Punctuation
While there are many types of animals in the world. I consider myself a dog person.
Correct punctuation? If not, write the sentence correctly.
While there are many types of animals in the world, I consider my self a dog person.
It's or Its
We know __________ a long day, but we're almost done.
It's
If you are excluded from the right of suffrage, you’re like excluded as an outcast 20 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
Which vocabulary word means "to send someone to be hospitalized in a psychiatric facility"?
A. fret B. commit C. consume D. bunt
B. Commit
Theres only one thing left to do: we need to tell the truth.
Correct form of punctuation? If not, write the sentence correctly.
Correct- NO CHANGE
Correct subject verb agreement?
The women swims around the pool, cooling off from the summer heat.
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- The kind 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,
Why did Gabriel get arrested? (explain the situation)
Children were bullying him. He shouted at the kids and someone called the police.
The government has failed to agree on the national debt, many people will be furloughed this week.
Correct punctuation? If not, write the sentence correctly.
Can't join two sentences with a comma.
The government has failed to agree on the national debt, so many people will be furloughed this week. (period or semicolon would also do)
Correct pronoun usage?
My mother was describing the activities that her and my grandmother were going to do that afternoon.
Wrong - "She and my grandmother"
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
Why does Rose want the fence to be built, according to Bono?
To keep her family close to her
To keep the family inside
To the party I'm going to bring my sister, Lauren; my friend, Olivia; and my dog, Macie.
Correct punctuation? If not, rewrite the sentence correctly.
Correct- NO CHANGE
Whose v. Who's
I need to know __________ going to __________ house tonight.
1. Who's
2. Whose
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
Which vocabulary word means "to be agitated or irritated"
A. Consume B. Godforsaken C. Fret D. Bunt
C. Fret
Fortunately, through savings and stocks, many people, are able to remain calm during this budget crisis time in the United States.
Correct punctuation? If not, rewrite it correctly.
Fortunately, through savings and stocks, many people are able to remain calm during this budget crisis time in the United States.
Is there a shift in tense?
During the 1920's, women in short dresses, notoriously known as Flappers, danced the Charleston while men sit at the local speakeasy.
Yes - while men SAT at the local speakeasy.
The question has been asked how Native American tribes, whom govern themselves do so.
F. NO CHANGE G. Who govern themselves, H. governing them J. governing themselves
G. Who govern themselves
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
Give two reasons Troy gives for cheating with Alberta.
He can escape his problems, not worry about family problems, he can laugh and joke with Alberta, Alberta gives him confidence