Identify the problem, if any, in this sentence structure and offer a revision: The students taking the final exam in the auditorium. I felt it was the worst possible place the school could have picked for the test.
What is a FRAGMENT (missing a verb)? The students were taking the final exam in the auditorium. I felt it was the worst possible place the school could have picked for the test.
100
For which numbers do you use numerals (2, 26.5, 1,235) and for which do you use the word (two, twenty-six point five, one thousand two hundred and thirty-five)?
100
Which of these demonstrates proper use of the semicolon?
(A) They had used up all their money; they barely had enough left for the trip home.
(B) When I went to the coffeeshop, I ordered the following; a grande decaf mochalatte, a foozeball table, and snow-capped mountains.
(C)I took a walk down the beach last Thursday; only to find out that I’d forgotten my camera.
100
What’s the best way to not sound sexist?
(A) What if a student didn’t do her homework but her teacher didn’t find out. Does that qualify as cheating?
(B) What if a student didn’t do his/her homework but his/her teacher didn’t find out. Does that qualify as cheating?
(C) What if a student didn’t do an assignment but the teacher never found out. Does that qualify as cheating?
(D) What if a student didn’t do their homework but their teacher never found out. Does that qualify as cheating?
200
Identify the problem, if any, in this sentence structure and offer a revision: The detective wriggled on his belly toward the campfire, the drunken smugglers didn’t notice him.
What is a COMMA SPLICE (using a comma to separate 2 independent clauses?
200
For which of the following can you use abbreviations in academic writing?
Familiar organizations (JFK, CIA, UCLA)
Countries (USA, UK, N. Korea)
Months and Days of the week (Wed, Sat, Jul, Dec)
Latin abbreviations (etc., i.e., e.g.)
200
Which of these demonstrates proper use of a comma?
(A) He told us, “You shouldn’t have done that.”
(B) The athlete driving the purple Jaguar, was Jim Fuld.
(C) Older breeds of livestock are often less profitable, they have not been genetically engineered to grow quickly.
200
Is there anything wrong with the word choice in this sentence, and if so, how might you improve it?
“Some dude just ripped off my wallet, so I am now experiencing a negative cash flow.”
300
Identify the problem, if any, in this sentence structure and offer a revision:
Sigmund Freud has been called an enemy of sexual repression, the truth is that he is not a friend of free love.
What is a COMMA SPLICE?
300
Which of the following do you need to capitalize?
Proper names (Belgium, University of Iowa, Volkswagen, Xerox copier)
Titles or ranks (Doctor Jones, Professor Huerta, Senator Wilimczyk)
Family members (my Mother, Aunt Whitney)
300
Which of these does NOT demonstrate proper use of the apostrophe?
(A) The Egyptian King Tut's death occurred hundreds of years before Socrates’.
(B) What effect has the women’s movement had on children’s literature?
(C) You’d better put on your new shoes.
(D) Its nearly eight o’clock.
300
Which of these has a commonly misused word?
(A) I would much rather walk out of a casino drunk and poor then walk out of a bank sober and loaded.
(B) It's not so much that I wanted to become a ballet dancer, it's more that my legs did the deciding for me.
(C) There isn’t much point behind going to collage, in fact I don't even now why I’m hear know.
400
Identify the problem, if any, in this sentence and offer a revision:
For many college graduates, the process of looking for jobs are often long and stressful.
What is SUBJECT/VERB disagreement:
For many college graduates, the process of looking for jobs are often long and stressful.
400
Which of the following do you need to capitalize?
Concepts (High School, Literature)
Words in a movie/book title (“Once More To The Lake”)
A quotation (Oscar Wilde wrote, “the only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.”)
400
Where does the quotation mark go in relation to the end of a sentence?
(A) Randolph gazed at Ellen and sighed. “What an extraordinary beauty”.
(B) Who was it that said “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”?
(C) According to UNICEF, “Nearly 400,000 people have died in the Sudan region.” (Williams, 32)
400
In what ways could the wordiness in this sentence be reduced?
At this point in time, a debate pertaining to freedom of smoking is occurring across our student body.
What is "Our students are currently debating smoking rights."
500
When do you use italics vs. underlining vs. quotations:
Zach and Miri Make a Porno
Zach and Miri Make a Porno
“Zach and Miri Make a Porno”