Punctuation – english grammar – practice 1 Welcome to your Punctuation - english grammar - practice 1 1. Select the most suitable response to the given question: I did not get a wink of sleep last night. So did I. I did too. Neither did I. Did you? None 2. Choose the option that indicates a change in mood or trailing off of thought: Could you repeat what you just said? I've worked so hard on this presentation : let's hope it goes well. We went for a movie ... then we came back home early. I was going to call you back, but... . None 3. Find out the error and correct the given sentence: life has taught me an important lesson the more i waste time regretting something i did the more i lose time in trying to fix it Life has taught me an important lesson the more I waste time regretting something I did, the more I lose time in trying to fix it. NO CHANGE Life has taught me an important lesson the more i waste time regretting something i did the more I lose time in trying to fix it. Life has taught me an important lesson: the more I waste time regretting something I did, the more I lose time in trying to fix it. None 4. Re-write the sentence using an ellipses: Vikas Khanna, an award winning Michelin starred Indian chef, is one of the judges on Masterchef India. Vikas Khanna - an award winning Michelin starred Indian chef - is one of the judges on Masterchef India. Vikas Khanna (an award winning Michelin starred Indian chef) is one of the judges on Masterchef India. Vikas Khanna ... is one of the judges on Masterchef India. NO CHANGE None 5. Correct the given sentence using double dash where necessary: Everyone at the event men, women, children, supported the cause. -Everyone at the event --men, women, children supported the cause. Everyone at the event -- men, women, children -- supported the cause. Everyone at the event men - women, children - supported the cause. Everyone at the event men, women - children - supported the cause. None 6. Re-write the given lines by using the ellipses at the end of the sentence: "In his last years Muggs used to spend practically all of his time outdoors. He didn't like to stay in the house for some reason or other- perhaps it held too many unpleasant memories for him."- The Dog That Bit People "In his last years Muggs used to spend practically all of his time outdoors. He didn't like to stay in the house for some reason or other- perhaps it held too many unpleasant memories for him... ." "In his last years Muggs used to spend practically all of his time outdoors. He didn't like to stay in the house for some reason or other... ." "In his last years Muggs used to spend practically all of his time outdoors ... unpleasant memories for him." NO CHANGE None 7. Punctuate the sentence where necessary: a tomato is not a vegetable it is actually a fruit a tomato is not a vegetable it is actually a fruit. NO CHANGE A tomato is not a vegetable: it is actually a fruit. a tomato is not a vegetable: it is actually a fruit None 8. Punctuate the given sentence where required: love is strength it makes us see things differently than before Love is strength it makes us see things differently than before. love is strength: it makes us see things differently than before NO CHANGE Love is strength: it makes us see things differently than before. None 9. Choose the option that expresses a change of mood or trailing off of thought: Today has been a relaxed day for Elena; she didn't work as much as she'd like to. No option I ate too much food, so I couldn't sleep too well. I ate some chicken, soup ... . I'm too sleepy. None 10. Choose the option that best describes the function of parenthesis. It allows a writer to provide additional information. It is used to enclose an email address. It is used in certain mathematical expressions. To provide clarification if the original material contains a noun or pronoun that is unclear. None 11. Select the sentence with the correct punctuation marks: mr vidyapati sridhar the principal of that school has been transferred to chennai Mr. Vidyapati Sridhar, the principal of that school, has been transferred to Chennai. Mr. Vidyapati Sridhar the principal of that school has been Transferred to Chennai. mr. vidyapati sridhar the principal of that school has been transferred to Chennai. Mr. Vidyapati Sridhar the Principal of that school has been transferred to Chennai. None 12. Find out the error and correct the given sentence: I always suggest the local Chinese place in my area to people: they make their items in less oil, and the food is not very expensive too. No error. I always suggest the local chinese place in my area to people they make their items in less oil, and the food is not very expensive too. I always suggest the local chinese place in my area to people: they make their items in less oil, and the food is not very expensive too. i always suggest the local chinese place in my area to people they make their items in less oil, and the food is not very expensive too. None 13. Which one of the following is used to enclose certain contents which the writer sets out apart so that the flow of the sentence is not interrupted? Quotation marks Comma Brackets Colon None 14. Find the error in the quoted lines, if any: "how do I love thee? let me count the ways. i love thee to the length and breadth and height my soul can reach, when feeling out of sight for the ends of being and ideal grace." - Elizabeth Browning The full stop is not supposed to be placed at the end of the first line. No error The capital letters are missing at the beginning of each line. The commas are missing at the end of each line. None 15. Find the error in the quoted lines, if any: "ha' we lost the goodly fere o' all for the priests and the gallows tree? aye lover he was of brawny men, o' ships and the open sea." -Ezra Pound The words ha', o' are incomplete. The comma is missing after the first line "...o' all The capital letters are missing at the beginning of each line No error None Time's up Related Leave a Reply Cancel replyCommentEnter your name or username to comment Enter your email address to comment Enter your website URL (optional) Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
