Q. Which of the following sentences is incorrectly punctuated?
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A.
'It's a lovely day,' she said.
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B.
'Can you believe it?' he asked.
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C.
'I can't wait!' she exclaimed.
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D.
He said, 'I can't wait!'.
Solution
The period should not be outside the quotation marks.
Correct Answer:
D
— He said, 'I can't wait!'.
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Q. Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
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A.
Its a beautiful day.
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B.
It's a beautiful day.
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C.
Its' a beautiful day.
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D.
It is a beautiful day.
Solution
It's is the contraction for 'it is' and is correctly punctuated.
Correct Answer:
B
— It's a beautiful day.
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Q. Which of the following sentences uses a comma correctly?
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A.
I went to the store, and bought milk.
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B.
She said she would come, but she didn't.
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C.
He likes to swim, run and bike.
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D.
They are going to the park, and to the beach.
Solution
The second option correctly uses a comma before the conjunction 'but' to separate two independent clauses.
Correct Answer:
B
— She said she would come, but she didn't.
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Q. Which of the following sentences uses a semicolon correctly?
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A.
I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight.
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B.
I have a big test tomorrow; and I can't go out tonight.
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C.
I have a big test tomorrow; however I can't go out tonight.
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D.
I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight.
Solution
The semicolon correctly connects two independent clauses.
Correct Answer:
A
— I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight.
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Q. Which of the following sentences uses quotation marks correctly?
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A.
She said, I will be there soon.
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B.
He asked, 'Are you coming?'
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C.
They replied, 'Yes, we are.'
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D.
Its a beautiful day, isn't it?
Solution
The second option correctly uses quotation marks to indicate direct speech.
Correct Answer:
B
— He asked, 'Are you coming?'
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Q. Which of the following sentences uses the correct form of the pronoun?
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A.
Me and him went to the store.
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B.
He and I went to the store.
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C.
Him and I went to the store.
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D.
I and he went to the store.
Solution
The correct form is 'He and I' as it uses the nominative case for the subject.
Correct Answer:
B
— He and I went to the store.
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Q. Which of the following sentences uses the correct punctuation?
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A.
Its a beautiful day.
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B.
It's a beautiful day.
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C.
Its' a beautiful day.
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D.
It is' a beautiful day.
Solution
'It's' is the contraction for 'it is', which is correct in this context.
Correct Answer:
B
— It's a beautiful day.
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Q. Which of the following sentences uses the correct subject-verb agreement?
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A.
The team are winning.
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B.
The team is winning.
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C.
The team were winning.
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D.
The team wins are.
Solution
The subject 'team' is singular, so the verb should also be singular: 'is winning.'
Correct Answer:
B
— The team is winning.
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Q. Which option correctly completes the sentence: 'If he _____ harder, he would have passed the exam.'?
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A.
studies
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B.
study
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C.
had studied
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D.
studied
Solution
The correct form is 'had studied' for the third conditional.
Correct Answer:
C
— had studied
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Q. Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
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A.
She almost drove her kids to school every day.
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B.
He quickly finished his homework before dinner.
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C.
The dog barked loudly at the mailman.
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D.
I saw the man with the telescope.
Solution
The phrase 'with the telescope' is misplaced and suggests the man has the telescope instead of the speaker.
Correct Answer:
D
— I saw the man with the telescope.
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Q. Which sentence contains a verb form error?
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A.
They have went to the store.
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B.
They have gone to the store.
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C.
They go to the store.
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D.
They will go to the store.
Solution
'Went' is the incorrect past tense; it should be 'gone' in the present perfect.
Correct Answer:
A
— They have went to the store.
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Q. Which sentence correctly converts to indirect speech? 'He asked, "Are you coming?"'
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A.
He asked if I am coming.
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B.
He asked if I was coming.
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C.
He asked whether I come.
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D.
He asked if I will come.
Solution
In indirect speech, the present tense 'are' changes to past tense 'was'.
Correct Answer:
B
— He asked if I was coming.
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Q. Which sentence correctly converts to indirect speech? 'He asked, 'Are you coming to the party?'
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A.
He asked if I was coming to the party.
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B.
He asked if I am coming to the party.
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C.
He asked if you are coming to the party.
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D.
He asked if I will come to the party.
Solution
In indirect speech, the present tense changes to past tense.
Correct Answer:
A
— He asked if I was coming to the party.
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Q. Which sentence correctly reflects a change in tense for indirect speech?
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A.
'I will call you,' she said.
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B.
She said that she will call you.
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C.
She said that she would call you.
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D.
She said she calls you.
Solution
In indirect speech, 'will' changes to 'would'.
Correct Answer:
C
— She said that she would call you.
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Q. Which sentence correctly uses a possessive pronoun?
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A.
That book is her's.
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B.
That book is hers.
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C.
That book is his.
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D.
That book is their's.
Solution
'Hers' is the correct possessive pronoun without an apostrophe.
Correct Answer:
B
— That book is hers.
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Q. Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
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A.
