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

Explore 39 free Grammar questions in Indian Navy AA (Artificer Apprentice) English. Open each question or exercise to read its content, reference answers and available explanation.

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Flip and pair: rule with its pointRead the answer and worked solution →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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Flip and pair: rule with its point

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Matching pairs
  1. A
    Active voice
    B
    let the subject act
  2. A
    Positive form
    B
    say what is, not what is not
  3. A
    Omit needless words
    B
    every word must earn its place
  4. A
    Topic sentence
    B
    opens the paragraph
  5. A
    Parallel form
    B
    co-ordinate ideas look alike
  6. A
    Emphatic position
    B
    the end of the sentence
Six of the rules, in short form. Source: The Elements of Style, William Strunk Jr. (1918), public domain.

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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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Questions
  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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