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English Grammar: Voice, Speech and Punctuation (Basic)

Basic level quiz covering voice change (active/passive), narration (direct/indirect speech), punctuation rules, and sentence rephrasing in English grammar.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the option that shows the best punctuation for the underlined part of the sentence.

Cats make wonderful pets even though they seem closer to being wild than dogs are.

  1. pets, even though, they
  2. pets, even though they
  3. pets. Even though they
  4. pets; even though they
  5. No change needed
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct expression from the following options.

  1. The painter had finished polishing the table before we shall reach there.
  2. The painter had finished polishing the table before we have reached there.
  3. The painter had finished polishing the table before we were reaching there.
  4. The painter had finished polishing the table before we reached there.
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Change the narration.

He said to them, “Don’t make a noise”.

  1. He told them that don’t make a noise.
  2. He told them not to make noise.
  3. He told them not to make a noise.
  4. He asked them not to make a noise.
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Change the narration.

He said, “I saw a book here.”

  1. He said that he saw a book.
  2. He said that he saw a book there.
  3. He said that he had seen a book here.
  4. He said that he had seen a book there.
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Change the narration.

He said to her, “May you succeed!”

  1. He told her that she might succeed.
  2. He prayed to God that she may succeed.
  3. He wished her success.
  4. He said to her that she might succeed.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Change the narration.

She said, "Two and two makes four."

  1. She told that two and two make four.
  2. She said that two and two made four.
  3. She said that two and two makes four.
  4. She told that two and two made four.
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the one which best expresses the sentence in indirect speech.

“Please don’t go away”, she said to me.

  1. She said to me please don’t go away.
  2. She told me not to go away.
  3. She begged that I not go away.
  4. She begged me not to go away.
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct option after change of voice.

Let him come.

  1. He is allowed to come.
  2. He is permitted to come.
  3. He must be allowed to come.
  4. He should be allowed to come.
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct option after change of voice.

Let him come in.

  1. Let him be allowed to come in.
  2. He must be allowed to come in.
  3. Let him be come in.
  4. He should be allowed to come in.
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct option after change of voice.

Please listen to him.

  1. He should be listened to by you.
  2. He is requested to be listened to by you.
  3. You are requested to listen to him.
  4. Let he be listened to by you.
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct option after change of voice.

May you prosper!

  1. May you be prospered!
  2. May you be blessed with prosperity!
  3. Let you be prospered by God!
  4. It is prayed that you may prosper!
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the alternative that best rephrases the given sentence.

May you prosper.

  1. May you be blessed with prosperity.
  2. May you be prospered by God.
  3. Let God may be prospered by you.
  4. It is prayed that you may prosper.
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the alternative that best rephrases the given sentence.

It is time to ring the bell.

  1. It is time the bell rings.
  2. It is time for the bell to be rung.
  3. It is time for the bell to ring.
  4. It is being time to ring the bell.
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the alternative that best rephrases the given sentence.

His pocket has been picked.

  1. They have his pocket picked.
  2. Picking has been done to his pocket.
  3. Picked has been his pocket.
  4. Someone has picked his pocket.
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the correct passive voice for the following sentence.

The rich should help the poor.

  1. The poor should helped by the rich.
  2. The poor should be helped the rich.
  3. The poor should be helped by the rich.
  4. Let the poor should be helped by the rich.
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The given question carries four options. You are to mark the correct option after checking the punctuation(s) of each option.

My father asked me are you ready to go to the college.

  1. My father asked me, “Are you ready to go to the college.”
  2. My father asked me, “are you ready to go to the college?”
  3. My father asked me, "are you ready to go to the college.”
  4. My father asked me, “Are you ready to go to the college?”
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The given question carries four options. You are to mark the correct option after checking the punctuation(s) of each option.

The servant bought potatoes tomatoes carrots and onions.

  1. The servant bought potatoes, tomatoes, carrots and onions.
  2. The servant bought potatoes, tomatoes, carrots and, onions.
  3. The servant, bought potatoes tomatoes, carrots and onions.
  4. The servant bought, potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, and onions.
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The given question carries four options. You are to mark the correct option after checking the punctuation(s) of each option.

He said I am leaving for Boston tomorrow.

  1. He said, “I, am leaving for Boston tomorrow.”
  2. He said, “I am leaving for Boston tomorrow.
  3. He said, “I am leaving for Boston tomorrow.”
  4. He said, “i am leaving for Boston tomorrow.”
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The given question carries four options. You are to mark the correct option after checking the punctuation(s) of each option.

What a beautiful toy said the child to his mother.

  1. “What a beautiful toy!” said the child to his mother.
  2. “What a beautiful toy? said the child to his mother.
  3. “What a beautiful toy”, said the child to his mother.
  4. “What a beautiful toy” said the child to his mother.
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The given question carries four options. You are to mark the correct option after checking the punctuation(s) of each option.

God rules and governs all things said the priest.

  1. God rules and governs all things, said the priest.
  2. “God rules and governs all things,” said the priest.
  3. “god rules and governs all things,” said the priest.
  4. “God rules and governs all things” said the priest.

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