Punctuation
During lunch, at the campus cafeteria, Mildred noticed the dirty tables, the overworked cashiers, and the exorbitant price for a watery soda.
A. Should you remove the comma after lunch?
B. Or should you remove the comma after cashiers?
A. you remove the comma after lunch?
(Who, Whom) did Jill marry?
What pronoun is correct in the sentence?
The correct answer is (Whom)
Although I know he's a famous actor, I can't remember his name.
Is the part after the comma independent or dependent?
The answer is independent
I bought a beautiful dress at the mall.
The word beautiful is a....
A. preposition
B. adjective
C. noun
B. Adjective
When Richie jammed the copier for the eighth time, Sharon, picked up a heavy stapler and __________ it at his head.
A. through
B.throwed
C. threw
C. Threw
In the crevices between the bathroom tiles, mold sprouts as opportunistically as weeds do in the cracks, of sidewalks.
A. Add a comma between crevices and between.
B.Remove the comma between tiles and mold.
C. Remove the comma between cracks and of.
D. No change is necessary.
C.Remove the comma between cracks and of.
It may be (she, her) who takes the kids to Orlando next week.
What pronoun is correct in the sentence?
The correct answer is (she)
I am allergic to cats, ______ I have three of them.
What is the correct coordinating conjunction?
A. Or
B. For
C. Yet
D. So
C. Yet
After lunch let's go out for a coffee.
The word after in the sentence is a...
A. pronoun
B. preposition
C. verb
B. Preposition
What is the subject in the sentence?
Alex took pictures of the basketball game.
A. Alex
B. Pictures
C. Basketball game
A. Alex
In Western films, dark hats often represent bad or evil characters, a white hat does just the opposite.
A. NO CHANGE
B. characters a
C. characters; a
D. characters: a
C. characters; a
(Who, Whom) came to the dance alone?
What pronoun is correct in the sentence?
The correct answer is (Who)
My sister, who is in the police force, has always been very outgoing and confident.
Is the clause "who is in the police force" independent or dependent?
The answer is dependent
On Saturdays I work from nine to five.
The word work in the sentence is a...
A. verb
B. preposition
C. adverb
A. verb
What is the object in the sentence?
Marilynn forgot her keys.
A. Marilynn
B. Keys
C. Forgot
B. Keys
For the trip, be sure to bring items such as clothes, money, and suntan lotion.
A. NO CHANGE
B. such as: clothes
C. such as; clothes
D. such as, clothes
A. NO CHANGE
On the way home, (she and he, her and him) stopped at the convenience store.
What pronoun is correct in the sentence?
The correct answer is (she and he)
__________ spring arrives, we have to be prepared for more snow.
Which subordinating conjunction is correct in the sentence?
A. Because
B. Until
C. Although
D. Now that
B. Until
I want to go to a university in the United States.
The word university in the sentence is a ...
A. adjective
B. preposition
C. noun
C. Noun
He says _____ leaving at 6pm.
A. their
B. there
C. they're
C. they're
Gustavo can tolerate any lecture, no matter how boring the instructor is, in his mind, Gustavo imagines that he is on board the starship Enterprise, blasting Romulans from his post on the bridge.
A. ... is in ...
B. ... is; In ...
C. ... is; in ...
C. ... Is: in...
I will give the work to (who, whom) I choose.
What pronoun is correct in the sentence?
The correct answer is (who)
________ the alarm goes off, I hit the snooze button.
What is the correct subordinating conjunction to use in the sentence?
A. As soon as
B. Because
C. Before
D. Now that
A. As soon as
If we finish our work quickly we can go to the movies.
The word quickly in the sentence is a...
A. adverb
B. conjunction
C. verb
A. Adverb
Are irregular verbs in the...
A. Past tense
B. Present tense
C. Future tense
A. Past tense