Classical Urdu Criticism (Klasiki Urdu Tanqeed) MCQs

41

Identify the sentence showing separate, individual possession:

A Maria's and Zoya's passports were renewed yesterday. B Maria and Zoya's passports were renewed yesterday. C Maria and Zoyas' passports were renewed yesterday. D Marias' and Zoyas' passports were renewed yesterday.

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42

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence showing joint possession:

A Ali's and Ahmed's house was renovated last summer. B Ali and Ahmed's house was renovated last summer. C Ali and Ahmeds' house was renovated last summer. D Alis' and Ahmeds' house was renovated last summer.

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43

Select the sentence with the correct use of a colon to introduce a list:

A The ingredients required for the cake are: flour, sugar, and eggs. B The recipe calls for three essential ingredients: flour, sugar, and eggs. C The recipe includes: flour, sugar, and eggs. D The essential ingredients consist of: flour, sugar, and eggs.

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44

Identify the sentence that correctly punctuates a restrictive relative clause:

A The book, that is on the top shelf, belongs to my brother. B The book that is on the top shelf belongs to my brother. C The book that is on the top shelf, belongs to my brother. D The book, that is on the top shelf belongs to my brother.

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45

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence containing non-restrictive appositives:

A Dr. Sarah Khan the chief surgeon performed the procedure. B Dr. Sarah Khan, the chief surgeon, performed the procedure. C Dr. Sarah Khan, the chief surgeon performed the procedure. D Dr. Sarah Khan the chief surgeon, performed the procedure.

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46

Select the sentence that avoids a comma splice error:

A The team worked through the night, they met the tight deadline. B The team worked through the night; they met the tight deadline. C The team worked through the night, but, they met the tight deadline. D The team worked through the night they met the tight deadline.

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47

Which sentence demonstrates the correct use of an Oxford (serial) comma?

A She bought apples, oranges, and bananas at the morning market. B She bought apples, oranges and bananas, at the morning market. C She bought, apples, oranges, and bananas at the morning market. D She bought apples oranges and bananas at the morning market.

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48

Identify the sentence that correctly punctuates a transitional conjunctive adverb joining two independent clauses:

A The weather forecast predicted clear skies, however it rained all afternoon. B The weather forecast predicted clear skies; however, it rained all afternoon. C The weather forecast predicted clear skies, however, it rained all afternoon. D The weather forecast predicted clear skies; however it rained all afternoon.

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49

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence containing an introductory dependent clause:

A Although it was raining heavily we decided to continue our trek. B Although it was raining heavily, we decided to continue our trek. C Although, it was raining heavily we decided to continue our trek. D Although it was raining heavily; we decided to continue our trek.

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50

Which punctuation mark is correctly used to join two closely related independent clauses not connected by a coordinating conjunction?

A Comma B Semicolon C Hyphen D Apostrophe

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