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Test your grammar and punctuation skills with these challenging proofreading questions. Improve your writing accuracy and attention to detail. Can you spot the errors and select the correct answers?
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£100 A. Line 1 B. Line 3 C. Line 4 D. Line 5 £200 £300 £500 £1000 £1,000,000 £4,000 £32,000 £16,000 £8,000 £64,000 £128,000 £250,000 £500,000 £2,000 Dear Sir, Q1 1. I was horrified to read two weeks 2. ago in ‘The Thornby Gazette’ about 3. the outragus proposal to build a 4. supermarket on Silstones community 5. playing fields and I feel that 6. I must after heated debate protest 7. most strongly. An apostrophe has been missed out on which line?
£200 A. outragous B. outrageous C. outragious D. outrageus £100 £300 £500 £1000 £500,000 £4,000 £32,000 £16,000 £8,000 £64,000 £128,000 £250,000 £2,000 £1,000,000 Dear Sir, Q2 1. I was horrified to read two weeks 2. ago in ‘The Thornby Gazette’ about 3. the outragus proposal to build a 4. supermarket on Silstones community 5. playing fields and I feel that 6. I must after heated debate protest 7. most strongly. The word ‘outragus’ has been spelt incorrectly. Which of these is the correct spelling?
£300 A. Line 3 B. Line 4 C. Line 5 D. Line 6 £200 £100 £500 £1000 £500,000 £4,000 £32,000 £16,000 £8,000 £64,000 £128,000 £250,000 £2,000 £1,000,000 Dear Sir, Q3 1. I was horrified to read two weeks 2. ago in ‘The Thornby Gazette’ about 3. the outragus proposal to build a 4. supermarket on Silstones community 5. playing fields and I feel that 6. I must after heated debate protest 7. most strongly. A pair of commas has been missed out on which line?
£500 A. 12.55 B. 13.00 C. 13.10 D. 13.15 £200 £300 £100 £1000 £500,000 £4,000 £32,000 £16,000 £8,000 £64,000 £128,000 £250,000 £2,000 £1,000,000 Journey Times Davyd – Bala Q4 Davyd 11.15 12.50 14.25 16.00 Pentyth ------ 12.55 14.30 16.05 Bryn 11.25 13.00 14.35 16.10 Hynod ------ 13.10 14.45 16.20 Bala 11.40 13.15 14.50 16.25 Catching the 12.50 from Davyd you should arrive at Bala at
A. text B. graph C. diagram D. table £1,000,000 £500,000 £250,000 Journey Times Davyd – Bala Q5 Davyd 11.15 12.50 14.25 16.00 Pentyth ------ 12.55 14.30 16.05 Bryn 11.25 13.00 14.35 16.10 Hynod ------ 13.10 14.45 16.20 Bala 11.40 13.15 14.50 16.25 The information on journey times is presented in which format? £128,000 £64,000 £32,000 £16,000 £8,000 £4,000 £2,000 £1,000 £500 £300 £200 £100
£2,000 A. Line 5 B. Line 7 C. Line 8 D. All are correct £200 £300 £500 £1000 £500,000 £4,000 £32,000 £16,000 £8,000 £64,000 £128,000 £250,000 £2,000 £1,000,000 1. From: Amanda Q6 2. To: Richard 3. Miss Cranshaw, the lady______ runs 4. Flights Unlimited, phoned at 11.30 a.m. 5. about her companys’ new computer 6. system that you instaled. Apparently 7. there’s something not quite right with it 8. and she needs your advice. She’s 9. asked you to phone her back. An apostrophe is in the wrong place on
£4,000 B. Line 5 A. Line 3 D. Line 8 C.Line 6 £200 £300 £500 £1000 £500,000 £100 £32,000 £16,000 £8,000 £64,000 £128,000 £250,000 £2,000 £1,000,000 1. From: Amanda Q7 2. To: Richard 3. Miss Cranshaw, the lady______ runs 4. Flights Unlimited, phoned at 11.30 a.m. 5. about her companys’ new computer 6. system that you instaled. Apparently 7. there’s something not quite right with it 8. and she needs your advice. She’s 9. asked you to phone her back. There’s a spelling mistake on
£8,000 A. that B. which C. whom D. who £200 £300 £500 £1000 £500,000 £4,000 £32,000 £16,000 £100 £64,000 £128,000 £250,000 £2,000 £1,000,000 1. From: Amanda Q8 2. To: Richard 3. Miss Cranshaw, the lady______ runs 4. Flights Unlimited, phoned at 11.30 a.m. 5. about her companys’ new computer 6. system that you instaled. Apparently 7. there’s something not quite right with it 8. and she needs your advice. She’s 9. asked you to phone her back. The missing word on line 3 is
