Punctuation
The owners of the restaurant [maintain that only] organic ingredients are used in the kitchen.
A. maintain,that only C. maintain:that only
B. maintain that, only D. no change
D. no change
How much does _____ hat cost?
A. which C. that
B. those D. them
C. that
"What time is supper" George asked.
A. ; C. ?
B. , D. no change
C. ?
After supper
Matt and Jessica hosted a party that the River Bank Cafe ______.
A. caters C. is catering
B. will cater D. catered
D. catered
This year our company sold____ magazine subscriptions than ever before.
A. less C. few
B. lesser D. fewer
D. fewer
[George as captain of the team] called the plays.
A. George, as captain of the team,
B. George as captain of the team,
C. George, as captain of the team
D. no change
A. George, as captain of the team,
The person ____ made these delicious candied figs has my vote.
A. that C. who
B. whom D. whose
C. who
Kims assistant, usually so reliable, has been late for work three times this week, without any excuse.
A. ' C. ; E. no change
B. , D. .
A. '
Kims is possessive and needs an apostrophe
Megan is trying to read all three books in the series before summer _______.
A. ended C. will end
B. will have ended D. ends
D. ends
Of the three brothers, Andre is the _______.
A. taller C. more tall
B. tallest D. most tallest
B. tallest
Mary bought three new pairs of [shoes even through she] had put herself on a tight budget last week.
A. shoes; even though,she
B. shoes, even though she
C. shoes. Even though she
D. no change
B. shoes, even though she
_______ met more than ten years ago at a mutual friend's birthday party.
A. Her and I C. She and me
B. Her and me D. She and I
D. She and I
Maddy Larkin our office manager, is the most organized person I've ever known.
A. : C. - E. No change
B. ; D. ,
D. ,
Comma after Larkin
Do not ___until I blow the whistle.
A. begin C. begun
B. began D. beginning
A. begin
After winning the contest, Lydia skipped_____ down the street.
A. happy C. more happily
B. happiest D. happily
D. happily
The [sky is blue,] but I hear thunder in the distance.
A. sky, is blue, C. sky is blue
B. sky is blue; D. No change
D. No change
The flowers have all lost _____ petals.
A. its C. there
B. their D. it's
B. their
Maureen's three sisters, Molly, Shannon, and Patty, are all spending the summer at their grandmothers beach house.
A. ; C. ,
B. ' D. no change
C. '
grandmother's
There ____ four excellent restaurants in the center of town.
A. is C. was
B. are D. being
B. are
The cake that I made last week tasted ____ than the one I made today.
A. best C. better
B. more better D. more good
C. better
Most residents of the building have [air conditioners however I've] always found that a ceiling fan is sufficient.
A. air conditioners however: I've
B. air conditioners, however, I've
C. air conditioners; however, I've
D. No change
C. air conditioners; however, I've
My parents approved of ____ taking guitar lessons.
A. my C. I
B. me D. mine
A. my
Passive case is used before the word taking because it functions like a noun.
I spend most of my time at the gym on the treadmill walking is my favorite form of exercise.
A. , C. ; E. no change
B. ? D. :
C. ;
semi-colon after treadmill
I hope _____ German someday.
A. learn C. to learn
B. learned D. learning
C. to learn
In many popular movies today the heroes are ______ armed than the villains.
A. more heavily C. heavier
B. more heavy D. more heavier
A. more heavily