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Indian Navy AA (Artificer Apprentice) English Language — practice questions — page 2

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Spot the one that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: punctuation rulesRead the answer and worked solution →Applying the principlesRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every sentence problem Strunk's rules would catchRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the composition principlesRead the answer and worked solution →More of Strunk's rulesRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: sentence structureRead the answer and worked solution →Which rule is being applied?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Spot the one that does not belong

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Questions
  1. Items
    1. Use the active voice
    2. Use long sentences
    3. Omit needless words
    Odd item
    Use long sentences
  2. Items
    1. Possessive singular
    2. Parenthetic commas
    3. Topic sentence
    Odd item
    Topic sentence
  3. Items
    1. Vary the tense freely in summaries
    2. Keep related words together
    3. Express co-ordinate ideas alike
    Odd item
    Vary the tense freely in summaries
One item in each group is not one of the rules. Source: The Elements of Style, William Strunk Jr. (1918), public domain.

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True or false: punctuation rules

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  1. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    In a series of three or more terms, use commas between them.
  2. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    A comma precedes a conjunction introducing a co-ordinate clause.
  3. Statement is true
    No
    Statement
    A comma alone may link two independent clauses.
  4. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    Parenthetic expressions sit between commas.
  5. Statement is true
    No
    Statement
    Sentences may be broken in two at will.
The comma rules that carry the most marks. Source: The Elements of Style, William Strunk Jr. (1918), public domain.

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Applying the principles

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  1. Question
    Which follows 'use the active voice'?
    Choices
    1. She wrote the report
    2. The report was written by her
    3. The report, written by her
    Correct choice
    She wrote the report
  2. Question
    Which follows 'put statements in positive form'?
    Choices
    1. He did not remember
    2. He forgot
    3. He was not able to recall
    Correct choice
    He forgot
  3. Question
    Which follows 'omit needless words'?
    Choices
    1. due to the fact that
    2. owing to the fact that
    3. because
    Correct choice
    because
  4. Question
    Where do the emphatic words belong?
    Choices
    1. at the end
    2. at the start
    3. in the middle
    Correct choice
    at the end
Choosing the better sentence, and naming why. Source: The Elements of Style, William Strunk Jr. (1918), public domain.

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