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1. Which of these sentences is correctly punctuated?

a) My mother who lives in London, was born in France.

b) My mother, who lives in London was born in France.

c) My mother, who lives in London, was born in France.

d) My mother: who lives in London was born in France?

2. Which of these sentences is correctly punctuated?

a) If you hadn't told me how would I have known?

b) If you hadn't told me, how would I have known!

c) If you hadn't told me, how would I have known?

d) If you hadn't told me how, would I have known!

3. Which of these sentences is correctly punctuated?

a) I'm going for a two weeks holiday.

b) I'm going for a two-weeks' holiday.

c) I'm going for a two week's holiday.

d) I'm going for a two-week holiday.             

4. Which of these sentences is correctly punctuated?

a) Were you born in the 1990's?

b) Were you born in the 1990s'?

c) Were you born in the 1990.s?

d) Were you born in the 1990s?

5. Which of these sentences is correct?

a) That's their car there, isn't it!

b) That's there car their, isn't it?

c) That's they're car there isn't it?

d) That's their car there, isn't it?

6. Which of these sentences is correct?

a) That's last weeks milk. Don't drink it!

b) That's last week's milk. Don't drink it!

c) Thats last weeks' milk. Don't drink it!

d) That's last week's milk. Do'nt drink it!        

答案

1) c, 2) c, 3) d, 4) d, 5) d, 6) b.