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Select the correctly punctuated version of the following sentence:
when will the bell ring

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  1. When will the bell ring?

  2. When Will The Bell Ring?

  3. when will the bell Ring?

  4. When will the bell, ring?

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

While punctuating a sentence it is important to capitalize the first letter of the sentence. Thus ‘When’ would be the correct way of starting the sentence. Similarly, common nouns such as ‘bell’, articles such as ‘the’, and verbs such as ‘will’ and ‘ring’ should not be capitalized when they appear in the middle of a sentence. Therefore option A is correct, whereas options B and C are incorrect. A comma is used to indicate the separation of ideas or elements. In the given sentence if we add a comma before ‘rings’ it would make the sentence incomplete, as ‘ring’ is the verb that accompanies ‘bell’. Thus option D is incorrect.

 

Select the correctly punctuated version of the following sentence:
how lovely the climate is 

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  1. How lovely the climate is!

  2. How lovely, the climate is!

  3. How lovely the climate, is

  4. How lovely the climate is?

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

While punctuating a sentence it is important to capitalize the first letter in a sentence. So 'How' is the right way to start the sentence. The given sentence is an exclamatory sentence, wherein the surprise is conveyed through the sentence. We use an exclamation mark to indicate an exclamatory clause or expression in writing. Thus option A is correct. Whereas a question mark is used to denote that what is said is a question. Since the given sentence is an exclamatory sentence and not a question option D is incorrect. A comma is used to indicate the separation of ideas or elements. The given sentence doesn’t contain multiple ideas or elements, therefore, a comma is not necessary. The sentence as the whole functions as an exclamation, therefore we shouldn’t place a comma in front of ‘the climate’ or the verb ‘is’, since it would be illogical. In addition to that, option C doesn’t have an exclamation mark which is unsuitable. Thus options B and C are incorrect. 

Select the sentence with the correct punctuation marks:
mr vidyapati sridhar the principal of that school has been transferred to chennai

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  1. mr. vidyapati sridhar the principal of that school has been transferred to Chennai.

  2. Mr. Vidyapati Sridhar the principal of that school has been Transferred to Chennai.

  3. Mr. Vidyapati Sridhar the Principal of that school has been transferred to Chennai.

  4. Mr. Vidyapati Sridhar, the principal of that school, has been transferred to Chennai.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

While punctuating a sentence it is important to capitalize the proper nouns such as the name of a person, place or organization and the titles used to address people such “Mr.”, “Ms.” etc. Hence in the given sentence, ‘Mr.” the first letters of “Vidyapati” and “Sridhar” have to be in uppercase. Thus option A is incorrect. Similarly, the words that occur in the middle of a sentence should all be in lowercase, except when it is a proper noun. Therefore the first letter of “transferred” should not be in uppercase since it is a verb and not a proper noun. Hence option B is incorrect. Further, a comma is used to indicate the separation of ideas or elements and to differentiate the different parts of a sentence, to avoid confusion while reading. In the given sentence a comma has to be placed after ‘Sridhar’ and before the main verb “has been transferred” to set off the words that are not essential for the meaning of the sentence, from the subject and verb clause. Thus option D is correct whereas option C is incorrect.

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.