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Quiz 4

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Question 1

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1) What are the errors in this sentence? (2)

After the lesson Samantha ran to her locker, she had forgotten her PE kit.

a) It contains a comma splice.
b) There is an extra capital letter.
c) It does not have a comma after the temporal clause.
d) There is a missing capital letter.
e) It does not have a comma before the prepositional phrase.

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b

c

d

e

Question 2

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1) Which sentences are punctuated correctly? (2)

a) The kind, wise and thoughtful man. He rescued me from the terrifying house.
b) Because of the darkness.
c) The boy trembled. He found this teacher terrifying.
d) Went to get chocolate.
e) As the lion approached, the hunter started to panic.

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c

d

e

Question 3

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1) What advice would you give the writer of this sentence to make sure it is punctuated correctly? (1)

Since Rowling wrote ‘Harry Potter’ there have been several films and shows about the main characters.

You should put a comma…
a) after filmsbecause this is a list.
b) after showsbecause this is the end of a subordinate clause.
c) after ‘Potter’ because this is the end of a temporal phrase.
d) after Rowling because this is the end of the independent clause.
e) There shouldn’t be any commas.

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b

c

d

e

Question 4

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1) Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (1)

a) After the class, Charlie said “I love swimming. It’s such good exercise.”
b) After the class, Charlie said, “I love swimming. It’s such good exercise.”
c) After the class, Charlie said, “I love swimming. It’s such good exercise”.
d) After the class Charlie said, “I love swimming. It’s such good exercise.”
e) After the class, Charlie said, “I love swimming, it’s such good exercise.”

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b

c

d

e

Question 5

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1) Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (1)

a) “The best time of day is lunch, I love chips,” said Will.
b) “The best time of day is lunch because I love chips” said Will.
c) “The best time of day is lunch because I love chips”, said Will.
d) “The best time of day is lunch because I love chips,” said Will
e) “The best time of day is lunch because I love chips,” said Will.

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c

d

e

Question 6

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1) How should this person correct this sentence? (1)

Laura gave Kate a red scarf and Sarah a blue scarf at Christmas. She loved it.

a) Put a comma after the first ‘scarf’.
b) Put a comma after the second ‘scarf’.
c) Replace ‘blue scarf’ with ‘it’.
d) Replace ‘She’ with the name of the girl who loved the gift.
e) Replace the names Kate and Sarah with ‘her’.

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b

c

d

e

Question 7

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1) What is wrong with this sentence? (1)

Maria said, “On Wednesday, I ate a delicious plate of chips, it was delicious.”

a) There shouldn’t be a comma after ‘said’.
b) There shouldn’t be a comma after ‘Wednesday’.
c) The verb ‘ate’ is incorrect.
d) It contains a comma splice.
e) The full stop at the end should go after the speech marks.

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b

c

d

e

Question 8

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1) Which is the correct sentence? (1)

a) “Sometimes, I like to eat avocadoes, pineapples and peanuts,” said Miranda.
b) “Sometimes, I like to eat avocadoes pineapples and peanuts,” said Miranda.
c) “Sometimes I like to eat avocadoes, pineapples and peanuts,” said Miranda.
d) “Sometimes, I like to eat avocadoes, pineapples and peanuts, said Miranda.
e) “Sometimes, I like to eat avocadoes, pineapples and peanuts,” said miranda.

a

b

c

d

e

Question 9

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1) Which sentence is written correctly? (1)

a) Later that day, Dan said, “I went to the park with Sarah and Kate. She fell over and scraped her knee.”
b) “I like to play tennis, football, and basketball,” said the girl although she secretly hated all sports.
c) “At the end of the day, you have to do as I say, in my lessons,” sighed the teacher.
d) Over breakfast, the girl said, “I got everything right in my Maths test yesterday.” Her mum felt proud of her.
e) Through the doorway, the boy shouted, “I’ll be late for tea tonight, I’m going swimming with Alex.”

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c

d

e