Punctuation MCQ Quiz in मराठी - Objective Question with Answer for Punctuation - मोफत PDF डाउनलोड करा

The correct answer is "I'm sorry," the chemist said.

Key Points

• Inverted commas are used to enclose the exact words of a speaker or a quotation.
  • ​''I would rather die,'' he exclaimed, ''than join the oppressors of my country''.
• Thus, the correctly punctuated sentence from the given options is "I'm sorry," the chemist said.
   

Hence, the correct answer is option (1).

The correct answer is The speaker said, "Please lend me your ears".

Key Points

• The sentence is in direct speech.
• Direct speech is a sentence in which the exact words spoken are reproduced in speech/quotation marks.
• A comma is used after the introductory clause, i.e., right before the quoted part - The speaker said,
• The part that is quoted directly by the speaker needs to be within inverted commas.
• An exclamation mark after 'please' makes it seem like the speaker is insistent, raising their voice or shouting. Thus, exclamation mark is not used after please.
• Thus, The speaker said, "Please lend me your ears". is the correct answer.

Important Points

• Simple present changes to simple past.
  • Example: Direct: The teacher said, “Keep quiet .”
    Indirect: The teacher asked us to keep quiet.
• When reporting verb is in Future tense then there will be no change in the verb or tense of Reported speech in the sentence.
  • Example: Direct: The teacher says, “Tom will perform on the stage”
    Indirect: The teacher says that Tom will perform on the stage.
• When the Reporting speech has Universal Truth or Habitual fact then there is no change in the Tense.
  • Example: Direct: My teacher, “The earth is round”
    Indirect: My teacher said that the earth is round.
• When Reporting speech has some Imagined Condition then there is no change in the Tense.
  • Example: Direct: He said, “If I were rich, I would help him.”
    Indirect: He said that if he were rich he would help him.

The correct answer is 'You need three documents: your passport, your driving licence, and a bank statement.'

Key Points

• The most appropriate answer with correct punctuation inserted in the given sentence is 'You need three documents: your passport, your driving licence, and a bank statement.'
• A colon is used to give emphasis, present dialogue, introduce lists or text, and clarify composition titles.
  • Example: She had one love: Western Michigan University.
• Use commas to separate independent clauses when they are joined by any of these seven coordinating conjunctions: and, but, for, or, nor, so, yet.
• In the given sentence 'and' is a coordinating conjunction.
• Here, 'your passport', 'your driving licence', and 'a bank statement' are independent clauses. Hence, a comma should be placed after each clause.
• Thus, the correct answer is Option 4.
   

Correct Sentence: You need three documents: your passport, your driving licence, and a bank statement.

The correct answer is 'Ashoka, having conquered Kalinga, began to hate war'.

Key Points

• Punctuation mark means a mark, such as a full stop, comma, or question mark, used in writing to separate sentences and their elements and to clarify meaning.
  • Here comma is used as the punctuation mark that separates words, ideas or phrases within a. sentence.
    • It is also used to indicate a pause, or caesura, in a sentence.
    • For example:-I speak English, French and Thai.
• Here in order to indicate that who conquered Kalinga, comma symbol is used between Ashoka and the line indicating about the conquer.
• Then again comma symbol is used to indicate that Ashoka who conquered Kalinga began to hate war.

Hence, the correct answer is option 1.

The correct answer is 'Sarah's studying German, Physics and Chemistry this year.'

Key Points

• The most common punctuation marks in English are 'capital letters and full stops, question marks, commas, colons and semi-colons, exclamation marks and quotation marks'.
• We use commas to separate a list of similar words or phrases.
• We do not normally use a comma before and at the end of a list of single words.
  • Example: They traveled through Bulgaria, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland.
• Here, in the given question only Option 2 is separated by a comma and has similar words.
  • Example: It’s important to write in clear, simple, accurate words.
• Therefore, as per the points mentioned above, we find that the correct answer is Option 2.
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Correct Answer: Sarah's studying German, Physics and Chemistry this year.

Additional Information

• American English does use a comma in lists before and.
  • Example: We took bread, cheese, and fruit with us.
• We use commas to separate words or phrases that mark where the voice would pause slightly.
  • Example: I can’t tell you now. However, all will be revealed tomorrow at midday. 

The correct answer is “If you’re sure you’re ready,” said Mr. Gupta, “go ahead and start.”

Key Points

• Dialogue should start and end with quotation marks.
• Comma placement is also important. In this case, it should come after "ready" and before the closing quotation mark.
• This indicates a pause in the speaker's dialogue, signifying that an attribution (the "said Mr. Gupta" part) follows.
• After "said Mr. Gupta," another comma is used to show that the same person continues speaking.
• Then, the second part of the dialogue starts with quotation marks.
• The correct way to use punctuation is to have a space after the period or full stop.
• So "Mr. Gupta" is correctly spaced in this version, distinguishing between the person’s name and the verb "said."
• The word "go" is not capitalized in the correct answer, because it's a continuation of Mr. Gupta's previous statement.
• Capitalization would be needed if it was a new sentence or if another person were speaking.

Therefore, the correct answer is "Option 2".

The correct answer is ​I am bored with this never-ending useless stuff.

Key Points

• The given sentence is a simple sentence with no interrogation or exclamation.
• Hence, we should use the full stop (.) at the end of the sentence to complete the sentence. 

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Correct sentence: '​I am bored with this never-ending useless stuff.'

Additional Information

Usage of some Important punctuation marks:

The correct answer is You need to answer the questions in 'yes'/'no'.

Key Points

• The punctuation 'comma (,)' is used to give a short pause. It is also used to separate elements in a list.
• 'Semicolon' is used to join two closely related independent clauses. 
• 'Slash/oblique (/)' is used as a substitute for the conjunction 'or'.
• According to the given sentence, the questions can be answered either in 'yes' or 'no'.
• A 'slash' should be used to separate 'yes' and 'no' in the sentence.

Correct sentence: You need to answer the questions in 'yes'/'no'.

The correct answer is 'The thieves will be caught, interrogated, and punished'.

Key Points

• The punctuation 'comma (,)' is used to give a short pause. It is also used to separate elements in a list.
• When there is a list of two elements, we don't use 'comma' before 'and'. 
  • Example: He was eating chips and ice-cream.
• When there is a list of more than two similar elements, we use 'comma' before 'and'. 
  • Example: The dining table had tea, coffee, and cocktails.
• In the given sentence, the list consists of three actions that will be done with the thieves.
• So, the sentence given in option 3) is the correctly punctuated sentence.

Correct sentence: The thieves will be caught, interrogated, and punished.

The correct answer is "The novelist, Harper Lee, seldom spoke publicly.".

Key Points

• This sentence is correctly punctuated using a pair of commas to include the appositive ("Harper Lee") which is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it.
• The phrase "Harper Lee" is giving us more information about the "novelist", so it's an appositive here.
• It is a standard rule of English grammar to offset non-restrictive appositives with commas - in this case "Harper Lee".

​Therefore, the correct answer is "Option 2".