£16,000 A. children’s B. childrens’s C. childrens’ D. childrens £200 £300 £500 £1000 £500,000 £4,000 £32,000 £16,000 £8,000 £64,000 £128,000 £250,000 £2,000 £1,000,000 1. Dear Mr and Mrs Simpson Q9 2. My name is Aneeka and I would like to 3. apply for the job of _______ nanny. I 4. noticed in your newspaper advertiesment 5. last week that you wanted someone 6. interested in spending time on early 7. learning activities. The missing word on line 3 should be written
£32,000 A. Line 3 B. Line 4 C. Line 6 D. Line 7 £200 £300 £500 £1000 £500,000 £4,000 £100 £16,000 £8,000 £64,000 £128,000 £250,000 £2,000 £1,000,000 1. Dear Mr and Mrs Simpson Q10 2. My name is Aneeka and I would like to 3. apply for the job of _______ nanny. I 4. noticed in your newspaper advertiesment 5. last week that you wanted someone 6. interested in spending time on early 7. learning activities. There is a spelling mistake on
£64,000 A. If B. Because C. Therefore D. Although £200 £300 £500 £1000 £500,000 £4,000 £32,000 £16,000 £8,000 £64,000 £128,000 £250,000 £2,000 £1,000,000 Dear Mr and Mrs Hardcastle Q11 1. On behalf of my company, Smith & 2. Co., I would like to offer you our 3. most sincere apallogies for the trouble 4. you have had with the installation of 5. your new central heating. _______ 6. some of this was due to factors 7. beyond our control, this does not 8. excuse the wait you have experienced. Which of these words is missing from line 5?
£128,000 A. apollogies B. appologies C. apologies D. appollogies £200 £300 £500 £1000 £1,000,000 £4,000 £32,000 £16,000 £8,000 £64,000 £100 £250,000 £500,000 £2,000 Dear Mr and Mrs Hardcastle Q12 1. On behalf of my company, Smith & 2. Co., I would like to offer you our 3. most sincere apallogies for the trouble 4. you have had with the installation of 5. your new central heating. _______ 6. some of this was due to factors 7. beyond our control, this does not 8. excuse the wait you have experienced. The word apallogies is spelt incorrectly on line 3. It should be
£250,000 A. Line 1 B. Line 2 C. Line 5 D. Line 7 £200 £300 £500 £1000 £1,000,000 £4,000 £32,000 £16,000 £8,000 £64,000 £128,000 £250,000 £500,000 £2,000 Hi David, Q13 1. Glad you’re back safely from your holiday. 2. I hope you were’nt too badly hit by the train 3. strike. I had trouble getting home from 4. work last week. It took over two hours on 5. the motorway, but I think it’s ok now. 6. Now for the good news! My new car has 7. arrived. I’ve already driven 250 miles in it! 8. I need to know how my expenses will be 9. paid as this engine is deasel _____ my 10. other car was unleaded and the company 11. pays less per mile for this. An apostrophe is used incorrectly in
£500,000 A. although B. however C. when D. whereas £200 £300 £500 £1000 £1,000,000 £4,000 £32,000 £16,000 £8,000 £64,000 £128,000 £250,000 £100 £2,000 Hi David, Q14 1. Glad you’re back safely from your holiday. 2. I hope you were’nt too badly hit by the train 3. strike. I had trouble getting home from 4. work last week. It took over two hours on 5. the motorway, but I think it’s ok now. 6. Now for the good news! My new car has 7. arrived. I’ve already driven 250 miles in it! 8. I need to know how my expenses will be 9. paid as this engine is deasel _____ my 10. other car was unleaded and the company 11. pays less per mile for this. The most suitable word to fill the gap on line 9 is
Hi David, Q15 1. Glad you’re back safely from your holiday. 2. I hope you were’nt too badly hit by the train 3. strike. I had trouble getting home from 4. work last week. It took over too hours on 5. the motorway, but I think it’s ok now. 6. Now for the good news! My new car has 7. arrived. I’ve already driven 250 miles in it! 8. I need to know how my expenses will be 9. paid as this engine is deasel _____ my 10. other car was unleaded and the company 11. pays less per mile for this. The correct spelling of deasel, on line 9, is £1,000,000 A. deisel B. diesle C. deisle D. diesel £200 £300 £500 £1000 £2,000 £16,000 £128,000 £64,000 £8,000 £250,000 £500,000 £100 £32,000 £4,000