Manuscript Form
Correct the following sentence for manuscript errors.
The Hon. Leslie L. Price presided over the court case which began at eight o'clock a.m.
The Honorable Leslie L. Price presided over the court case which began at eight o'clock in the morning.
OR .... 8:00 am.
Correct any capitalization:
"cairo, egypt, has the only subway in africa," said mrs. parker during history class.
"Cairo, Egypt, has the only subway in Africa," said Mrs. Parker during history class.
What is a word that shows action, links a word to the subject, helps another verb, or merely indicates existence?
Verb
Transitive
What type of noun names a group, even in its singular form?
collective
Correct the following sentence for manuscript errors.
Have you ever seen the dr. on 62nd Avenue?
Have you ever seen the doctor on Sixty-second Avenue?
Correct any capitalization:
The bob casey highway runs straight through the Pocono mountains in scranton, pennsylvania.
The Bob Casey Highway runs straight through the Pocono Mountains in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
What is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea?
Noun
What type of verb is used when the subject receives the action from the verb?
Passive
When a compound subject is joined by or, nor, either...or, or neither...nor the verb agrees with the subject ______________ to the verb.
nearest/closest
Correct the following sentence for manuscript errors.
The Norman Conquest of England in 1066 A.D. was Mister R.L. Meyer's lecture topic.
The Norman Conquest of England in A.D. 1066 was Mr. R.L. Meyer's lecture topic.
Correct any capitalization and punctuation:
new york los angeles chicago houston and philadelphia are the most populated cities in the united states of america.
New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, and Philadelphia are the most populated cities in the United States of America.
What is a word that takes the place of a noun?
Pronoun
Choose the correct answer:
By the time Josh reached the airport, the airplane was already (raising, rising) off the runway.
rising
A __________________ is a word that follows a noun and explains or identifies that noun.
Appositive
Correct the following sentence for manuscript errors.
My brother, Doctor John L. Grubbs, Junior, will arrive on the 3:00 o'clock p.m. flight.
My brother, Dr. John L. Grubbs, Jr., will arrive on the 3 o'clock in the evening.
or ... 3:00 p.m. flight.
Correct any capitalization and punctuation:
measles, mumps, smallpox: these are all communicable diseases.
Measles, mumps, smallpox - these are all communicable diseases.
What is a word that shows how a noun or pronoun is related to some other word in the sentence?
Preposition
Choose the correct answer:
Maria, please (bring, take) the pizza to your brother.
A ____________ is always a noun; it always ends in
-ing.
gerund
Correct the following sentence for manuscript errors.
Early in the school year, Mr. James R. Finch PhD, will give a lecture about 19th century literature to the 127 students in World Literature 101.
Early in the school year, Mr. James R. Finch, Ph.D., will give a lecture about nineteenth century literature to the 127 students in World Literature 101.
Correct any capitalization and punctuation:
does the book of proverbs say a merry heart doeth good like medicine asked nate.
"Does the book of Proverbs say, 'A merry heart doeth good like medicine?'" asked Nate.
What is the term for the word that answers the following question:
How much?
Choose the correct answer:
After working hard that morning, Peter (lay, laid) in the shade and rested.
lay
Which introductory words of noun clauses have no function in the sentence? (3)
that, whether, if