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Which of the following is a complete sentence?
a) Because night fell.
b) Jim ate the sandwich.
c) On a tree-lined path.
d) In our neck of the woods.
b) Jim ate the sandwich.
Identify the correct verb for the blank in the following sentence. Sentence: A committee ____ policy in all matters of evaluation.
a) determine
b) determines
b) determines
Which of the following is a homophone?
a) knew, new
b) dead, deer
c) Austin, Houston
d) Wendy, windy
a) knew, new
Thomas wants to improve his opening paragraph. How can he rewrite Sentence 1 to provide more detail and imagery? Sentence 1: The old man rode a donkey on a road.
a) The old man swayed back and forth as he rode a donkey along a winding dirt road.
b) A donkey traveled along a road with an old man on his back.
c) An old man was on the back of a donkey on a dirt road.
d) The old man moved on a donkey in order to get to town.
a) The old man swayed back and forth as he rode a donkey along a winding dirt road.
Identify the sentence that uses capitalization correctly. a) I plan to go to Canada this summer to watch the Calgary stampede.
b) I plan to go to canada this Summer to watch the Calgary Stampede.
c) I plan to go to Canada this summer to watch the Calgary Stampede.
d) I plan to go to Canada this Summer to watch the Calgary Stampede.
c) I plan to go to Canada this summer to watch the Calgary Stampede.
Identify the correct verb for the blank in the following sentence. Sentence: Laura and her friend ______ for their trip to Peru in an hour.
a) leave
b) leaves
a) leave
Correct the following sentence: ms manar's second period is the more annoyying class. She really don't not like her second period. her students are. the worst. because they do not listen when she is talked to them.
Answer(s) will vary.
Identify the sentence that uses capitalization correctly. a) On Friday, it was Chinese New Year, so we went to Yien’s restaurant to celebrate.
b) On friday, it was Chinese new year, so we went to Yien’s Restaurant to celebrate.
c) On Friday, it was Chinese New Year, so we went to Yien’s Restaurant to celebrate.
d) On Friday, it was Chinese new year, so we went to Yien’s restaurant to celebrate.
c) On Friday, it was Chine New Year, so we went to Yien's Restaurant to celebrate.
Thomas has used a poor choice of words in Sentence 17. He should change "stuff" to... Sentence 17: "Yes, I think His Majesty will find this village quite adequate for his birthday stuff," said the old man.
a) traditions
b) acts
c) celebrations
d) things
c) celebrations
Locate the subject and the predicate of the following sentence. Mary and Al skipped the previews and watched only the feature presentation.
Subject: Mary and Al Predicate: skipped the previews and watched only the feature presentation.
Which of the following DOES NOT contain a subordinating conjunction?
a) Until my sister calls, I can't go to the mall.
b) Because my homework is due, I can't go to the movies.
c) The exam was difficult, yet I passed.
d) Since you have so many extravagant pieces of jewelry, may I have a ring?
c) The exam was difficult, yet I passed.
Identify the sentence that uses capitalization correctly. a) In the movie, David had a difficult time in cuba.
b) in the movie, David had a difficult time in Cuba.
c) In the Movie, David had a difficult time in Cuba.
d) In the movie, David had a difficult time in Cuba.
d) In the movie, David had a difficult time in Cuba.
49. Identify the correct words for the blank in the following sentence. I would like to have the party ____ more ____ at a restaurant.
a) hear, than
b) hear, then
c) here, than
d) here, then
c) here, than
What change, if any, needs to be made in Sentence 3? Sentence 3: Nearly as old as his rider, the donkey shuffeled near the road's edge with barely enough strength to move one foot in front of the other.
a) Delete the comma
b) Change shuffeled to shuffled
c) Change foot to feet
d) Make no change
b) Change shuffeled to shuffled
Change the fragments into complete sentences. Fragment: with the basketball team Fragment: The orange and white cat Fragment: Unless you're passing Math
Answer(s) will vary.
Choose the best conjunction to combine this sentence pair. Sentence: We can ask directions. We can use a map.
a) and
b) but
c) or
d) because
c) or
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
a) All thirty two nine year old students carried twenty pound backpacks.
b) All thirty-two nine year old students carried twenty-pound backpacks.
c) All thirty two nine-year-old students carried twenty-pound-backpacks.
d) All thirty-two nine-year-old students carried twenty-pound backpacks.
d) All thirty-two nine-year-old students carried twenty-pound backpacks.
Identify the correct pronoun for the blank in the following sentence. Sentence: My brother and ____ used to play pingpong together every day.
a) I
b) me
a) I b) me
What is the correct way to write Sentences 13 and 14? a) He busied himself turning this way and that, he looked around the small village square.
b) Busying himself turning this way and that and he looked around the small village square.
c) Busying himself turning this way and that. He looked around the small village square and.
d) He busied himself turning this way and that as he looked around the small village square.
d) He busied himself turning this way and that as he looked around the small village square.
Identify the independent and the dependent clause. Sentence: As soon as we sat at the table, the waiter brought the menus.
Dependent: As soon as we sat at the table Independent: the waiter brought the menus
Which of the following words or phrases in the following sentence could be deleted without changing the meaning? Sentence: Various different companies offer incentive plans to their employees.
a) different
b) incentive
c) plans
d) employees
a) different
The following sentence pair can be revised into one better sentence. Choose the sentence that is the best revision. Sentence: The bicycle tire is flat. The bicycle tire is on the bike.
a) The bicycle tire is on the bike and the bicycle tire is flat.
b) The flat bicycle tire is on the bike.
c) On the bike, the bicycle tire there is flat.
d) The bicycle tire on the bike is flat.
d) The bicycle tire on the bike is flat.
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
a) When Yoshiro saw the beautiful cabin; by the lake, he was happy too.
b) When Yoshiro saw the beautiful, cabin by the lake he was happy, too.
c) When Yoshiro saw the beautiful cabin, by the lake, he was happy, too.
d) When Yoshiro saw the beautiful cabin by the lake, he was happy, too.
d) When Yoshiro saw the beautiful cabin by the lake, he was happy, too.
How many mistakes can you find in the paragraph? When you enter the mansion. The great hall has three ornat doorways, and a grand staircase. The doorway to the left leeds to the kitchen area, the doorway to the right; leads to the library, and the doorway straight ahead leads to the formall dining room. The mansion is ancient, big, beautiful.
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7
d) 7
Name ALL the conjunctions!
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So