes' is followed by a comma.
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Which option is correctly punctuated for the sentence beginning “No I have not received…”?
A. No: I have not received, the letter yet.
B. No, I have not received the letter yet.
C. No; I have not received the letter yet.
D. No I have not received the letter yet.
Correct Answer: B
An introductory response word such as 'No' is followed by a comma.
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Which option is correctly punctuated for the sentence beginning “However the committee decided to…”?
A. However, the committee decided to continue the inquiry.
B. However the committee decided to continue the inquiry.
C. However; the committee decided to continue the inquiry.
D. However: the committee, decided to continue the inquiry.
Correct Answer: A
A sentence-opening conjunctive adverb such as 'However' is normally followed by a comma.
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Which option is correctly punctuated for the sentence beginning “The River Indus flows through…”?
A. The river indus flows through pakistan.
B. The river Indus flows through Pakistan.
C. The River indus flows through Pakistan.
D. The River Indus flows through Pakistan.
Correct Answer: D
Proper geographical names are capitalized appropriately.
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Which option is correctly punctuated for the sentence beginning “We travelled from Multan to…”?
A. We travelled from Multan to Islamabad on Tuesday.
B. We travelled from multan to Islamabad on Tuesday.
C. We travelled from Multan to islamabad on Tuesday.
D. We travelled from multan to islamabad on tuesday.
Correct Answer: A
Place names and days of the week are proper nouns and take capital letters.
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Which option is correctly punctuated for the sentence beginning “My English examination is scheduled…”?
A. My english examination is scheduled for September.
B. My english examination is scheduled for september.
C. My English examination is scheduled for september.
D. My English examination is scheduled for September.
Correct Answer: D
Language names and months are capitalized.
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Which option is correctly punctuated for the sentence beginning “The Prime Minister addressed Parliament…”?
A. The prime minister addressed parliament on monday.
B. The Prime minister addressed Parliament on monday.
C. The Prime Minister addressed Parliament on Monday.
D. The Prime Minister addressed parliament on Monday.
Correct Answer: C
Official titles used as specific designations, Parliament as a proper institution, and days of the week are capitalized.
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Which option is correctly punctuated for the sentence beginning “Pakistan celebrates Independence Day in…”?
A. pakistan celebrates Independence Day in august.
B. Pakistan celebrates independence day in August.
C. Pakistan celebrates Independence day in august.
D. Pakistan celebrates Independence Day in August.
Correct Answer: D
Proper names and the recognized holiday name are capitalized.
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Which option is correctly punctuated for the sentence beginning “How fortunate we were…”?
A. How fortunate we were?
B. How fortunate we were!
C. How fortunate we were,
D. How fortunate we were.
Correct Answer: B
An exclamatory sentence takes an exclamation mark.
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Which option is correctly punctuated for the sentence beginning “Did the committee approve the…”?
A. Did the committee approve the revised plan?
B. Did the committee approve the revised plan;
C. Did the committee approve the revised plan!
D. Did the committee approve the revised plan.
Correct Answer: A
A direct interrogative sentence ends with a question mark.
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Which option is correctly punctuated for the sentence beginning “Please submit the form by…”?
A. Please submit the form by Friday,
B. Please submit the form by Friday.
C. Please submit the form by Friday?
D. Please submit the form by Friday!
Correct Answer: B
A neutral imperative statement normally ends with a full stop.
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Which option is correctly punctuated for the sentence beginning “What a remarkable performance…”?
A. What a remarkable performance,
B. What a remarkable performance!
C. What a remarkable performance.
D. What a remarkable performance?
Correct Answer: B
A strong exclamation appropriately ends with an exclamation mark.
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Which option is correctly punctuated for the sentence beginning “Where did you put the…”?
A. Where did you put the receipt.
B. Where did you put the receipt,
C. Where did you put the receipt?
D. Where did you put the receipt!
Correct Answer: C
A direct question ends with a question mark.
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Which option is correctly punctuated for the sentence beginning “The policy affects lowincome households…”?
A. The policy affects low, income households.
B. The policy affects low income households.
C. The policy affects low-income households.
D. The policy affects lowincome households.
Correct Answer: C
Low-income is a compound adjective before the noun and is hyphenated.
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Which option is correctly punctuated for the sentence beginning “This is a costeffective solution…”?
A. This is a cost, effective solution.
B. This is a cost effective solution.
C. This is a cost-effective solution.
D. This is a costeffective solution.
Correct Answer: C
The compound modifier cost-effective is hyphenated.
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Which option is correctly punctuated for the sentence beginning “The northwestern districts received heavy…”?
A. The north, western districts received heavy rain.
B. The north western districts received heavy rain.
C. The northwestern- districts received heavy rain.
D. The north-western districts received heavy rain.
Correct Answer: D
A hyphen can join the elements of a compound directional modifier.
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Which option is correctly punctuated for the sentence beginning “Only one option remainedresignation…”?
A. Only one option remained - - resignation.
B. Only one option remained, resignation.
C. Only one option remained—resignation.
D. Only one option remained; resignation.
Correct Answer: C
An em dash can mark an emphatic break before a concluding word or phrase.
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Which option is correctly punctuated for the sentence beginning “The decisionthough unpopularwas legally sound…”?
A. The decision,though unpopular,was legally sound.
B. The decision—though unpopular—was legally sound.
C. The decision-though unpopular-was legally sound.
D. The decision: though unpopular: was legally sound.
Correct Answer: B
Em dashes can set off a strongly parenthetical interruption.
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Which option is correctly punctuated for the sentence beginning “The project requires highquality materials…”?
A. The project requires highquality materials.
B. The project requires high-quality materials.
C. The project requires high, quality materials.
D. The project requires high quality materials.
Correct Answer: B
A compound modifier before a noun may be hyphenated to show the words act together.
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Which option is correctly punctuated for the sentence beginning “The report presents uptodate statistics…”?
A. The report presents up-to-date statistics.
B. The report presents up to date statistics.
C. The report presents upto-date statistics.
D. The report presents up-to date statistics.
Correct Answer: A
The compound adjective up-to-date is hyphenated when used before or after a linking verb in this established form.