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Communication Skills-II

notes self assessment

Select the correctly punctuated sentence:
9. (a) Spain is a beautiful country; the beache’s are warm, sandy and spotlessly clean.

(b) Spain is a beautiful country: the beaches are warm, sandy and spotlessly clean.
(c) Spain is a beautiful country, the beaches are warm, sandy and spotlessly clean.
(d) Spain is a beautiful country; the beaches are warm, sandy and spotlessly clean.
10. (a) The children’s books were all left in the following places: Mrs Smith’s room, Mr
Powell’s office and the caretaker’s cupboard.
(b) The children’s books were all left in the following places; Mrs Smith’s room, Mr
Powell’s office and the caretaker’s cupboard.

(c) The childrens books were all left in the following places: Mrs Smiths room, Mr
Powells office and the caretakers cupboard.
(d) The children’s books were all left in the following places, Mrs Smith’s room, Mr
Powell’s office and the caretaker’s cupboard.
11. (a) She always enjoyed sweets, chocolate, marshmallows and toffee apples.
(b) She always enjoyed: sweets, chocolate, marshmallows and toffee apples.
(c) She always enjoyed sweets chocolate marshmallows and toffee apples.

(d) She always enjoyed sweet’s, chocolate, marshmallow’s and toffee apple’s.
12. (a) Sarah’s uncle’s car was found without its wheels in that old derelict warehouse.
(b) Sarah’s uncle’s car was found without its wheels in that old, derelict warehouse.
(c) Sarahs uncles car was found without its wheels in that old, derelict warehouse.

(d) Sarah’s uncle’s car was found without it’s wheels in that old, derelict warehouse.
13. (a) I can’t see Tim’s car, there must have been an accident.
(b) I cant see Tim’s car; there must have been an accident.
(c) I can’t see Tim’s car there must have been an accident.
(d) I can’t see Tim’s car; there must have been an accident.

14. (a) Paul’s neighbours were terrible; so his brother’s friends went round to have a word.
(b) Paul’s neighbours were terrible: so his brother’s friends went round to have a word.
(c) Paul’s neighbours were terrible, so his brother’s friends went round to have a word.
(d) Paul’s neighbours were terrible so his brother’s friends went round to have a word.
15. (a) Tims gran, a formidable woman, always bought him chocolate, cakes, sweets and a
nice fresh apple.
(b) Tim’s gran a formidable woman always bought him chocolate, cakes, sweets and a
nice fresh apple.

(c) Tim’s gran, a formidable woman, always bought him chocolate cakes sweets and a
nice fresh apple.
(d) Tim’s gran, a formidable woman, always bought him chocolate, cakes, sweets and a
nice fresh apple.

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