Punctuation and Grammar Test 7 - Quia



Punctuation and Grammar Test 7

A 15 minute test where you are required to identify an error of punctuation or grammar in each of 30 sentences.

1. Mr Watson was not sure what the thieves used to bind the two staff members, one a/

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director and the other a younger female bar worker. "Two staff was tied up. They /

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ransacked the club and got the money. We don't know how much they got yet," he said.

………………………………………..C

2. Police believe the assailant entered and left the couple's property, by climbing a/ ……………………………………….A

brush fence at the back of the house. It is believed that DNA evidence has been collected/

………………………………………..B

at the scene and this may lead to an early arrest in the case.

………………………………………..C

3. According to Mrs Green, she is now being pestered by journalists and camera crews wanting to /

……………………………………….A

learn more about her extraordinary story. Staff from local and International newspapers have been/

………………………………………..B

waiting outside their front door every morning.

…………………………C

4. The driver of a stolen red commodore was injured in a crash with police at the intersection of /

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Bradley Grove and Watts Street, Clovelly Park. The vehicle had been pursued by officers after an/

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incident at the nearby Tonsley Hotel.

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5. Officials of the American owned company said more than one hundred miners were /

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underground when the fire broke out early on Sunday, nearly four hundred metres’ below ground /

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at the Ukraina pit in the town of Ukrainsk.

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6. On Thursday evening police received a call from a female about an arson attack at a warehouse/

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located at 250 Burnely Avenue, Plympton. The woman reported that she had seen several youths/

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starting a fire at the side of the building before fleeing the scene in a red, early model Ford sedan.

……………………………………………C

7. More than a million people have been displaced in the conflict, which has been waged across /

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much off northern Uganda. Most are housed in refugee camps in the south of the country. /

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Mediators have arranged talks in an effort to end the civil war.

……………………………………………C

8. Supporters of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who /narrowly lost Mexico's presidential election/

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a year ago have held a rally in Mexico City.

……………………………C

9. Angry residents in Kunan village (near the northern town of Bandipora), beat up the soldiers,/

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stripped them bare, burnt their uniforms/ and paraded them through the market.

…………………………B…………………………………..C

10. China has reacted angrily too a US ban on seafood products, after American authorities /

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claimed they included antibiotics banned in the US. The US Food and Drug Administration said / ……………………………………………B

on Thursday it would stop shipments of catfish, basa, shrimp and eel.

…………………………………..C

11. Ms Plame and her husband, the former diplomat Joseph Wilson, alleges that her name was/

……………………………………………A

leaked by the White House in revenge for Mr Wilson’s /public attacks on the justification for the

…………………………B……………………………………………C

invasion of Iraq.

12. More than five hundred people was recently freed/ after they were found to have been working/

………………………………A……………………………………………B

in appalling conditions at illegal brick factories in the north of the country.

…………………………………..C

13. Police have been carrying out searches of premises and vehicles within the grounds of the /

……………………………………………A

hospital and controlled explosions has taken place. Chief Superintendent Johnny Gwynne /

……………………………………………B

reassured local people there has been no indication of a threat to the hospital.

…………………………………..C

14. A national reconciliation conference has been delayed several times and Islamist leaders and /

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a growing number of other Somali groups say they will not take part in any peace negotiations/

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until the Ethiopians leave there country.

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15. Networks keep track of subscribers to ensure signals /stay strong, and because so many people/

………………………………A………………………………………………….B

have mobiles, this data can give a accurate picture of where people are in a city.

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16. More than a quarter of the detainees who were involved in partner violence reported being /

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both a victim and a perpetrator in the past year. This is consistent with other recent research /

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that finds that a large proportion of offenders’ often report having been victims of crime.

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17. A lot has been done in recent years to reduce the number of illegal handguns on our streets./

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I am confident that our border protection measures are working effectively to prevent the illegal/

……………………………………………B

importation of handguns," Senator Winston said.

…………………………………..C

18. Diamonds have always held an enormous fascination and attraction for many people today/

……………………………………………A

diamonds are increasingly being seen as attractive commodities that may be used in connection/

……………………………………………B

with illegal trade, and are one of the new currencies for illicit goods.

…………………………..C

19. School based gang prevention and intervention programs need to overcome perennial /

……………………………………………A

problems of delivery. Realistic anti-gang strategies have to start were the young people are/

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coming from, rather than solely reflecting the interests or thinking of service providers.

……………………………………………C

20. Programs based on sound psychological principles have been /developed in the areas of drug

……………………………A………………………………………………………B

and alcohol use anger management, /violent behaviour and sexual offending,

…………………B…………………………………….C………………….

21. The number of aboriginal deaths in Australian prisons is reaching disturbing levels according/

………………………………………….A

to figures released today. A government representative said trends in Australian custodial deaths/

………………………………………….B

would continue to be closely monitored.

………………….C

22. A paper released today by the Australian Institute of Criminology examines the effectiveness/

…………………………………………………A

of electronic voting procedures against eight essential requirements that any electoral process /

………………………………………………..B

must satisfy in order for elections to be conducted both freely and fair.

…………………………………….C

23. More than a thousand labourers have been freed in Brazil by the government's anti-slavery /

…………………………………………………A

team. They were said to be working fourteen hours a day in inhumane conditions on a sugar cane/

………………………………………………..B

plantation in the Amazon. There were’nt any medical facilities available to the men.

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24. Nine people, including seven Spanish tourists, were killed when a bomber drove a vehicle into/

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a tourist convoy at a temple in Marib. Witnesses to the attack said a vehicle drives through a gate /

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at the temple before ploughing into the convoy of tourist cars and exploding.

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25. Underground banking systems are highly accessible, resilient and versatile and is able to /

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withstand sudden and dramatic economic, political and social upheaval as evidenced by their /

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presence in nations such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo and Somalia.

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26. A forum on regional crime prevention held in Toowoomba shows that the Australian/

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Government is keen to involve local communities in the ongoing effort to improve public /

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safety, the Minister for Justice and Customs, Senator Chris Ellison, said today.

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27. Young people who displayed resilience believed they had more control over their’ lives, spoke/

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with pride about personal achievements, had a more positive view of the future, and felt a stronger/

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sense of attachment to other people and of belonging in the community.

…………………………………….C

28. Sport has always played a significant part in Australian society. Sports carnivals organised and/

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run by Aboriginal people for Aboriginal people act as catalysts: for social and traditional/

………………………………………………..B

cohesion, reducing harmful behaviours such as petrol sniffing, heavy drinking and violence.

…………………………………….C

29. The report identifies the need for more effective police support for families and friends of /

…………………………………………………A

missing persons. it suggests a national approach to missing persons, /including more research,

………………………………………………..B…………………………………C

education and awareness programs.

……………C

30. Occupational violence is a problem with significant legal, economic and emotional/

…………………………………………………A

consequences for employers and individual victims. The most effective prevention method is/

………………………………………………..B

clear, management commitment to absolutely no tolerance of violence.

…………………………………….C

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