Name: ………………………………
Subject: English Language
Q NO 01: Choose the correct answers.
1: n which sentence are the parentheses used correctly?
A) The movie (which was really long) finally ended. B) He went to the store (to buy some bread.
C) She (was tired, but) kept working. D) The dog was barking loudly) at the mailman.
2. What is the purpose of parentheses in a sentence?
A) To show possession B) To add extra information or an explanation
C) To separate items in a list D) To connect two independent clauses
3: In which sentence is the hyphen used correctly?
A) He bought a well known car. B) She is a twenty-one-year-old student.
C) The cat had blue green eyes. D) We are going to the fast-food restaurant.
4: Which of the following sentences correctly uses inverted commas?
A) Sarah said, "I am going to the park." B) Sarah said "I am going to the park".
C) Sarah said I am going to the park. D) Sarah said, 'I am going to the park'
5: In which of these situations would you use inverted commas?
A) To show possession B) To indicate dialogue or a direct quote
C) To separate items in a list D) To end a sentence
6. Which of the following sentences uses the semicolon correctly?
a) I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight. b) I have a big test tomorrow, I can't go out tonight.
c) I have a big test tomorrow: I can't go out tonight. d) I have a big test tomorrow. I can't go out tonight.
7. A semicolon is used to:
a) Separate unrelated sentences. b) Separate closely related independent clauses.
c) Introduce a list. d) Show possession.
8. Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly:
a) The rain stopped; however, the ground was still wet. b) The rain stopped, however, the ground was still wet.
c) The rain stopped; the ground was still wet. d) The rain stopped, however; the ground was still wet.
9: Choose the correct form to show possession for the sentence: "The book belongs to James."
a) Jame's book b) James' book c) James's book d) James book
10; Which of the following sentences correctly uses the apostrophe for a contraction?
a) Youre going to love this movie. b) You're going to love this movie.
c) Your going to love this movie. d) Y'ou're going to love this movie.
11: How should the apostrophe be used in the sentence: "The toys belonging to the children are broken"?
a) The childrens' toys are broken. b) The children's toys are broken.
c) The childrens toy's are broken. d) The childrens's toys are broken.
Q NO 2: In each of the following sentences, punctuate the direct speech with quotaion marks and comma.
1: Ouch! You’re standing on my foot! Jameel said.
2: It’s lovely she sighed
3: I wonder if this will work the scientist amazed.
4: Hurry! The bus is about to leave! Sameer shouted.
4: It’s lovely she signed.
Q NO 3: Rewrite the sentence replacing the conjunction with a semi-colon and check that the sami-colon can stand
as a sentence In its own right.
1: I shall take some of the libery books back now but the other will have to wait.
2: She read the book which was an adventure story.
3: Sara watched telvesion after she had finshed her homework.
4: The babe carrying because he was hungry.
5: The children went home tired and hungry because they had enough.
Q NO 4: Write any four uses of commas?
Q NO 5: Write any two uses of apostrophe?
Q NO 6: What you know about parentheses?
Q NO 7: What is hyphen? Give example.
