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Aptitude Test Topic: Punctuation

“Punctuation marks are the traffic signals of language: they tell us to slow down, notice this, take a detour, and stop.” ~Lynne Truss, Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation

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Punctuation is the name for the marks we use in writing. Punctuation marks are tools that have set functions. We use them to structure and organised our words, and to give sentences meaning and rhythm.

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Punctuation: Apostrophes Practice MCQ

Question Statement:

The last thing a teacher wants is to see one of her student's fail.

The last thing a teacher wants, is to see one of her student's fail.
The last thing that a teacher wants is to see one of her student's fail.
The last thing a teacher wants is to see one of her students fail.
The last thing a teacher wants to see is one of her student's fail.
The last thing a teacher wants is to see one of her student's fail.

Explanation:

Correct Answer: C

In the sentence, "student's" is written as a possesive, when it actually is functioning as a simple plural noun. The only change that needs to be made in the sentence is to remove the apostrophe from "student's," making the correct answer "The last thing a teacher wants is to see one of her students fail."

Question: 2   Test: 1 of 32 Next Test

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You are taking Aptitude Test No. 1

Each aptitude test is comprised of 10 except the last test which might have fewer than 10 in some topics.

You are at question (MCQ) number 2 and Test Number 1 of Punctuation: Apostrophes. To deal with Punctuation questions, you must take lesson on the subject. In case of science and Art subjects revise your text books and in case of general aptitude topics take lessons from the topic page.

The question: The last thing a teacher wants is to see one of her student's fail. .... with options: The last thing a teacher wants, is to see one of her student's fail., The last thing that a teacher wants is to see one of her student's fail., The last thing a teacher wants is to see one of her students fail., The last thing a teacher wants to see is one of her student's fail. can be solved with the concepts and understanding of Punctuation.