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Title: Additional commas uses and misuses, Colons and dashes, Question marks

Grade: core-sat Lesson: S14-P1

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Step	Type	Explanation	Answer
1	Problem	Choose the option for the correct usage of the question marks for the underlined words. The Trojan War is one of the most famous wars in history. It is well known for its 10-year duration, for the heroism of a number of legendary characters, and for the Trojan Horse. What may not be there familiar.
2	Clue	Punctuations help end, pause, and emphasize certain sentence parts.
3	Hint	A dash in a sentence separates a sentence indicating a longer pause than a comma and semi-colon.
4	Choice.A	The Trojan War is one of the most famous wars in history. It is well known for its 10-year duration, for the heroism of a number of legendary characters, and for the Trojan Horse. What may not be there familiar. The sentence is grammatically incorrect due to a misplaced period. The last sentence lacks a clear subject and verb, making it incomplete	No change
5	Choice.B	The Trojan War is one of the most famous wars in history. It is well known for its 10-year duration, for the heroism of a number of legendary characters, and for the Trojan Horse. What may not be there familiar' The sentence is grammatically incorrect due to the misplaced "apostrophe" at the end. It should be a question mark instead of an apostrophe. The use of "apostrophe" disrupts the proper structure and clarity of the sentence.	what may not be there familiar'
6	Choice.C	The Trojan War is one of the most famous wars in history. It is well known for its 10-year duration, for the heroism of a number of legendary characters, and for the Trojan Horse. What may not be there familiar? The sentence is correct grammatically because the question mark at the end appropriately signals an interrogative tone, prompting readers to consider what might be unfamiliar about the Trojan War. This punctuation adds clarity and engagement to the text.	What may not be there familiar?
7	Choice.D	The Trojan War is one of the most famous wars in history. It is well known for its 10-year duration, for the heroism of a number of legendary characters, and for the Trojan Horse. What may not be there familiar: The sentence is grammatically incorrect due to the placement of the colon at the end. Colons are used to introduce a list or explanation, but they should be followed by the content they are introducing. Placing a colon at the end leaves the sentence incomplete and disrupts the grammatical structure.	What may not be there familiar:
8	Step:	Correct sentence	He sees the immediate effect of a dishonest act- a significant profit- but not its outcome.
9	Answer	Option	B
10	Sumup	Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

Step

Type

Explanation

Answer

Problem

Choose the option for the correct usage of the question marks for the underlined words.

The Trojan War is one of the most famous wars in history. It is well known for its 10-year duration, for the heroism of a number of legendary characters, and for the Trojan Horse. What may not be there familiar.

Clue

Punctuations help end, pause, and emphasize certain sentence parts.

Hint

A dash in a sentence separates a sentence indicating a longer pause than a comma and semi-colon.

Choice.A

The Trojan War is one of the most famous wars in history. It is well known for its 10-year duration, for the heroism of a number of legendary characters, and for the Trojan Horse. What may not be there familiar.

The sentence is grammatically incorrect due to a misplaced period. The last sentence lacks a clear subject and verb, making it incomplete

No change

Choice.B

The sentence is grammatically incorrect due to the misplaced "apostrophe" at the end. It should be a question mark instead of an apostrophe. The use of "apostrophe" disrupts the proper structure and clarity of the sentence.

what may not be there familiar'

Choice.C

The sentence is correct grammatically because the question mark at the end appropriately signals an interrogative tone, prompting readers to consider what might be unfamiliar about the Trojan War. This punctuation adds clarity and engagement to the text.

What may not be there familiar?

Choice.D

The sentence is grammatically incorrect due to the placement of the colon at the end. Colons are used to introduce a list or explanation, but they should be followed by the content they are introducing. Placing a colon at the end leaves the sentence incomplete and disrupts the grammatical structure.

What may not be there familiar:

Step:

Correct sentence

He sees the immediate effect of a dishonest act- a significant profit- but not its outcome.

Answer

Option

Sumup

Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

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