I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight.
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B.
She loves to read; and write.
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C.
He is tall; he plays basketball.
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D.
They went to the store; to buy groceries.
Solution
The first option correctly uses a semicolon to connect two related independent clauses.
Correct Answer:
A
— I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight.
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Q. Which sentence correctly uses direct speech?
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A.
He said that he will go.
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B.
He said, he will go.
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C.
He said, I will go.
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D.
He said that he would go.
Solution
Direct speech requires quotation marks around the spoken words.
Correct Answer:
C
— He said, I will go.
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Q. Which sentence correctly uses indirect speech?
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A.
She asked if I am coming.
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B.
She asked if I was coming.
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C.
She asked if I will come.
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D.
She asked if I come.
Solution
In indirect speech, the present tense 'am' changes to the past tense 'was'.
Correct Answer:
B
— She asked if I was coming.
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Q. Which sentence correctly uses punctuation for direct speech?
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A.
He asked, What time is it?
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B.
He asked, 'What time is it?'
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C.
He asked 'What time is it?'
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D.
He asked, 'What time is it.'
Solution
Direct speech must be enclosed in quotation marks and end with a question mark inside.
Correct Answer:
B
— He asked, 'What time is it?'
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Q. Which sentence correctly uses punctuation in direct speech?
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A.
He said, I am coming.
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B.
He said, 'I am coming.'
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C.
He said 'I am coming.'
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D.
He said, 'I am coming
Solution
Direct speech must be enclosed in quotation marks and end with appropriate punctuation.
Correct Answer:
B
— He said, 'I am coming.'
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Q. Which sentence correctly uses the active voice?
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A.
The novel was written by the author.
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B.
The author wrote the novel.
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C.
The novel is being written by the author.
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D.
The author is being written by the novel.
Solution
In the active voice, the subject 'The author' performs the action of writing.
Correct Answer:
B
— The author wrote the novel.
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Q. Which sentence correctly uses the passive voice?
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A.
The project was completed by the team.
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B.
The team completed the project.
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C.
The team is completing the project.
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D.
The project is completed by the team.
Solution
The sentence 'The project was completed by the team' correctly uses the passive voice structure.
Correct Answer:
A
— The project was completed by the team.
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Q. Which sentence correctly uses the past continuous tense?
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A.
I was reading when she called.
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B.
I read when she called.
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C.
I am reading when she called.
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D.
I will read when she called.
Solution
The past continuous tense is formed with 'was/were' + verb-ing.
Correct Answer:
A
— I was reading when she called.
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Q. Which sentence correctly uses the present continuous tense?
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A.
They are playing soccer right now.
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B.
They play soccer right now.
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C.
They played soccer right now.
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D.
They will play soccer right now.
Solution
The present continuous tense is formed with 'am/is/are' plus the present participle.
Correct Answer:
A
— They are playing soccer right now.
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Q. Which sentence correctly uses the present perfect continuous tense?
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A.
I have been studying for three hours.
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B.
I am studying for three hours.
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C.
I studied for three hours.
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D.
I will study for three hours.
Solution
The present perfect continuous tense is formed with 'have been' + verb-ing.
Correct Answer:
A
— I have been studying for three hours.
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Q. Which sentence correctly uses the simple past tense?
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A.
He has finished his homework.
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B.
He finished his homework.
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C.
He finishing his homework.
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D.
He finish his homework.
Solution
The simple past tense is correctly formed with 'finished'.
Correct Answer:
B
— He finished his homework.
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Q. Which sentence correctly uses the simple present tense?
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A.
He play soccer every weekend.
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B.
He plays soccer every weekend.
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C.
He played soccer every weekend.
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D.
He playing soccer every weekend.
Solution
The simple present tense for third person singular adds 's' to the base form.
Correct Answer:
B
— He plays soccer every weekend.
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Q. Which sentence demonstrates a correct transformation from active to passive voice?
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A.
The dog chased the cat. -> The cat was chased by the dog.
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B.
The cat was chased by the dog. -> The dog chased the cat.
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C.
The dog is chasing the cat. -> The cat is being chased by the dog.
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D.
The cat is being chased by the dog. -> The dog is chasing the cat.
Solution
The transformation from active to passive voice is correctly shown by making the object of the active sentence the subject of the passive sentence.
Correct Answer:
A
— The dog chased the cat. -> The cat was chased by the dog.
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Q. Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement in passive voice?
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A.
The letters was delivered by the postman.
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B.
The letters were delivered by the postman.
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C.
The letter were delivered by the postman.
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D.
The letter was delivered by the postman.
Solution
The sentence 'The letters were delivered by the postman.' correctly uses plural subject with plural verb.
Correct Answer:
B
— The letters were delivered by the postman.
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Q. Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?
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A.
The team are winning the game.
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B.
The team is winning the game.
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C.
The team were winning the game.
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D.
The team wins the game.
Solution
The subject 'team' is a collective noun and takes a singular verb 'is'.
Correct Answer:
B
— The team is winning the game.
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