Horatio and Marcellus arrive, announcing themselves as they enter as friends of Denmark and the king. Give the adjectival form of the underlined word

They ask Francisco—slightly jealously—if he’s done for the night, then bid him goodbye as he exits. Identify the underlined punctuation mark.

It is clear that the nightly watch has become a fearsome endeavor, and that something—or someone—is frightening the very men charged with keeping Elsinore secure. Give the function of the dash in the sentence.

As Barnardo approaches Francisco in the dark, both men are suspicious of one another. Give the noun form of suspicious.

Marcellus says that even though he and Barnardo have seen the “dreaded sight twice,” Horatio refuses to believe it’s real. Give a synonym for the underlined phrase.

Marcellus explains that’s why he’s brought Horatio along tonight—to see the “apparition” that has plagued the nightly watch. Identify and give the function of the underlined punctuation mark.

Horatio is skeptical that anything will appear, Barnardo begins telling him the story of the ghost. Correct the comma splice error

Marcellus and Barnardo marvel at the apparition, which is “in the same figure like the king that’s dead.” Identify the underlined part of speech.

Marcellus urges Horatio, an educated “scholar” to speak to the ghost. Identify the underlined part of speech.

Horatio confesses that he is full of “fear and wonder” as he gazes upon the ghost, which he, too, believes looks just like the dead King of Denmark. Give the function of the comma.

The ghost, however, begins moving away from the men wordlessly. Give the suffix of the underlined word.

What part of speech ends with suffix -ly?

Offending the ghost leads to its departure from the scene. Which word in this sentence is used as a gerund?

Offending the ghost leads to its departure from the scene. Barnado and Marcellus lament that Horatio should not have offended the ghost. Correct the grammatical error in the underlined sentence.

Rewrite the following sentence in reported speech. Horatio admits: "I am shaken."

The guards and Horatio see the ghost with terror etched on their faces. Rewrite the sentence in the passive voice.

He is mesmerized and perturbed by how much the ghost looks like the king—even down to his armor. Give a synonym for the underlined word.

Horatio says the ghost’s appearance whom he believes “bodes some strange eruption to our state.” Correct the pronoun error.

From the very opening moments of the play, Shakespeare establishes an atmosphere of fear, distrust, and apprehension. Add a suitable prefix to trust so that the sentence still makes sense.

It is transparent, moreover clear that the nightly watch has become a fearsome endeavor. Remove the redundant word in the sentence.

Several characters can see the ghost. Rewrite the following in the passive voice.

Shakespeare show that it is not a figment of any one person’s imagination, and should be taken extremely seriously. Correct the error of concord

When Hamlet meets with the acting troupe that visits Elsinore Castle, he asks a player to give a speech about the death of King Priam, a figure in Greek mythology. Identify the main clause

Hamlet starts to act strangely because of the “antic disposition” that is part of his plan to expose Claudius. Give the function of the inverted comma

To be convincing, Hamlet rejects Ophelia, while Claudius and Polonius spy on him

in order to find out the reason for the sudden change in his behaviour. Identify the underlined fragment.

Claudius summons Hamlet’s university friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, and tasks them with observing Hamlet closely and to report all they discover to him. Give the function of the apostrophe.

Their arrival coincides with a group of

travelling actors that Hamlet happen to know well. Correct the error of concord

Hamlet decides to use this troupe in his scheme to expose Claudius and writes a play including scenes that mimic the suspected murder of his father. Provide a suitable synonym for the underlined word.

Hamlet asks the actors to present the Mouse-trap play as entertainment

for the King and Queen. Give the common noun for the underlined word.

Newly minted King Claudius is holding court at Elsinore. Give a suitable synonym for the underlined word

He’s got all kinds of announcements: he thanks all of his supporters in this trying time. Give the function of the apostrophe

Claudius decided to suddenly send ambassadors to Norway to avert an attack by their prince, Fortinbras. Correct the split infinitive error

Claudius sends Laertes, a young courtier, back to France; and he denies Hamlet permission to go back to school in Wittenberg. Correct the ambiguity

Claudius sends a message with Cornelius and Voltemand for the King of Norway. Rewrite in the passive voice