Homophones
Which their/there/they're is the possessive form?
What does the following sentence suggest?
Robert's roommate, who just moved here from Italy last month, is looking for an English tutor.
I can see that (your / you're) worried.
you're
Place the Commas: Tegan wants to go home but Sarah doesn't want to leave yet.
Tegan wants to go home, but Sarah doesn't want to leave yet.
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If you don't have leeks for this dish, try onions instead __ or use shallots if they're available.
A. Comma
B. Semi Colon
Comma
Which form of to/too/two means 'also/excessive'?
What does the following sentence suggest?
The voters chose the female candidate who had more experience working with local business owners to represent them on the city council.
a. There is only one female candidate
b. There is more than one female candidate
b. There is more than one female candidate.
Last year's historic blizzard (affected / effected) all six New England States.
affected
Place the Comma: Yes the plane will land at 5:30pm.
Yes, the plane will land at 5:30pm.
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/punctuation/commas/extended_rules_for_commas.html
Many household cleaners can be made with items found around the house __ lemon juice, salt, baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, or vinegar.
a. Colon
b. Semi Colon
c. Comma
A. Colon
Accept or Except: Will you please _ my help?
What does the following sentence suggest?
The concert attendees who ordered tickets in advance may enter the arena as early as 4:00 P.M.
a. Some concert attendees did not order tickets in advance.
b. All concert attendees ordered tickets in advance
a. Some concert attendees did not order tickets in advance.
We went to Paris and stayed (there / their, they're) for two weeks.
there
Place the Commas: While I was in the kitchen the baby woke up.
While I was in the kitchen, the baby woke up.
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/punctuation/commas/extended_rules_for_commas.html
Unless the Timberwolves score in the next two minutes __ the Colts will advance to the playoffs and have a shot at the championship.
a. Semi Colon
b. Comma
Comma
The lioness remained completely (stationery or stationary) while she observed her prey and waited for the right moment to attack.
Stationary
What does the following sentence suggest?
Ferries depart from Battery Park in New York and Liberty State Park in New Jersey for the museum on Ellis Island, which commemorates the millions of immigrants who entered the United States through Ellis Island.
The football team won (its / it's) final game.
its
Place the Commas: I went to lunch with my mother brother and sister.
I went to lunch with my mother, brother, and sister.
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/punctuation/commas/extended_rules_for_commas.html
In the late 1960s, conservation efforts to save the endangered whooping crane were instituted __ thus, more than four hundred of the birds are alive today.
a. Comma
b. Semi Colon
Led or Lead: He _ the blind man to the ice cream shop.
What does the following sentence suggest?
Please exercise caution when you reach the old section of the path, where the trail narrows and the terrain becomes unpredictable.
a. More than one section of the path is old.
b. Only one section of the path is old.
a. More than one section of the path is old.
I went to (your / you're) house to borrow (your / you're) math book.
your and your
Insert the comma:
Let's eat grandma!
Let's eat, grandma!
Symptoms of Lyme disease, a bacterial infection transmitted by a certain type of tick, include __ a skin rash around the area of the bite, fatigue, chills, fever, and muscle ache.
a. Comma
b. Colon
c. Semi Colon
b. Colon