General Language

What is the function of the apostrophe in the word "could've"?

• possession

• to form a compound word

• contraction

• to abbreviate the word

Choose the correct form of the word in brackets.

Either Sam or Lindi (has/have) the key.

Identify the name of the error in the following sentence.

The sunset was inedible.

• Tautology

• Ambiguity

• Spelling error

• Malapropism

Name the part of speech of the underlined word in the following sentence:

Skipping is healthy.

• Pronoun

• Verb

• Gerund

• Adjective

Name the error in the following sentence:

Determination and hard work is the answers to success.

• Split infinitive

• Error of concord

• Malapropism

• Ambiguity

Correct the spelling error in the following sentence.

You should definately receive the letter in two days.

Is the following a phrase or a clause?

Moving slowly up the hill.

What type of sentence is the following:

I will go when I have the time.

• Complex

• Compound

• Simple

• Compound-complex

The adjectival form of the word "peace" is:

Name the error in the following sentence:

I think they're in love, they act so weirdly now.

• malapropism

• pronoun error

• comma splice error

• error of concord