Punctuation
Correct punctuation?
While there are many types of animals in the world. I consider myself a dog person.
No.
While there are many types of animals in the world, I consider myself a dog person.
It's or Its?
We know __________ a long day, but we're almost done.
What is "It's"
If you are excluded from the right of suffrage, **you’re like excluded as an outcast** from a basic means of participating in the political decision-making process.
F. NO CHANGE
G. you’re excluded
H. you’re excluded and being cast out
J. like an outcast being excluded
G - You're excluded
By the end of this odd assignment, I was actually thrilled with ***that being which***I had reproduced. A. NO CHANGE
B. the painting of which
C. what
D. that
C. What
The largest state in The United States of America is...
Alaska
Correct punctuation?
There's only one thing left to do: we need to tell the truth.
Yes - Correct
Correct subject-verb agreement?
The women ___swims___ around the pool, cooling off from the summer heat.
What is "Wrong - swim"
**Truth be told, the kind of help** my grandmother needed when opening the chest was more likely emotional than physical.
Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?
F. If the truth were told, the kind of help
G. Truth be told, the sort of help
H. Truth be told, the kind of type of help
J. To tell the truth, the kind of help
H - Truth be told, the of type of help
As coffee was introduced to ***other country***, growers would naturally attempt to simulate the plants’ preferred natural habitat.
A. NO CHANGE
B. other countries
C. other countries’
D. other countries,
D. other countries,
Correct punctuation?
The government has failed to agree on the national debt, many people will be furloughed this week.
No. Cannot join two sentences with just a comma.
The government has failed to agree on the national debt, so many people will be furloughed this week. (period or semicolon would do)
Correct pronoun use?
My mother was describing the activities that__her and my grandmother_ were going to do that afternoon.
Wrong - "She and my grandmother"
Choose the best answer:
Many cooks prefer to peel and deseed ***the tomatoes, while*** using them in a cooking recipe.
A. NO CHANGE
B. tomatoes and
C. tomatoes, and
D. tomatoes before
D. Tomatoes before
My grandmother ***having explained** that the source of this forest-like aroma made it possible for the artifacts inside the chest to remain intact, with no moth holes or tattered fabric.
A. NO CHANGE
B. explains
C. explained
D. was explaining
C. Explained
Correct punctuation?
Tonight I'm going to bring to the party; my sister, my friend, and my dog.
No
Tonight, I'm going to bring to the party my sister, my friend, and my dog.
Whose v. Who's (fill them in):
I need to know __________ going to __________ house tonight.
What is "who's" then "whose"
Choose the best answer.
The dental chair has also undergone radical changes over the years, ***because it would allow*** greater comfort for the patient and easier access for the dentist.
F. NO CHANGE
G. since it allows for
H. allowing
J. which would be allowing
H - Allowing
Ornithologists ***who are discovering*** alarming decreases in some species of songbirds that migrate to the northern United States.
A. NO CHANGE
B. who discovered
C. are discovering
D. discovered
C. are discovering
In grammatical terms, what do you call the phrase in italics below?
During the 1920's, women in short dresses, notoriously known as Flappers, danced the Charleston while men sit at the local speakeasy.
an appositive
How many questions does the ACT English test have? AND how many minutes do you have for this English test?
75 questions and 45 minutes
Second, **as** forests are taken down to make way for sun-grown coffee plants, native and migratory birds, as well as many other fauna and flora, no longer have a home.
Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?
F. when
G. since
H. because
J. therefore
J. therefore