Capitalization
I was enrolled in spanish II, but my counselor replaced it with a geometry class instead.
A. No Change
B. Spanish; Geometry
C. spanish; Geometry
D. Spanish; geometry
D. Spanish; geometry
Choose the complete sentence, not a fragment or a run-on sentence.
A. Australia is the world’s smallest continent, it is also the 6th largest country.
B. Much of its interior dry and hot.
C. The flags waving in the wind and the birds flying through the air.
D. Exhausted from the blinding sunshine and sweltering heat, Jerry and Megan struggled to make their way back to their car.
D. Exhausted from the blinding sunshine and sweltering heat, Jerry and Megan struggled to make their way back to their car.
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. The Homecoming dance was the highlight of my freshman year because my friends and I danced the entire night.
B. The Homecoming dance was the highlight of my freshman year. My friends and I danced the entire night.
C. The Homecoming dance was the highlight of my freshman year; my friends and I danced the entire night.
D. The Homecoming dance was the highlight of my freshman year, my friends and I danced the entire night.
D. The Homecoming dance was the highlight of my freshman year, my friends and I danced the entire night.
Every pale tomato slice, wilted pickle, and brown lettuce leaf __________ an extra 25 cents at Bernie's Burger Emporium.
A. costed
B. cost
C. costs
D. had cost
C. costs
Which is correct?
A. With 30 percent of United States workers not getting enough sleep at night; according to the Wall Street Journal, US companies lose $63.2 billion annually due to the drop in employee productivity resulting from sleep deprivation.
B. With 30 percent of United States workers not getting enough sleep at night. According to the Wall Street Journal, US companies lose $63.2 billion annually due to the drop in employee productivity resulting from sleep deprivation.
C. With 30 percent of United States workers not getting enough sleep at night: according to the Wall Street Journal, US companies lose $63.2 billion annually due to the drop in employee productivity resulting from sleep deprivation.
D. With 30 percent of United States workers not getting enough sleep at night, according to the Wall Street Journal, US companies lose $63.2 billion annually due to the drop in employee productivity resulting from sleep deprivation.
D. With 30 percent of United States workers not getting enough sleep at night, according to the Wall Street Journal, US companies lose $63.2 billion annually due to the drop in employee productivity resulting from sleep deprivation.
There is a siberian husky breeder located on chambers road in aurora, Colorado.
A. No Change
B. Siberian; Chambers Road; Aurora
C. siberian; Chambers Road; Aurora
D. siberian; Chambers road; Aurora
B. Siberian; Chambers Road; Aurora
Choose the complete sentence, not a fragment or a run-on sentence.
A. Hiking several miles to get to a shady spot.
B. It was hot on that trail, and we were sweaty, cranky, and red-faced.
C. Our water became warm, our sandwiches turned to mush in the heat.
D. Although it was an absolutely gorgeous day.
B. It was hot on that trail, and we were sweaty, cranky, and red-faced.
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. The Johnsons’ favorite family activity is skiing, so they spend every weekend in the mountains during the winter.
B. The Johnsons’ favorite family activity is skiing they spend every weekend in the mountains during the winter.
C. The Johnsons’ favorite family activity is skiing; they spend every weekend in the mountains during the winter
D. The Johnsons’ favorite family activity is skiing. They spend every weekend in the mountains during the winter.
B. The Johnsons’ favorite family activity is skiing they spend every weekend in the mountains during the winter.
Not only my 3rd period class, but also my TA, __________ agreed to try one of my world-famous chocolate-broccoli muffins.
A. has
B. had
C. have
D. has been
A. has
As long as companies continue to demand long hours from _____________ should champion napping as a means to keep employees happy, healthy, and functional.
A. workers, and managers
B. workers. Managers
C. workers; managers
D. workers, managers
D. workers, managers
Susie and Jane are heading south to enjoy the summer heat and swim in the Gulf of Mexico.
A. No Change
B. Summer; gulf of Mexico
C. Summer; Gulf of Mexico
D. summer; gulf of Mexico
A. No Change
Choose the complete sentence, not a fragment or a run-on sentence.
A. The truth, a slippery slope at times.
B. People have good intentions, little, white lies are just so easy to tell.
C. You are, I am sure, telling the truth.
D. Because the truth matters and must be declared.
C. You are, I am sure, telling the truth.
Which sentence is incorrect?
A. I quickly learned I had an allergy to shellfish. The lobster I ate made me really sick.
B. I quickly learned I had an allergy to shellfish when the lobster I ate made me really sick.
C. I quickly learned I had an allergy to shellfish; so the lobster I ate made me really sick.
D. I quickly learned I had an allergy to shellfish because the lobster made me really sick.
C. I quickly learned I had an allergy to shellfish; so the lobster I ate made me really sick.
Even though the jury _________ to believe that the defendant did not murder her husband, much of the evidence points to her guilt.
A. are wanting
B. want
C. wanted
D. wants
D. wants
These ___________ is not surprising.
A. Executives’ Enthusiasm
B. Executives’ enthusiasm
C. executives’ enthusiasm
D. executives’ Enthusiasm
C. executives’ enthusiasm
The title of my story is:
A Nod to Nodding off
A. NO CHANGE
B. A Nod To Nodding off
C. A Nod to Nodding Off
D. a nod to nodding off
C. A Nod to Nodding Off
Sentence or Fragment?
fragment
Which is correct?
A. To combat the problem of sleep deprivation in a demanding work environment, some companies have begun allowing workers to take naps.
B. To combat the problem of sleep deprivation in a demanding work environment; some companies have begun allowing workers to take naps.
C. To combat the problem of sleep deprivation in a demanding work environment. Some companies have begun allowing workers to take naps.
D. Combating the problem of sleep deprivation in a demanding work environment. Some companies have begun allowing workers to take naps.
A. To combat the problem of sleep deprivation in a demanding work environment, some companies have begun allowing workers to take naps.
The hours the average American _____ working have increased dramatically since the 1970s, making it hard for many workers to get a good night’s sleep.
A. spend
B. have spent
C. spends
D. spent
C. spends
Correct the sentence by adding commas:
Fido the dog who bit my postman is in our backyard.
Fido, the dog who bit my postman, is in our backyard.
He created a nap room in the company’s ______________.
A. Brooklyn location
B. Brooklyn Location
C. brooklyn location
D. brooklyn Location
A. Brooklyn location
Sentence or Fragment?
Recently arrived from Peru, my nephew had to find a place to live.
Sentence
In light of the benefits not only to employees’ _______ also to their health and sense of well-being, the enthusiasm is not surprising.
A. efficiency. Also
B. efficiency but and
C. efficiency. But
D. efficiency, but
D. efficiency, but
_______ reveal that napping improves memory and boosts wakefulness for the remainder of the day.
A. study
B. The study
C. Studies
D. Study’s
C. Studies
Correct the sentence by adding commas:
Because Miles did such excellent work on the paper he wrote for Mr. Smith’s class he earned an “A.”
Because Miles did such excellent work on the paper he wrote for Mr. Smith’s class, he earned an “A.”