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Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.

"Look out," she yelled, as a car raced by.

exclamation mark punctuation english

  1. out."

  2. out!"

  3. out?"

  4. NO CHANGE

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Exclamation marks are used after interjections, after sentences that express a strong emotion such as surprise, astonishment, etc., or after a command. It may be used to end any exclamatory sentence to show emphasis. In the sentence given, 'Look out' is a command. Hence, the correct option is B) out!

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence at the underlined point:

Stop, don't touch anything!

exclamation mark punctuation english

  1. Stop! Don't

  2. Stop; don't

  3. Stop. Don't

  4. NO CHANGE

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
According to general rule, an exclamation mark is used after an interjection or exclamation to indicate strong feelings or high volume, or to show emphasis, and often marks the end o a sentence. is used to mark the end of a complete sentence.
Exclamation marks are occasionally used mid sentence with a function similar to commas, for dramatic effect. Thus, the correct answer will be Option A, in place of the comma. 
The remaining options are incorrect, as a comma is used to indicate a pause whereas, a semi colon is used to separate major sentence elements. A period is used to mark an end to a complete sentence.

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence at the underlined point:

Look out, the wall is about to come tumbling down.

exclamation mark punctuation english

  1. NO CHANGE

  2. Look out; the

  3. Look out. the

  4. Look out! The

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
According to general rule, an exclamation mark is used after an interjection or exclamation to indicate strong feelings or high volume, or to show emphasis, and often marks the end o a sentence. is used to mark the end of a complete sentence.
Exclamation marks are occasionally used mid sentence with a function similar to commas, for dramatic effect. Thus, the correct answer will be Option D, in place of the comma. 
The remaining options are incorrect, as a comma is used to indicate a pause whereas, a semi colon is used to separate major sentence elements. A period is used to mark an end to a complete sentence.

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence at the underlined point:

What a beautiful new car you have!

exclamation mark punctuation english

  1. NO CHANGE

  2. have,

  3. have.

  4. have?

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Exclamation mark is used to express surprise, excitement or any other strong emotion. Given sentence describes excitement and happiness. The given sentence is grammatically correct as it has exclamation mark thus no change is required in it. Thus, option A is correct. 

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence at the underlined point:

Ouch. That hurts a lot.

exclamation mark punctuation english

  1. Ouch,

  2. Ouch?

  3. Ouch!

  4. NO CHANGE

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
According to general rule, an exclamation mark is used after an interjection or exclamation to indicate strong feelings or high volume, or to show emphasis, and often marks the end o a sentence. is used to mark the end of a complete sentence.
Exclamation marks are occasionally used mid sentence with a function similar to commas, for dramatic effect. Thus, the correct answer will be Option C. 
The remaining options are incorrect, as a comma is used to indicate a pause whereas, a question mark is used to indicate an interrogatory clause. A period is used to mark an end to a complete sentence.

Choose the option with the correct punctuation marks:
what a beautiful painting it is 

exclamation mark punctuation english

  1. What a beautiful painting it is.

  2. What a beautiful painting it is?

  3. What a beautiful painting it is!

  4. What a beautiful painting, it is .

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The given sentence is an exclamatory sentence, which is used to express strong emotions of love, anger, happiness, surprise, confusion, etc.  An exclamatory sentence should always end with an exclamation mark (!). 

The given sentence is an exclamation of joy at the beauty of the painting. 
Of the options given, options A and D end with full stops. Option D also has a comma at the end of the words, 'beautiful painting' which is not required. Option B ends with a question mark. Hence, all these three options are incorrect.
Option C is correct as it ends with an exclamation mark. 



Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.

Caution? Live wires ahead.

exclamation mark punctuation english

  1. NO CHANGE

  2. Caution!

  3. Caution -

  4. Caution.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
The given sentence clearly states a warning message. The usage of a question mark here, is incorrect.
Such strong feelings, high volume or a message with an emphasis is followed by an exclamation mark. Thus, the correct answer is Option B.
The period is used to end a sentence. It does not bring out the required emphasis.

Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:

A book is a journey into another world.

metaphor vocabulary english

  1. Metaphor

  2. Simile

  3. Personification

  4. Allegory

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

'Metaphor' is a literary device / figure of speech in which a word or a phrase is given / applied to an action, object or event where it is not literally applicable. In simpler terms, a metaphor is a comparison that is drawn between two completely unrelated things. In this case, reading a book has been compared to taking a journey into another world of adventures, which cannot be literally true. Thus, the correct answer is Option A) - Metaphor. All the remaining options are also literary devices, but they have not been used in the given sentence.

Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:
Her hair is silk.

metaphor vocabulary english

  1. Personification

  2. Metaphor

  3. Simile

  4. Apostrophe

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

'Metaphor' is a literary device / figure of speech in which a word or a phrase is given / applied to an action, object or event where it is not literally applicable. In simpler terms, a metaphor is a comparison that is drawn between two completely unrelated things. In this case, the hair of the subject has been compared to silk due to its softness and sheen, which cannot be literally true. Thus, the correct answer is Option B) - Metaphor. All the remaining options are also literary devices, but they have not been used in the given sentence.

Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:

The music of her laughter made us smile.

metaphor vocabulary english

  1. Apostrophe

  2. Simile

  3. Metaphor

  4. Synecdoche

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

'Metaphor' is a literary device / figure of speech in which a word or a phrase is given / applied to an action, object or event where it is not literally applicable. In simpler terms, a metaphor is a comparison that is drawn between two completely unrelated things. In this case, the sound of the subject's laughter is compared to music due to how pleasant it sounds, which cannot be literally true. Thus, the correct answer is Option C) - Metaphor. All the remaining options are also literary devices, but they have not been used in the given sentence.