Commas
Quantity
Who vs. Whom
Dashes
100
Most secretaries spend more than sixty percent of their time at their desks, they spend their time typing, transcribing, making and answering telephone calls, scheduling the boss's appointments, and putting together research projects and reports.
What is "Most secretaries spend more than sixty percent of their time at their desks. They spend their time typing, transcribing, making and answering telephone calls, scheduling the boss's appointments, and putting together research projects and reports" ?
100
The National Health Institute says that Americans need to eat __________ food. fewer less
What is less?
100
I handed the ticket to _____.
What is whom?
100
I knew the material perfectly _____ until test day. dash or hyphen
What is dash?
200
The ogre caught the unicorn, the terrible ogre then took the terrified beast to the Pinnacles of Pain Mountains.
What is "The ogre caught the unicorn; the terrible ogre then took the terrified beast to the Pinnacles of Pain Mountains" ?
200
Americans are overweight and _______ people are able to fit into standard airline seats. fewer less
What is fewer?
200
I will ask __________ to accompany me. whoever whomever
What is whomever?
200
All twenty-one students in my math class appeared to be self______motivated. dash or hyphen
What is hyphen?
300
I went through with the surgery, I was very glad I’d had it.
What is After I went through the surgery, I was very glad I’d had it.
300
Americans have _______ work to do to improve their overall health. fewer less a lot more
What is a lot more?
300
__________ is making all that noise?
What is who?
300
Seventy two people have been invited to the wedding. dash or hyphen
What is dash and seventy-two.
400
The Yo-Yo King demonstrated his new trick, the Skateboard Princess performed her new stunt, and the manager of Play Palace treated everyone to chili dogs and root beer.
Correct as is. • A comma splice is permissible in a series of independent clauses (three or more) where the last two clauses are separated by “and, but,” or “or.”
400
That means they need to consume _______ super-sized drinks and fattening burgers. fewer less
What is less?
400
Make out the check to ____. Who Whom
What is whom?
400
I can work with anyone in this department except Sally.
What is dash and except?
500
No one offered to help us, they just honked their horns impatiently.
No one offered to help us; they just honked their horns impatiently.
500
More people want to pay fewer taxes. More people want to pay less taxes. What is the difference in the word taxes here.
What is adj to a noncount noun and adj to a count noun.
500
_______ asked for them first. Who Whom Whoever Whomever
What is whoever?
500
The Civil War 1861 1865 caused great pain and suffering though some people made a fortune off the war.
What is hyphen, dash, 1861-1865, though?
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