GRAMMAR TEST- EXAM QUESTION (EDITING)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

TIME :1½ hours
TOTAL : 50 marks

Write the correct answers on a separate sheet of paper.

SENTENCE ERRORS ( 15 marks)

Part I: Choose the correct form for each of the following.
EXAMPLE: Jack and Jill (is, are) over the hill.
Answer: are

1. Ken is one of those singers who (is, are) always off key.
2. There (go, goes) Julia and her favorite parakeet.
3. Each of the contestants (has, have) a chance to win a trip to the North Pole.
4. The healthiest specimen among the monkeys (was, were) chosen to imitate the television actor.
5. I gave ten dollars to the clerk (who, whom) I think works on Saturdays only.
6. Between you and (I, me) and the bartender, I find Sazaracs potent cocktails.
7. Leave all arrangements to (her, she) and (me, I)
8. I expected the gentleman caller to be (he, him).
9. If one tries to whistle while laughing (he, they) must be highly optimistic.
10.Each of these bananas has a split in (its, their) side.
11.Jean’s perfume smells (sweet, sweetly).
12.Roy (sure, surely) is the best catcher in the big leagues.
13.The posse (seeked, sought) in vain to find the murderer.
14.Years ago, I (saw, have seen) Scaramouche in silent films.
15.If he had entered the building, I (saw, had seen, would have seen) him.



Part II: Rewrite the following sentences to ensure clarity and correctness.
(20 marks)

1. If we all strive towards peace, one may hope that the world will be a better place to live in.

2. Wash your hair with Squeaky Lotion and then you should use Eeky Hair Tonic.

3. I expect Bill to arrive early and bringing his cousin Ann.

4. His ankle broken, his owner had the racing colt destroyed.

5. A good scholar must be precise and possess originality.

6. Consider the origins of man and how he has developed.

7. Give me the aggressive fellow and who has initiative.

8. This morning I went to a brunch party, shopping at the supermarket, and lunching at the diner.

9. Nero was flattered by the courtiers, praised by the soldiers, but the people hated him.


10. The prophet warned his people of oncoming disaster and that the Assyrians would conquer them.


PUNTUATION
(10 marks)

Insert punctuation wherever needed. If no punctuation is need, let the sentence remain as is.

1. Jane answer the telephone.
2. The athlete who performs well pleases the crowd.
3. If I draw a thousand dollars from the bank I shall be only nine hundred dollars over-drawn.
4. Millie who has several boy friends loves none of them.
5. Gretchen he begged won’t you for goodness sake share a doughnut with me.



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