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Quiz 5

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10 questions

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1) Which sentence punctuates where it happened correctly? (1)
a) Above, their heads seagulls were flying.
b) On the top of the mountain, the team congratulated each other.
c) Around the corner a mysterious figure, lurked.
d) In the, background you can see my face.
e) Underground the carriage rattled along.

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2) Which sentence punctuates where it happened correctly? (1)
a) A face appeared, at the window.
b) The Queen received her guests in Buckingham Palace.
c) There are, lots of fish in the river.
d) Dr. Dunn waited, for her next patient in Room 4.
e) The main character lost, her mother in the middle of the story.

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3) Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (1)
a) I must Admit that I enjoy watching trashy TV.
b) The trees swayed in the breeze
c) It had to be true Love.
d) it was the end of an era.
e) There are lots of fun things to do in my city.

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4) Which example is correct? (1)
a) I left the cake and the bread out for too long. It went stale.
b) Sally and Jim went fishing. She caught a huge fish.
c) Connor and David are vegetarians. He also doesn’t eat dairy.
d) Ruth, Alice and Jasmine went on the trip. She came home early because she got ill.
e) The water and the milk taste funny. I think it is not fresh enough..

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5) Which sentences are correct? (2)
a) After the show we went back stage and talked to the band.
b) It was a shame not to catch you at the end of school.
c) Before you eat your dinner, please wash your hands.
d) Jill took the dog for a walk, after supper
e) It was a long time, before she realised how important he was to her.

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6) Which sentences are not run-on sentences? (2)
a) The earrings dangled from her ear. They glistened in the candlelight.
b) The book was extremely thick and the book contained lots of useful information.
c) The mother and her baby went to the park and they attracted a lot of attention.
d) It was a rainy day and was very cold.
e) He came with us and he saw the show.

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7) Which sentences use pronouns correctly? (2)
a) Maria found a penny on the street. She picked it up.
b) Amin and Bob ran down the road. He ran the fastest.
c) Maggie tried to buy flowers, but the shop was closed. Maggie was very disappointed.
d) Carl paid for his ticket using a five pound note. He ended up with a lot of heavy change.
e) Melanie bit into her apple. Melanie soon spat it out when she realised she was eating a worm!

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8) Which sentence uses punctuation correctly? (1)
a) Lee said, The lava is coming!
b) Lee said, “The lava is coming”.
c) Lee said, “The lava is coming!”
d) Lee said, “the lava is coming!
e) Lee said, The lava is coming

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9)Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (1)
a) The man said, On Tuesday, I’ll show you around.”
b) The man said, “On Tuesday, I’ll show you, around.”
c) The man said, “On Tuesday I’ll show you around.”
d) The man said “On Tuesday, I’ll show you around.”
e) The man said, “On Tuesday, I’ll show you around.”

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10) Which sentences are punctuated correctly? (2)
a) Ben said, “Sarah went to the cinema and Sarah watched the latest comedy.”
b) Ben said, “Sarah went to the cinema and watched the latest comedy.”
c) Ben said “Sarah went to the cinema and she watched the latest comedy.”
d) Ben said, “Sarah went to the cinema. She watched the latest comedy.”
e) Ben said, “Sarah went to the cinema. She watched the latest comedy”.