Punctuation
Which option correctly punctuates the phrase?
A. The dogs bone was buried in the yard.
B. The dog's bone was buried in the yard.
B. The dog's bone was buried in the yard.
Choose the best answer that completes the sentence.
A. She brought three things to the picnic sandwiches juice and chips.
B. She brought three things to the picnic: sandwiches, juice, and chips.
B. She brought three things to the picnic: sandwiches, juice, and chips.
Although the author explains the theory clearly, she___the experimental results in her conclusion
A. had omitted
B. omits
C. will omit
B. omits
Choose the best revision.
When Mark visited the museum with Tom, he learned a lot about impressionist painters.
A. No Change B. Mark learned
C. Tom learned D. Both Mark and Tom learned
B. Mark learned
Choose the best option:
Although the author explains the theory clearly, she____the experimental results in her conclusion.
A. had omitted C. will omit
B. omits D. was omitting
B. omits.
Choose the option that is correct.
A. When I finish my homework; I went to the movies with friends.
B. When I finish my homework, I went to the movies with friends.
B. When I finish my homework, I went to the movies with friends.
Select the correct answer choice.
____she finished her chores, Maria practiced the piano.
A. Before she finished her chores Maria
B. Before she finished her chores,
C. Before
B. Before she finished her chores,
Choose the best answer. " I forgot my homework I went back home to get it.
A. No Change B. homework, I went back home
C. homework; I went back home
D. homework so I went back home
C. homework; I went back home
If a sentence says, "Bob and Joe left their backpacks," this pronoun error would occur if we changed "their" to his, because the pronoun must agree in ____with its antecedent.
What is number?
The sequence of events in the study, from initial observation to find analysis_____crucial for supporting the researcher's claims.
A. were
B. are being
C. was
C. was
Select the correct answer.
A. The teacher on the other hand was very patient.
B.. The teacher, on the other hand, was very patient.
C. The teacher, on the other hand was very patient.
B. The teacher, on the other hand, was very patient.
A. In the morning I went jogging.
B. In the morning, I went jogging.
C. In the morning I, went jogging.
D. In the morning, I went, jogging.
B. In the morning, I went jogging.
Choose the best revision.
"My sister loves to bake cupcakes she gives them to her friends."
A. No Change B. cupcakes; and she gives
C. cupcakes, and she gives D. cupcakes she gives
B. cupcakes; and she gives
Which answer most clearly corrects the bold print?
A. No Change B. he or she......he or she
C. he or she......they
D. they.....they
B. he or she ...he or she
Which choice corrects the tense error?
When she starts her lecture, the audience had already waited for more than ten minutes.
A. had waited C. have waited
B waited D. waits
D. waits
Choose the option that is grammatically correct.
I wanted to go for a run___it started raining.
A. , and
B. ; therefore
C. ; it started raining
B. ;therefore
"She practiced every day___she improved her score on the ACT."
A. ,
B. .
C. , and
C. ,and
Select the answer that best corrects the italiziced underlined part. Each of the students must bring their textbook to class.
A. No Change B. his or her
C. his D they
B. his or her
Which choice correctly fixes the bold portion of the statement?
Neither the coach nor the players brought his uniforms to the game.
A. No Change B. their C. his or her D your
B. their
If the engineer fine-tunes the design after testing, the final prototype_______even more reliable.
A. had become
B. becomes D. would be becoming
C will have becom
B. becomes
Select the answer that correctly punctuates the sentence.
A. Whenever Maria studies for her exams, she gets excellent grades.
B. Whenever Mariea studies, for her exams she gets excellent grades.
A. Whenever Maria studies for her exams she gets excellent grades.
Mr. Thompson---who has taught chemistry for over twenty years____is retiring next month
A. , who has taught chemistry for over twenty years
B. ,who has taught chemistry for over twenty years,
C. .who has taught chemistry, for over twenty years
B. ,who has taught chemistry for over twenty years,
Which answer most clearly join the ideas?
" The team practiced all week. The lost the game."
A. No Change B.....all week but they lost the game
c. all week, and they lost the game.
D. ....all week; lost the game.
C. ....all week, and they lost the game.
Choose the correct answer.
After the storm damaged the dock, they worked all night to repair it.
A. No Change C. the repair crew
B. the storm D. IT
C. the repair crew
By the time the conference began, most participants have submitted their proposals.
A. has submitted D. had submitted
B. will have submitted
C. would submit
D had submitted