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1. Select the sentence with the correct punctuation.

A

Jaya said, `They were getting really excited and were shouting "Come on!"`

B

Jaya said They were getting really excited and were shouting "Come on!"

C

Jaya said, `they were getting really excited and were shouting "Come on!"`

D

Jaya said, `they were getting really excited and were shouting` Come on.

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Correct Answer : A
Explanation :

The correct punctuation is option A: Jaya said, `They were getting really excited and were shouting "Come on!"`

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2. Indentify the sentence with correct punctuation marks.

A

Are you coming to the party? he asked, raising an eyebrow.

B

"Are you coming to the party?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.

C

"Are you coming to the party" he asked; raising an eyebrow.

D

Are you coming to the party? he asked raising en eyebrow.

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Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

<p data-start="0" data-end="47">The sentence with <strong data-start="18" data-end="41">correct punctuation</strong> is:</p> <p data-start="49" data-end="117"><strong data-start="49" data-end="115">✅ "Are you coming to the party?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.</strong></p> <h3 data-start="119" data-end="145">Why this is correct:</h3> <ul data-start="146" data-end="400"> <li data-start="146" data-end="201"> <p data-start="148" data-end="201">Quotation marks correctly enclose the spoken words.</p> </li> <li data-start="202" data-end="260"> <p data-start="204" data-end="260">The question mark goes <strong data-start="227" data-end="237">inside</strong> the quotation marks.</p> </li> <li data-start="261" data-end="345"> <p data-start="263" data-end="345">The reporting clause (<em data-start="285" data-end="315">he asked, raising an eyebrow</em>) is separated with a comma.</p> </li> <li data-start="346" data-end="400"> <p data-start="348" data-end="400">Spelling is correct (<em data-start="369" data-end="378">eyebrow</em>, not <em data-start="384" data-end="396">en eyebrow</em>).</p></li></ul>

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3. Identify the sentence with correct punctuation marks.


A

"I can`t wait for the concert!" she said, her eyes sparkling with excitement. It starts at 7 PM, so we should leave by 6:30. pm.

B

"Ican`t wait for the concert" she said, her eyes sparkling with excitement. It starts at 7 PM so we should leave by 6:30. pm.

C

"I can`t wait for the concert! she said, her eyes sparkling with excitement. It starts at 7 PM, so we should leave by 6:30. pm.

D

"I can`t wait for the concert!" she said her eyes sparkling with excitement. It starts at 7 PM, so we should leave by 6:30. pm.

Punctuation JKP Constable 2024
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :

<p data-start="0" data-end="47">The sentence with <strong data-start="18" data-end="41">correct punctuation</strong> is:</p> <p data-start="49" data-end="184"><strong data-start="49" data-end="182">✅ "I can`t wait for the concert!" she said, her eyes sparkling with excitement. It starts at 7 PM, so we should leave by 6:30 PM.</strong></p> <h3 data-start="186" data-end="212">Why this is correct:</h3> <ul data-start="213" data-end="419"> <li data-start="213" data-end="253"> <p data-start="215" data-end="253">Quotation marks are placed properly.</p> </li> <li data-start="254" data-end="305"> <p data-start="256" data-end="305">Exclamation mark goes <strong data-start="278" data-end="288">inside</strong> the quotation.</p> </li> <li data-start="306" data-end="381"> <p data-start="308" data-end="381">After the dialogue, <strong data-start="328" data-end="341">she said,</strong> is correctly punctuated with a comma.</p> </li> <li data-start="382" data-end="419"> <p data-start="384" data-end="419">"PM" is capitalized consistently.</p></li></ul>

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