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Multiple choice ellipses punctuation english

Complete the conversation with a suitable elliptical sentence:
Anusha: I prefer the light pink scarf to the yellow one.
Apeksha: _______________.

  1. I prefer the light pink scarf too

  2. Neither did I

  3. So do I

  4. I did not either
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Affirmative answers have the following structure: affirmative word+ subject+auxiliary verb in the same tense as the question. Hence Option C is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to the rule, hence incorrect.

Multiple choice ellipses punctuation english

Select the best ellipsis/short answer in the affirmative in response to the following:

Will you sell the house next month?

  1. No, I cannot.

  2. Yes, I can.

  3. No, I will not.

  4. Yes, I will.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Affirmative answers have the following structure: Yes, subject+auxiliary verb in the same tense as the question. Hence Option D is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to the rule, hence incorrect.

Multiple choice ellipses punctuation english

Select the best ellipsis/short answer in the affirmative in response to the following:

I have bought a brand new bag.

  1. I did too.

  2. Neither did I.

  3. I did not either.

  4. Did you?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Affirmative answers have the following structure: affirmative word+ subject+auxiliary verb in the same tense as the question. Hence Option A is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to the rule, hence incorrect.

Multiple choice ellipses punctuation english

Select the most suitable response to the given question:
I did not get a wink of sleep last night.

  1. Neither did I.

  2. So did I.

  3. I did too.

  4. Did you?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Negative answers have the following structure: negative word+ subject+auxiliary verb in the same tense as the question. Hence Option A is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to the rule, hence incorrect.

Multiple choice ellipses punctuation english

Make the use of ellipses to shorten the paragraph:
"I see that child who lay upon her bosom and who bore my name, a man, winning his way up in that path of life which once was mine. I see him winning it so well, that my name is made illustrious there by the light of his. I see the blots I threw upon it faded away. I see him, fore-most of just judges and honoured men, bringing a boy of my name, with a forehead that I know and golden hair, to this place- then fair to look upon, with not a trace of this day's disfigurement- and I hear him tell the child my story, with a tender and faltering voice." - A Tale of Two Cities

  1. NO CHANGE

  2. "I see ... and faltering voice."

  3. "I see that child who lay upon her bosom and who bore my name, a man, winning his way up in that path of life which once was mine ... I see him, foremost of just judges and honoured men ... to this place- then fair to look upon, with not a trace of this day's disfigurement- and I hear him tell the child my story, with a tender and faltering voice."

  4. "I see that child who lay upon her bosom and who bore my name, a man, winning his way up in that path of life which once was ... I see him winning it so well, that my name is made illustrious there by the light of his. I see the blots I ... and I hear him tell the child my story, with a tender and faltering voice."
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
An ellipsis indicates an intentional omission of a word, sentence, or whole section from a text without altering its original meaning. It is useful in getting right to the point without delay or distraction.
Thus, according to the rules, the correct answer will be  Option C. The other remaining options are incorrect.
Option B and D do not carry the same meaning as the paragraph.





Multiple choice ellipses punctuation english

Select the best ellipsis/short answer in the negative in response to the following:

My shoes are not new at all.

  1. Neither are mine.

  2. Mine are not either.

  3. So are mine.

  4. Mine are too.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A,B Correct answer
Explanation

Not either= neither. Negative answers have the following structure: negative word+ subject+auxiliary verb in the same tense as the question. Hence Option A and B are correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to the rule, hence incorrect.

Multiple choice ellipses punctuation english

Complete the conversation with a suitable response:
A: Uncle Simon plays the guitar very well.
B: ______________

  1. Should he?

  2. Does he?

  3. Can he?

  4. Won't he?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Negative answers have the following structure: Negative word+ subject+auxiliary verb in the same tense as the question. Hence Option B is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to the rule, hence incorrect.

Multiple choice ellipses punctuation english

Select the best ellipsis/short answer in the negative in response to the following:

I do not plan to take a holiday tomorrow.

  1. So do I.

  2. I do too.

  3. Neither do I.

  4. Do you?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Negative answers have the following structure: negative word+ subject+auxiliary verb in the same tense as the question. Hence Option C is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to the rule, hence incorrect.

Multiple choice ellipses punctuation english

Complete the conversation with a suitable elliptical sentence:
Zeeshan: I don't think the glass is looking clean.
Sahil: _____________

  1. So do I.

  2. I do too.

  3. Neither do I.

  4. Do you?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Negative answers have the following structure: negative word+ subject+auxiliary verb in the same tense as the question. Hence Option C is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to the rule, hence incorrect.

Multiple choice inverted commas/quotation marks punctuation english

Choose the option which correctly punctuates the sentence:

Be still, she said, "and let me help you climb back up."

  1. Be still, she said, and let me help you climb back up.

  2. "Be still, she said, and let me help you climb back up."

  3. "Be still," she said, "and let me help you climb back up."

  4. NO CHANGE
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Quotation marks are used to indicate material that is being reproduced word for word. Thus, the correct answer should be Option C.
Option A is incorrect because the speech is not enclosed within quotation marks.
Option B is incorrect because quotation marks end when the direct speech ends and restart when the direct speech begins.
Option D does not include all of the direct speech within quotation marks.