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    Question

    Choose the rightly punctuated sentence from the choices

    given below
    A (a) 1l meet you at 8 o'clock, said Michael Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B (b) She could see the wild animals just behind the fence: lions, tigers, elephants and wolves. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C (c) Was the girls mother alone? Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D (d) He said, Come along please Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Answer: (b) She could see the wild animals just behind the fence: lions, tigers, elephants, and wolves. Explanation: This sentence is correctly punctuated by using a colon to introduce a list of items (lions, tigers, elephants, and wolves). The comma is also used correctly to separate the items in the list.   (a) 1l meet you at 8 o'clock, said Michael. This sentence has an error in the use of the numeral "1" instead of the letter "I." The correct sentence would be: "I'll meet you at 8 o'clock," said Michael. Additionally, the punctuation is correct in this revised sentence.   (c) Was the girls mother alone? The error in this sentence is the incorrect use of "girls" instead of the possessive "girl's." The correct sentence would be: "Was the girl's mother alone?"   (d) He said, Come along please. The error in this sentence is the lack of proper punctuation after the word "said." The correct sentence would be: "He said, 'Come along, please.'" In summary, the original sentence (b) is correctly punctuated, while the other options have various punctuation errors that need correction.

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