True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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Is a full stop needed after a contraction?
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2
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It is now considered acceptable to write Mr, Mrs, Dr and Rd without full
stops.
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3
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Question marks are used at the end of a written sentence to indicate that the
sentence is a question, not a statement. In speech, we know that sentences are questions, not
statements, because our voices inflects upwards (goes higher) as we speak.
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4
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Sentences that are intended to be questions, but are written as statements, do
not require question marks.
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Sentences that are indirect questions, such as ‘Tell me what time it
is?’ require question marks, just like direct questions, such as ‘Will you tell me what
time it is?’
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6
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The next word used after an exclamation mark should begin with a capital
letter.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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7
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Capital letters: Compass points and geographical places. Of the following
sentences, which is correct?
A | Last Summer, I went to South-East Asia. | B | Last Summer, I went
to southeast Asia. | C | Last summer, I went to South-East
Asia. | D | Last summer, I went to southeast Asia. |
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Capital letters: Proper nouns. Of the following sentences, which is
correct?
A | I’ve been learning French for over a year, but I’m thinking of switching
to Vietnamese, because we’re going there next january. | B | I’ve been
learning french for over a year, but I’m thinking of switching to vietnamese, because
we’re going there next january. | C | I’ve been learning French for over a Year,
but I’m thinking of switching to Vietnamese, because we’re going there next
January. | D | I’ve been learning French for over a year, but I’m thinking of switching
to Vietnamese, because we’re going there next January. |
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Capital letters: organisations. Of the following paragraphs,
which is correct?
A | I opened an account with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, now that I have a
part-time job at Nandos. I spent my first week’s pay on Glee DVDs, and my mum
was annoyed. | B | I opened an account with the commonwealth bank, now that I have a part-time job at
Nandos. I spent my first week’s pay on Glee dvds, and my mum was
annoyed. | C | I opened an account with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, now that I have a
part-time job at nandos. I spent my first week’s pay on Glee DVDs, and
my Mum was annoyed. | D | I opened an account with the Commonwealth bank
of Australia, now that I have a part-time job at Nandos. I spent my first week’s pay
on Glee DVDs, and my mum was annoyed. |
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Full stops: measurements. Of the following, which is correct?
A | 10k.g., 60k.m/h, 100M.L, 5min. 30 s | B | 10k.g., 60km/h, 100m.L, 5min. 30
s | C | 10kg, 60km/h, 100 mL, 5 min 30 s | D | 10kg., 60k.m/h, 100mL, 5 min 30
s |
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Full stops: ending a sentence. Of the following options, which
is correct?
A | My dog, Mickey, has so much energy that he chews all my clothes if I don’t walk
him every day he’s not really my dog though he’s my brother’s but I don’t see
him taking Mickey for a walk! | B | My dog, Mickey, has so much energy. He chews all
my clothes if I don’t walk him every day he’s not really my dog though he’s my
brother’s. But I don’t see him taking Mickey for a walk! | C | My dog, Mickey, has
so much energy he chews all my clothes if I don’t walk him every day. He’s not really my
dog though he’s my brother’s but I don’t see him taking Mickey for a
walk! | D | My dog, Mickey, has so much energy. He chews all my clothes if I don’t walk him
every day. He’s not really my dog though, he’s my brother’s, but I don’t see
him taking Mickey for a walk! |
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When is it appropriate to use an ellipsis in writing?
A | Whenever you want to trail off meaningfully | B | To show hesitancy, to
indicate breaks in speech or thought, and to signify textual omissions | C | To signify textual
omissions and to indicate breaks in speech or thought | D | Whenever you want to show that you’ve
forgotten what to say next |
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In the following sentence, where should the comma occur?
Melissa please come
in.
A | Between please and come | B | Between come and in | C | Between Melissa and
please | D | A comma isn’t necessary |
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In the following sentence, should a semicolon occur? If yes, where should it
go?
Cecilia couldn’t speak, she was struck dumb by fear.
A | No, it’s fine without one. | B | Yes. Between dumb and by. | C | Yes. Between speak
and she. | D | No, because it already has a comma. |
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In the following sentence, should a colon occur?
I like fruit, including
apples, bananas and raspberries.
A | Yes, between including and apples. | B | Yes, between fruit and
including. | C | No, a colon is unnecessary. | D | No, a semicolon would be
better. |
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