Quiz 9 MW2

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10 questions
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1) Which example is correct? (1)
a) Took Khalid some soup because he was ill.
b) The birds in the trees, the grass along the riverbank, the blue sky.
c) Because it snowed, we built a snowman.
d) Went to the leisure centre and tried rock climbing. I think I’ll go again.
e) A beautiful evening with people dancing in the square.

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2) Which example is correct? (1)
a) “Make sure you don’t fall in the lake!” Jackie said.
b) “It’s always raining!” She complained.
c) “I can’t hear you!” Pat shouted
d) “I can’t believe it”! Bill exclaimed.
e) “How are you today!” Karis asked.

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3) Which example is correct? (1)
a) The man gave her chocolates flowers and teddy bears.
b) Nick put raisins, apricots, nuts in the cake.
c) “I like reading, watching TV and dancing” Anna said.
d) “I have battled through wind, rain, snow and sleet to get here,” she said.
e) They bought ice-cream, chocolate, sweets, popcorn to eat with the film.

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4) Which example is correct? (1)
a) Whenever the sun skims on the water and makes it glimmer.
b) You don’t need to do that. If you don’t want to.
c) After several painful hours of hard work.
d) Although I should get some sleep. I am too excited.
e) I liked to walk in the woods even though it made me sneeze.

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5) Which examples are punctuated correctly?(2)
a) “I can’t believe you just did that”! the man exclaimed.
b) “What a mess!” Mandy exclaimed.
c) “We won!” The girls shouted.
d) “I hate broccoli!” the toddler screamed
e) “It’s a girl!” the doctor shouted.

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6) Which sentences are correct? (2)
a) The teacher took the glue from the students and didn’t give it back to them.
b) Mum gave the adults and children different drinks. She gave them milkshakes.
c) Fiona and Georgina played football. She slipped and twisted her ankle.
d) The fish in the aquarium swam quickly. They glittered in the lights.
e) The cats and the dogs made lots of noise. They were louder.

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7) Which examples are punctuated correctly? (3)
a) “I really dislike bananas,” The old lady said. “Apples are even worse.”
b) “It’s my birthday,” Dan said. “I’d like to go out for dinner.”
c) “That’s a lovely shirt,” the lady said to the little boy. “The colour suits you.”
d) “I tried hard on the homework,” the student said. “I hope I did it well.”
e) “The sun is shining.” Claire said. “Let’s go for a walk.”

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8) Which example is punctuated correctly? (1)
a) Jane’s favourite subjects were chemistry physics and maths.
b) I like to put bacon, lettuce, mayonnaise in my sandwiches.
c) The panda ate some bamboo, left the tree.
d) The boy likes swimming and playing chess and playing football.
e) The children played on the swings, in the sandpit and on the slide.

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9) Which examples are fragments? (3)
a) But I love going to the cinema.
b) Maria kept singing even though everyone else had stopped.
c) He is shy, but I think he’s actually very funny as well.
d) Although I always do washing on Thursdays.
e) At the end of the month.

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10) Which example is punctuated correctly? (1)
a) Andrew likes swimming and tennis but he hates football, rugby and squash.
b) I think what she said was thoughtful and kind and very helpful.
c) It had been a long day but, Fred still made time to cook.
d) I ordered a burger and chips, but, you brought me a pizza, a salad and some coleslaw!
e) I brought my history, English and geography books, but I left my calculator at home.