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Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The indirect narration of 'Hurrah! We have won the match' is:

► They exclaimed with joy that they had won the match. Correct

► They exclaim with joy that they had win the match. ► They cry with joy that they did won the match. ► They cried with joy that they will won the match.

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Which verb can be both singular and plural?

► Is ► Am ► Has ► Do correct


Choose the best way to complete the sentence given below:

I didn't know what he meant. (?) .

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► what he mean ► what did he mean ► what did he meant ► what he meant correct


Choose the correct option.

My friend Ken will come with me to Metro town.


► Declarative sentence aisa statement correct

► Interrogative sentence ???? ► Imperative sentence advise,request,order ► Exclamatory sentence aurah!!


Choose the correct option.

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► Exclamatory sentence

► Interrogative sentence ► Imperative sentence correct

► Declarative sentence Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one The persons who use their voices (pitch, rhythm, stress) and their bodies to communicate their message are:

► Speakers correct

► Writers

► Readers

► Listeners


Using various symbols to represent sounds is called:

► Pronunciation correct

► Syllabication ► Etymology ► Derivation


Choose the option that best defines 'Clarity':

► To be tightly structured ► To express a clear point Correct

► To be syntactically correct ► To be substantive



Choose the option that best defines the 'Conciseness':

► Wordiness correct ► Creativity ► Verbosity ► Brevity


Popular expressions which may not be considered proper in formal use are called:

► Formal speech

► Slang correct

► Timeline

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Question No: 11 ( Marks: 2 )

What are Compound Sentences? A compound sentence is composed of at least two independent clauses. It does not

require a dependent clause. The clauses are joined by a coordinating conjunction (with or without a comma), a correlative conjunction (with or without a comma), or a semicolon that functions as a conjunction. Question No: 12 ( Marks: 2 )

Does a dictionary tell about the part of speech to which a word belongs?

No, dictionary only tells us that pronunciation and meaning of a word, in addition also tells us that how we can utilize it in different sentences or when we can use the same.


Define the term 'clause' with examples? http://vustudents.ning.com

A group of words that contains a subject and verb, there are two types of clauses:

independent and dependent (sometimes called subordinate). In discussing aspects of language, such as sentence variety, the word "clause" is valuable. The following groups of words are clauses:

the ship sank (independent) just before the iceberg struck the ship (dependent) the first lifeboat in the water was only half full (independent)



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentence_(linguistics)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_clause

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dependent_clause

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_conjunction

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma_(punctuation)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semicolon



Choose the correct tense for each sentence given below.


1. 'For seven days' is a signal word for Simple Present.

a. Present Perfect Progressive b. Present Simple

2. 'Since 6 o'clock' is a signal word for Present Perfect Progressive.

c. Present Perfect Progressive d. Present Simple

3. 'often' is a signal word for Present Perfect Progressive.

a. Present Perfect Progressive b. Present Simple


Make adverbs from given adjectives.

Adjective Adverb

Happy Happily

Thirsty Thirstily

Boring intensely

Loud Loud

Easy Easily


Wha t are the qualities of effective writing? Explain briefly. http://vustudents.ning.com While writing he always think about his readers and he use to make sentences with which he can clear the points. Good writer always focus on the surround nature and time if the is writing about a journey. For example: if he is traveling from US to Canada. He will mentioned like this: when we start journey the climate was good, there were no sign of clouds and rain, but when we reached Sioux City the fuel tank was almost finished and then we refuel it from Sioux, there were heavy clouds but with drizzling, the distance from Sioux to CANADA is 400 miles. Etc His readers get all answers and can understand the situation by his writing.

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How does drafting help a writer in refining a piece of writing?

By this writer convert all his experiences in written form so when he start writing he follow the incidents and facts in proper way, so the possibility get reduce that might be while writing he can miss the point. In this way it will help writer to refine his piece of writing.


Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one A message‟s success depends upon the fulfillment of the following points:

► Understanding, Social contacts

► Investigation, Reusability and Analysis

► Understanding, Social Contact, Common Medium, Transmission

► Common Medium, Transmission, and Understanding Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one The indirect narration of 'Hurrah! We have won the match' is:

www.vustudents.ning.com ► They exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.

► They exclaim with joy that they had win the match. ► They cry with joy that they did won the match. ► They cried with joy that they will won the match. Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

How many adverbs are there in the sentence given below? I really woke up too early this morning.

► 0 ► 1 ► 2

► 3 Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Choose the correct option.

What a rainy day!

► Exclamatory sentence ► Imperative sentence ► Interrogative sentence ► Declarative sentence

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Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one A noun which names anything (or anyone) that you can perceive through your physical senses is:

► Collective noun ► Concrete noun ► Countable noun ► Non-countable noun Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Which one of the following does modify a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words? ► Conjunction ► Adverb ► Adjective ► Verb Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Identify what part of the sentence is missing and needs to be added to make the fragment into a sentence. „they told each other‟ ► Add a subject ► Add a verb ► Add a subject and a verb ► The subject and verb are present, but it doesn't express a complete thought. Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one The direct narration of 'He told me that he would accept my offer' is: ► He said, “I have accept your offer.” ► He said, “I will accept my offer.” ► He said, “I will accept your offer.” ► He said, “I will accept his offer.” Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one Choose the option that best defines the 'Courteous':

º Detestable

º Odious

º Offensive


º Considerate Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one A short story writer has expressed the feelings of the beggar in a very lifelike way which has moved the readers to feel sorrow for him. Which quality of the writer does it express?

º Precision

º Consideration

º Courtesy

º Conciseness Question No: 11 ( Marks: 2 ) What is a dictionary?

Ans: Dictionary is a writing tool for writers. Question No: 12 ( Marks: 2 ) What are Compound Sentences? Ans: compound sentence mean a sentence which have two independent clauses togather. Example: I am a student and my brother is a policeman. Question No: 13 ( Marks: 3 )

Define the term 'clause' with examples? Question No: 14 ( Marks: 3 ) What is meant by free morpheme? Explain with examples. Ans: The free morpheme mean the linguistic unit which can stand alone. Example: Cat, Hen, Boy, etc. Question No: 15 ( Marks: 5 )

Ernest Hemingway once said that good writing was one-tenth inspiration and nine-tenths perspiration. He also said that to be a good writer, you need a "built-in, shockproof crap detector." Both of his statements point to the importance of the hard work of revising and rewriting in producing good writing. Discuss. Question No: 16 ( Marks: 5 ) What are some of the differences between writing and speaking skills?

www.vustudents.ning.com Ans: Learning to write is not a natural extention of learning to speak. Following are



some differences between writing and speeking skill. Speech

writing

Speakers pronounce.

Writers spell.

Speech is usually informal and repetitive. Whiting on the other hand is more formal and compact.

Seekers draw own their listeners reactions to know how or wheter to continue.

Writers are often solitary in there process.even they d‟nt know where are their readers

Speakers use pauses and intonation.

Writers use punctuations.

Speakers can gauge the attitudes, beliefs nad fealings of their audience by there verbal and non verbal reactions.

Writers must consider what and how much there audience needs to know about a given topic.

Question No: 17 ( Marks: 5 ) Turn each sentence into passive voice. 1) The mechanic has not repaired the DVD recorder. 2) They play handball. 3) Sue puts the rucksack on the floor. 4) The girls had lost the match. 5) The teacher is not going to open the window. Solution:

1. The DVD recorder had not been repaired by the mechanic. 2. Handball played by them. 3. The rucksack put on the floor by Sue. 4. The match had been lost by girls. 5. The window is not being opened by the teacher

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