BKSB Grammar and Punctuation Questions and Answers

Question 1

Which of the following sentences uses the possessive apostrophe correctly?

Accepted Answer

The cat chased its tail.

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The dog chased it's tail.

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The horses's stables were clean.

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All of the players's jerseys were ready.

Question 2

A colleague sends you an email with the following sentence: 'Please bring the following items to the meeting, pens, notebooks, and your weekly reports.' Which punctuation mark is used incorrectly?

Accepted Answer

The comma after 'meeting'.

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The comma after 'pens'.

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The full stop at the end.

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The comma after 'notebooks'.

Question 3

Which sentence is grammatically correct and most clearly written?

Accepted Answer

The rain began to fall heavily while I was walking to the shop.

Answer

While walking to the shop, the rain began to fall heavily.

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Falling heavily, I was walking to the shop when the rain began.

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The shop was walked to by me when the rain began to fall heavily.

Question 4

Read the sentence: 'The manager, who has been with the company for ten years is retiring next month.' Where should another comma be placed to ensure the sentence is correctly punctuated?

Accepted Answer

After 'years'

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After 'company'

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After 'manager'

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After 'retiring'

Question 5

Which of the following sentences uses a semicolon correctly?

Accepted Answer

I have a big presentation tomorrow; I must get a good night's sleep.

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I have a big presentation tomorrow; so I must get a good night's sleep.

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I have a big presentation; a good night's sleep; and a healthy breakfast.

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I must get a good night's sleep; because of my big presentation tomorrow.

Question 6

Identify the type of error in the following sentence: 'They was supposed to finish the report by Friday.'

Accepted Answer

Subject-verb agreement error

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Incorrect punctuation

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Incorrect spelling

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Incorrect use of a preposition