Punctuation Power
He had riders transport mail day and night for faster more productive delivery.
A comma should be added after this word to separate coordinate adjectives describing "delivery."
faster
(1) Watching her little brother playing with clay one night, Nadine realized that she missed being creative. (2) She decided to start doing things that would require her to use her imagination. (3) She begins by keeping a journal, filling its pages with story ideas and sketches. (4) She also volunteered to help construct a papier-mâché dragon for the school play.
Which sentence has a mistake in verb shift?
(3) She begins by keeping a journal, filling its pages with story ideas and sketches.
Which bold word is used correctly?
A. Carly gave me advise on how to solve my problem.
B. We began our descent down the long, steep staircase.
C. The sunlight had a major affect on the flower’s growth.
D. Kingston, smiling happily, walked up to except his award.
B. descent
What should you do to fix this sentence?
This study showed something surprising it revealed that some video game players learn more quickly than individuals who do not play video games.
This study showed something surprising because it revealed that some video game players learn more quickly than individuals who do not play video games.
This study showed something surprising. It revealed that some video game players learn more quickly than individuals who do not play video games.
5 . Which sentence is the most descriptive?
A. Waiting backstage, John was nervous about having to perform a solo in front of so many people at the annual music night at his school .
B. He had practiced for days on end, trying to play the music as perfectly as he could .
C. In fact, he had memorized his solo weeks before the night of his performance because he had thought that doing so would help .
D. Feeling jittery, John stepped unsteadily onto the stage and into the glaring lights to brave a sea of faces in the audience.
D. Feeling jittery, John stepped unsteadily onto the stage and into the glaring lights to brave a sea of faces in the audience.
What punctuation mark should you use after food to emphasize that hummingbirds consume "often more than their own weight"?
comma, dash- parenthesis () "quotation marks"
Because these small, lightweight, delicate birds are highly active, they consume a lot of food often more than their own weight!
Dash -
(1) Everybody (this includes sixth, seventh, and eighth graders) is going to hear Professor McGregor speak about his research. (2) Facts about Science for Non-Scientists is the book that he wrote. (3) Neither the science teachers nor their students have read the book yet. (4) By next week, someone from each of the three grades have to be prepared to ask an interesting question about the topic.
Which highlighted verb should be changed to agree with its subject?
By next week, someone from each of the three grades HAVE-> HAS to be prepared to ask an interesting question about the topic.
Which sentence should be revised for redundancy?
(1) At the beginning of the school year, the teacher assigned each student a biography to read. (2) The students had three weeks to completely finish reading the biography of a person’s life. (3) Then each student spent three days creating a presentation on the assigned biography. (4) After the students had given their presentations, the class voted for a favorite.
(2) The students had three weeks to completely finish reading the biography of a person’s life.
Rami gave the book to a girl with a lot of pictures.
Which sentence corrects the misplaced modifier?
A. With a lot of pictures, Rami gave the book to a girl.
B. The book with a lot of pictures, Rami gave to the girl.
C. Rami gave the book with a lot of pictures to the girl.
D. The girl had the book with a lot of pictures from Rami.
C. Rami gave the book with a lot of pictures to the girl.
Which sentence of the paragraph has a formal style?
(1) In the central area of Chile is a long river valley. (2) People who visit there are just really amazed by the really pretty views. (3) Some people head for the lakes to kick back or relax. (4) Others sit tight in the amazing forests.
(1) In the central area of Chile is a long river valley.
What should be taken away from this sentence?
Students, who participate in the science activity, will need to wear safety goggles.
The commas after students & activity
This large mammal also has eyes positioned high on its head so it can see while their body remains underwater.
Which would should be changed in this sentence, and what should it be changed to?
their -> its
Recommending that an artist rush to complete many paintings in time for a show’s opening is never something the gallery owner would recommend since the gallery owner doesn’t want to display sloppy work.
How could you revise this sentence to eliminate redundancy?
Answers will vary.
The fireworks on Independence Day will start after the concert ends.
Which part of the sentence is a subordinate clause?
A. The fireworks
B. on Independence Day
C. will start
D. after the concert ends
D. after the concert ends
Meeting someone new can be an exciting and important event in life. Any two people who have just met could become very close friends for many years.
Which sentence could be added next to best maintain consistency in style?
A. Therefore, making a good first impression is always critical.
B. However, getting uptight about meeting new people is dumb.
C. After a while, the two people will feel like they’ve known each other forever.
D. In the end, two people who become close friends won’t sweat the small stuff.
B. However, getting uptight about meeting new people is dumb.