Punctuation Marks | MCQs

Explanation

The sentence is a question, as it is asking about the cookies, which requires a question mark at the end.

An exclamation mark would imply excitement or surprise.

A period would indicate a statement.

Explanation

The term ellipses means omission.

An ellipsis (...) is used to omit parts of a passage without changing the meaning.

It helps to shorten long quotations or texts for clarity and relevance.

Explanation

The apostrophe (’) is used to show possession, indicating that the camera belongs to Asad.

It is placed after the noun (Asad) and before the "s" to indicate ownership.

Explanation

A hashtag (#) is not a punctuation mark;

it is a symbol used primarily on social media to tag keywords or topics.

The other options are all punctuation marks used to structure and clarify written text

• comma (,),
• period (.), 
• exclamation mark (!)

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Explanation

Explanation

The inverted commas part shows "perfect infinitive tense."

It is used to express an action that was completed before another action, in this case, "to have acted properly."

Explanation

Exclamation Mark is used at the end of a sentence or a short phrase which expresses very strong feeling.

Explanation

The colon: is a punctuation mark consisting of two equally sized dots placed on the same vertical line.

A colon often precedes an explanation, a list, or a quoted sentence.

Explanation

 Declarative sentence is a sentence

that

makes a statement, provides a fact, offers an explanation, or conveys information.

There are four types of sentences in the English language

Declarative, exclamatory, imperative, and interrogatory.

The declarative sentence is the most commonly used.

SH6-8-2023

Explanation

Naila’s aunt, a caring lady, always bought her cakes, sweet, and a nice fresh orange.

The phrase "a caring lady" is non-essential and should be set off with commas.

"a nice fresh orange" correctly includes the article "a", making the sentence grammatically complete.