MIX 1
That isn't my backpack; I think it belongs to Sarah. Is this blue one ________?
A) her
B) hers
C) she’s
D) she
B) hers
The world wonders are magnificent, yet the secrets of _______ construction are still unknown.
(Ours Their Its Theirs)
The world wonders are magnificent, yet the secrets of THEIR construction are still unknown.
If that gold is (MINE/MINES), then the ancient map must be (YOU/YOURS).
If that gold is MINE, then the ancient map must be YOURS.
What is the subject of a sentence?
A. The main action
B. What the sentence is mainly about
C. The person/thing doing the action
D. The word that comes immediately before or after the verb
C. The person/thing doing the action
We’ve already finished our project, but the other group is still working on ________.
A) their’s
B) there’s
C) theirs
D) them
C) theirs
The Pyramid's construction ingenuity is entirely _______ own enigma.
(Ours Theirs Its His)
The Pyramid's construction ingenuity is entirely ITS own enigma.
The research on crop circles is complete, but the final interpretation of the patterns is still (OURS/SHE/HE).
The research on crop circles is complete, but the final interpretation of the patterns is still OURS.
What punctuation needs to be added?
Jeremiah was a bullfrog he was a good friend of mine.
THREE possible answers
Jeremiah was a bullfrog. He was a good friend of mine.
Jeremiah was a bullfrog; he was a good friend of mine.
Jeremiah was a bullfrog — he was a good friend of mine.
The responsibility for the mistake wasn't just my teammate's; it was ________ as well.
A) mine
B) my
C) me
D) I
A) mine
DAILY DOUBLE
The Sphinx lost ______ original vibrant paint long ago to the desert winds.
(Ours Theirs Its his)
The Sphinx lost ITS original vibrant paint long ago to the desert winds.
He was convinced the decoding of the cipher was (HIS/ HERS), and therefore the resulting message was also (HIS/HERS).
He was convinced the decoding of the cipher was HIS, and therefore the resulting message was also HIS.
Where should the semicolon and comma be added?
Although he was just a toad Jeremiah was a legend everyone in the valley knew his name
Although he was just a toad, Jeremiah was a legend; everyone in the valley knew his name
While my car is quite old and loud, ________ is brand new and runs silently.
A) your
B) you’re
C) yours
D) yours’
C) yours
The peculiar magnetic field surrounding the Bermuda Triangle is only one of ____ many bizarre features.
(Ours It's Theirs Its)
The peculiar magnetic field surrounding the Bermuda Triangle is only one of ITS many bizarre features.
The mystery surrounding the disappearance of the Roanoke colony is not (MINE/MINES) to solve alone; (IT/ITS) belongs to history.
The mystery surrounding the disappearance of the Roanoke colony is not MINE to solve alone; IT belongs to history.
For centuries, scholars dreamed about locating a copy of this legendary lost ______fantasy (partially) became reality in 2022, when researchers uncovered traces of the star catalog on a palimpsest, a reused parchment.
A) work, that
B) work that
C)work. That
D) work and that
C
The convention being tested is punctuation use between sentences.
The judges had to decide which of the two paintings was superior: the local artist's or ________.
A) him
B) his
C) he’s
D) his’
B) his
The Romanov jewels were assumed to be _____, but ____ location is unknown. TWO ANSWERS
(There It's Their Its They're)
The Romanov jewels were assumed to be THERE, but THEIR location is unknown.
The strange lights over the monument were not (OURS/OUR); they were clearly (THEIRS/THERES).
The strange lights over the monument were not OURS; they were clearly THEIRS.
Where ______ Interestingly, it was invented by an author. It first appears in the novel Through the Looking Glass by English author Lewis Carroll.
A) did the word “chortle” come from.
B) the word “chortle” did come from?
C) did the word “chortle” come from?
D) the word “chortle” come from.
Choice C is the best answer. The convention being tested is end-of-sentence punctuation. This choice correctly uses a question mark to punctuate the interrogative sentence "where did the word ‘chortle’ come from," which asks a direct question.