CAPITALIZATION & USAGE
Which sentence uses capitalization correctly?
A. My aunt moved to Texas last year.
B. My Aunt moved to texas last year.
C. My aunt moved to texas last year.
D. My Aunt moved to Texas last year.
Answer: A. My aunt moved to Texas last year.
👉 Only proper nouns are capitalized correctly.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
A. She wore a bright, colorful dress.
B. She wore a bright colorful, dress.
C. She wore a bright colorful dress.
D. She wore, a bright colorful dress.
Answer: A. She wore a bright, colorful dress.
Which is a complete sentence?
A. Because she was tired.
B. Running down the street.
C. She finished her homework.
D. Although it was raining.
Answer: C. She finished her homework.
Which sentence has a misplaced modifier?
A. She quickly ran to the store.
B. Running to the store, she dropped her phone.
C. She saw a dog walking down the street.
D. She ran quickly to the store.
Answer: C. She saw a dog walking down the street.
👉 Sounds like the dog is walking down the street (unclear).
Which is the BEST revision step?
A. Ignore feedback
B. Revise for clarity
C. Delete everything
D. Keep mistakes
Answer: B. Revise for clarity
Which sentence correctly capitalizes a title?
A. I read "the great gatsby" in class.
B. I read "The great Gatsby" in class.
C. I read "The Great Gatsby" in class.
D. I read "the Great Gatsby" in class.
Answer: C. I read "The Great Gatsby" in class.
👉 Capitalize all major words in titles.
Which uses coordinate adjectives correctly?
A. It was a long exhausting day.
B. It was a long, exhausting day.
C. It was a long exhausting, day.
D. It was, a long exhausting day.
Answer: B. It was a long, exhausting day.
Which is a run-on sentence?
A. I went home, and I ate dinner.
B. I went home I ate dinner.
C. I went home after school.
D. I went home because I was tired.
Answer: B. I went home I ate dinner.
Which corrects the dangling modifier?
A. Walking down the street, the trees were beautiful.
B. Walking down the street, she saw beautiful trees.
C. Walking down the street, beautiful trees were seen.
D. Walking down the street, there were trees.
Answer: B. Walking down the street, she saw beautiful trees.
Which improves clarity?
A. The thing was good.
B. The experiment showed positive results.
C. Stuff happened.
D. It was nice.
Answer: B. The experiment showed positive results.
Which sentence is correct?
A. We visited the Grand canyon in Arizona.
B. We visited the grand Canyon in Arizona.
C. We visited the Grand Canyon in arizona.
D. We visited the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
Answer: D. We visited the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
Which sentence correctly uses commas with a nonrestrictive clause?
A. My brother who lives in Florida is visiting.
B. My brother, who lives in Florida is visiting.
C. My brother, who lives in Florida, is visiting.
D. My brother who lives, in Florida is visiting.
Answer: C. My brother, who lives in Florida, is visiting.
Which revision fixes the run-on?
A. I went home I ate dinner.
B. I went home, I ate dinner.
C. I went home; I ate dinner.
D. I went home eating dinner.
Answer: C. I went home; I ate dinner.
Which sentence shows correct pronoun-antecedent agreement?
A. Everyone brought their books.
B. Everyone brought his or her book.
C. Everyone brought they books.
D. Everyone brought its book.
Answer: B (formal standard)
Which shows effective peer feedback?
A. “This is bad.”
B. “Fix everything.”
C. “Your evidence supports your claim, but add more explanation.”
D. “I don’t like it.”
Answer: C. “Your evidence supports your claim, but add more explanation.”
Which sentence correctly capitalizes historical events?
A. The civil war changed the nation.
B. The Civil War changed the nation.
C. The civil War changed the nation.
D. The Civil war changed the nation.
Answer: B. The Civil War changed the nation.
Which sentence correctly uses commas in a compound sentence?
A. I wanted to go, but it started raining.
B. I wanted to go but, it started raining.
C. I wanted to go but it started raining.
D. I wanted to go, but, it started raining.
Answer: A. I wanted to go, but it started raining.
Which sentence contains a fragment?
A. When the bell rang.
B. The bell rang loudly.
C. Students packed their bags.
D. The class ended quickly.
Answer: A. When the bell rang.
Which sentence has correct verb tense?
A. She runs yesterday.
B. She run yesterday.
C. She ran yesterday.
D. She running yesterday.
Answer: C. She ran yesterday.
Which revision improves sentence structure?
A. She tired went home.
B. She went home because she was tired.
C. She home tired went.
D. Went she tired home.
Answer: B. She went home because she was tired.
Which sentence demonstrates correct capitalization AND grammar?
A. Last summer, we traveled to paris france.
B. Last summer we traveled to Paris, France.
C. Last Summer, we traveled to Paris France.
D. Last summer, we traveled to Paris France.
Answer: B. Last summer we traveled to Paris, France.
👉 Comma needed + proper nouns capitalized.
Which sentence demonstrates advanced comma usage?
A. Running quickly she reached the bus.
B. Running quickly, she reached the bus.
C. Running, quickly she reached the bus.
D. Running quickly she, reached the bus.
Answer: B.Running quickly, she reached the bus.
Which is the BEST revision?
A. Although she studied. She passed.
B. Although she studied she passed.
C. Although she studied, she passed.
D. Although, she studied she passed.
Answer: C.Although she studied, she passed.
Which sentence correctly fixes agreement AND clarity?
A. Each student must bring their pencil.
B. Each student must bring his or her pencil.
C. Each student must brings his or her pencil.
D. Each student must bring its pencil.
Answer: B. Each student must bring his or her pencil.
Which demonstrates advanced editing?
A. Fix spelling only
B. Add random words
C. Improve grammar, clarity, and organization
D. Ignore structure
Answer: C. Improve grammar, clarity, and organization