Harrow Writers’ Circle - Julia Underwood
Grammar and Punctuation
Quiz
1. Which of the following
sentences is correct?
a.
Its
not its most reliable product.
b. It’s not it’s most
reliable product.
c. Its not it’s most
reliable product.
d. It’s not its most
reliable product.
2. Neither Roberta’s
parents nor her husband .... going to be
at the awards ceremony.
a.
is
b. are
a.
are
b. is
4. .... either of you
available to give the talk tomorrow?
a.
Are
b. Is
5. In which of the
following sentences were only some of the reports in question discarded?
a.
John
threw away the reports, which were from 1999 and 2000.
b. John threw away the
reports which were from 1999 and 2000.
6. Jack Smith, .... my
uncle has always admired, was recently arrested for insider trading.
a.
who
b. whom
7. Which of the following sentences is
preferable?
a.
The
play was confusing, offensive, and a bore.
b. The play was confusing,
offensive, and boring.
8. Which of the following sentences is
preferable?
a.
The
project only lasted three months.
b. The project lasted only
three months.
9. Which of these is not a noun?
a.
Implementation
b. Laptop
c. Director
d. Strategic
10. Which of these sentences is correct
a.
He
and her father took he and I to lunch.
b. She and her father took
him and me to lunch.
c. Her and her father took
him and myself to lunch.
d. She and her father took
him and I to lunch.
11. Which of the following sentences is correctly
punctuated?
a.
Our
manager rejected our proposal, we were stunned.
b. Our manager rejected our
proposal; we were stunned.
12. If you have one sister, which of the following
sentences is correctly punctuated?
a.
My
sister Julia has been working on a novel at Starbucks.
b. My sister, Julia, has
been working on a novel at Starbucks.
13. Six months .... too long to wait for approval.
a.
is
b. are
14. Which of these sentences is correct?
a.
Between
you and I, I think this project has great potential.
b. Between you and me, I
think this project has great potential.
15. Which of the following sentences is correct?
a.
The
book is not only boring but also costs a lot.
b. The book is not only
boring but also expensive.
16. Which of the following two phrases is correct?
a.
Vanessa
and Ron’s car ...
b. Vanessa’s and Ron’s car
....
17. Which of these sentences indicates that all
of the students received awards?
a.
I
gave awards to the students who earned perfect scores.
b. I gave awards to the
students, who had earned perfect scores.
18. Which of the following is correct?
a.
The
client’s favourite presentation was yours.
b. The client’s favourite
presentation was your’s.
c. The clients’ favourite
presentation was yours.
19. As it stands, this
sentence –‘ I was told about the decision by Ron’s colleague’ – is ambiguous.
Which of the following alternative resolve that ambiguity?
a.
I
was told by Ron’s colleague about the decision.
b. Ron’s colleague told me
about the decision.
c. Both a and b.
20. Which of these words is a pronoun?
a.
Very
b. Old
c. That
d. Car
21. Which of these sentences is in the present
tense?
a.
I
was really unhappy with their response.
b. I’ve written to them three times already.
c. They should have sorted
it out by now.
d. I’m asking my solicitor
for his advice.
Spelling:
Which is the correct spelling?
Desiccated – dessicated library – libary
medecine - medicine
Obligatto – obbligato pursuade – persuade radience – radiance
Seperate – separate stupify – stupefy teetotaller – teatotaller
Which of these is wrong?
Reconnaissance physisist succesful riveted quarreling
picalili
Piccadily
moccasin connoiseur committee embarass guarantee
Disatisfied
accesibility occurrence
professional paralleled
Supercilious
succulent vaccinate fidgetty
innoculate
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