Independent School Entrance (ISEB Pre-Test and 11+ CEM style) · English
Spelling, punctuation and grammar
21 practice questions, each with the answer and an explanation.
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- Which sentence joins two main clauses correctly with a semi-colon?
- Which sentence is the passive form of 'The committee rejected the proposal'?
- In which sentence are the apostrophes used correctly with irregular plurals?
- Which sentence punctuates a non-essential relative clause correctly?
- Which sentence uses 'fewer' and 'less' correctly?
- Which sentence is grammatically correct in standard English?
- Which sentence uses the correct homophones?
- Which sentence uses the past perfect tense correctly?
- Which sentence has the speech punctuated correctly?
- Which phrase uses hyphens correctly?
- In the sentence 'The tired climbers rested briefly before the final ascent', which word is a preposition?
- Which sentence is a complex sentence?
- Which sentence has no misplaced or dangling modifier?
- Which spelling of the verb meaning 'to make someone feel awkward or ashamed' is correct?
- Which spelling of the word meaning 'something that happens' is correct?
- Which spelling of the word meaning 'careful and hard-working' is correct?
- Which word is an adverb formed from the adjective 'happy'?
- Which sentence punctuates a packing list correctly?
- Which sentence uses a colon correctly?
- Which sentence has the correct verb form?
- Which sentence contains a fronted adverbial?
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