Professional Communication Mock Test 3

Question 1 of 20

1. Which of these words is not used to join the dependent clause with the main clause?

For

When

But

Who

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Question 2 of 20

2. While converting direct speech to indirect, simple present becomes a simple past.

False

True

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Question 3 of 20

3. Choose the correct statement:

I met a beautiful European, woman.

I met a beautiful , European woman.

I met a beautiful , European, woman.

I met a beautiful European woman.

Question 3 of 20

Question 4 of 20

4. Which of these is not a coordinating conjunction?

Alternative

Adversative

Possessive

Cumulative

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Question 5 of 20

5. Which of these is not an example of subordinating conjunction related to cause?

Unless

Because

Since

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Question 6 of 20

6. Fill in the blank :
The man was looking for a _________ girl.

smart but beautiful

smart beautiful

smart and beautiful

smart or beautiful

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Question 7 of 20

7. Verbs of which of these form their passive by using the passive form of the main verb.

Liking

Command

Wishing

Wanting

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Question 8 of 20

8. Which of these is used to indicate the end of a question tag?

Colon

Full stop

Exclamatory mark

Question mark

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Question 9 of 20

9. Which of these is not a punctuation mark?

Full stop

Hashtag

Colon

Comma

Question 9 of 20

Question 10 of 20

10. Convert the following sentence in indirect speech to direct speech :
He exclaimed sadly that he was undone.

He said , “Alas. I am undone.”

He said, “Alas ! I am undone.”

He said I am undone.

He said, “I am undone.”

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Question 11 of 20

11. Convert the following direct speech to indirect:
She said, “Alas ! I have failed.”

She exclaimed sadly that I failed.

She exclaimed that she failed.

She exclaimed sadly that she had failed.

She exclaimed sadly that she failed.

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Question 12 of 20

12. Suffixes “er” and “est” are added to monosyllabic adjectives to express contrasts.

False

True

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Question 13 of 20

13. Which of these sentences is an example of an end position adverb?

How wonderful she looks !

This car runs smoothly.

He normally wakes up at 6 A.M.

Why did he visit the zoo?

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Question 14 of 20

14. Change the speech for the following statement :
She said, “The man died in the afternoon.”

She said that the man had died in the afternoon.

She had said the man died in the afternoon.

She said the man was dead in the afternoon.

She said the man died in the afternoon.

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Question 15 of 20

15. The gerund is the same as:

Infinitive

Adverb

Pronoun

Adjective

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Question 16 of 20

16. Choose the correct statement:

There were among 8 to 10 policemen present.

There were atleast 8 and 10 policemen present.

There were between 8 and 10 policemen present.

There were between 8 to 10 policemen present.

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Question 17 of 20

17. Which of these words are not used by independent clauses?

Still

Nor

And

For

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Question 18 of 20

18. Rot becomes _____ and pen becomes ______.

rotting, pened

roted, pened

rotting, penned

rotted, penned

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Question 19 of 20

19. Which of these is used to separate a series of loosely related clauses?

Full stop

Colon

Semicolon

Comma

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Question 20 of 20

20. Which of these is used between sentences which are grammatically independent?

Colon

Hyphen

Semicolon

Comma

Question 20 of 20

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