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Use of Verbs
Usage Errors
Use of Appositives
Use of Underlining/Italicizing
Use of Quotation Marks and Commas
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Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement? A. Does those flowers come in different colors and sizes? B. The babies in the hospital are closely monitored. C. The book, when bought in hardcover, come with an audio CD. D. That music do seem to interest you more than it does me.
What is the babies in the hospital are closely monitored?
100
Which sentence is written correctly? A. It was so dark I couldn't hardly see anything. B. It was so dark I could hardly see nothing. C. It was so dark I couldn't hardly not see nothing. D. It was so dark I could hardly see anything.
What is it was so dark I could hardly see anything?
100
Our teacher, Mr. Ramirez, lived in Brazil when he was a child. In this sentence, the words in bold print form ________________________. A. a predicate noun B. a prepositional phrase C. an appositive D. a subject
What is an appositive?
100
The title of a book is ______________________, which answer shows the correct way to write it? A. Searching for Benjamin B. Searching for Benjamin C. Searching for Benjamin D. SEARCHING FOR BENJAMIN
What is Searching for Benjamin?
100
Because there are so many different flavors Creamy Ice should offer more free samples. For the purpose of clarity, where should a comma be placed? A. Because, there are so many different flavors Creamy Ice should offer more free samples. B. Because there are so many, different flavors Creamy Ice should offer more free samples. C. Because there are so many different flavors, Creamy Ice should offer more free samples. D. Because there are so many different flavors Creamy Ice should, offer more free samples.
What is because there are so many different flavors, Creamy Ice should offer more free samples?
200
Which of the following sentences uses the correct subject-verb agreement? A. Edgar Degas were a French Realist/Impressionist painter and sculptor. B. Edgar Degas are a French Realist/Impressionist painter and sculptor. C. Edgar Degas have been a French Realist/Impressionist painter and sculptor. D. Edgar Degas was a French Realist/Impressionist painter and sculptor.
What is Edgar Degas was a French Realist/Impressionist painter and sculptor?
200
Read this sentence: I barely have no time to finish breakfast. What is the best way to correct this sentence? A. I hardly have no time to finish breakfast. B. I scarcely have no time to finish breakfast. C. I barely have time to finish breakfast. D. I barely have none time to finish breakfast.
What is I barely have time to finish breakfast?
200
Identify the appositive phrase in this sentence. Most cells have a nucleus, the control center of cell activity. A. Most cells have a nucleus B. the control center of cell activity C. a nucleus, the control center D. have a nucleus
What is the control center of cell activity?
200
What is the best way to correct the following sentence? My mother read Rascal, a book about a boy and his raccoon, aloud to my sister and me. A. "a book about a boy and his raccoon" B. a book about a boy and his raccoon C. Rascal D. "Rascal"
What is Rascal?
200
Which of the following is written correctly? A. Tom and Jerry ordered chocolate, strawberry, and, vanilla ice-cream. B. Valeria saw the car; it was stalled. C. Lionel asked "How often do you eat here?" D. You will need these items pens, paper, erasers, and lead.
What is Valeria saw the car; it was stalled?
300
Which of the following sentences is not written correctly? A. My uncles live in Greece. B. Mom's cars always start easily. C. According to the news, state legislators are meeting in Nashville today. D. The tree near the flowers shade the deck.
What is the tree near the flowers shade the deck?
300
Choose the sentence which is written correctly. A. Florida is known for it's beautiful beaches. B. Bob Baier, an Egyptologist, studied King Tut's mummy. C. The world's largest dessert is the Sahara found in North Africa. D. The U.S. Congress meets in the capital in Washington, D.C.
What is Bob Baier, an Egyptologist, studied King Tut's mummy?
300
Which of the following sentences uses an appositive phrase correctly? A. Will Hobbs writes adventure stories like Gary Paulsen. B. Gary Paulsen, an author of adventure books, wrote Hatchet. C. Will Hobbs and Gary Paulsen have both written numerous adventure stories like Leaving Protection and Brian's Winter. D. Both Will Hobbs and Gary Paulsen have written about adolescent boys lost in the Canadian wilderness.
What is Gary Paulsen, an author of adventure books, wrote Hatchet?
300
Identify which of the following sentences contains a word or words which should be underlined or italicized. A. Leonardo Da Vinci was a great artist who created many famous paintings. B. Walter Dean Myers enjoys writing books about young African-American men. C. Jackie Robinson, a famous baseball player, was African-American. D. Carl Deuker wrote the book Hoops.
What is Carl Deuker wrote the book Hoops.?
300
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? A. "Watch out!" screamed Pelo, after the brick fell from the building. B. "As the sky got darker, mom said get your umbrella." C. "My mother said that she wanted to use my use purse." D. "What did you say? my brother shouted to me.
What is "Watch out!" screamed Pelo, after the brick fell from the building?
400
Choose the sentence that is written correctly. A. Sammy and Joey, unlike Jane, is a very good painter. B. Sammy and Joey, unlike Jane, is very good painters. C. Sammy and Joey, unlike Jane, does very good painting. D. Sammy and Joey, unlike Jane, are very good painters.
What is Sammy and Joey, unlike Jane, are very good painters?
400
Which of the following sentences is written correctly? A. Aramaic, an ancient language of Southwest Asia, was replaced by Arabic in many countries. B. Aramaic, an ancient language of Southwest Asia was replaced by Arabic in many countries. C. Aramaic an ancient language of Southwest Asia, was replaced by Arabic in many countries. D. Aramaic an ancient language of Southwest Asia was replaced by Arabic in many countries.
What is Aramaic, an ancient language of Southwest Asia, was replaced by Arabic in many countries?
400
Tiny Tim, the son of Bob Cratchit, limped and carried a small cane. The words" the son of Bob Cratchit" in the sentence are called (a/an)__________. A. essential phrase B. adjective phrase C. appositive phrase D. dangling modifier
What is appositive phrase?
400
Which sentence does not illustrate the correct use of italics? A. Have you seen Harvey, an old movie about a man who sees a big rabbit? B. One of my favorite poems is The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. C. Today we learned the meaning of the Latin phrase carpe diem. D. When I was a little child, I had trouble saying the word aluminum.
What is one of my favorite poems is The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost?
400
Choose the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly. A. "For our next field trip, we will travel to Chicago to visit an art museum, explained our teacher," Mrs. Roark. B. "For our next field trip, we will travel to Chicago to visit an art museum, shouted our teacher, Mrs. Roark!" C. For our next field trip, we will travel to Chicago to visit an art museum, "shouted our teacher, Mrs. Roark!" D. "For our next field trip, we will travel to Chicago to visit an art museum," explained our teacher, Mrs. Roark.
What is "For our next field trip, we will travel to Chicago to visit an art museum," explained our teacher, Mrs. Roark?
500
Choose the sentence that is written correctly. A. The geese flies by my house every day. B. Jake and Jim want to attend the game. C. Neither my hand nor my foot look broken from the fall. D. My phone seem to have a mind of its own.
What is Jake and Jim want to attend the game?
500
Which of the following is the correct way to write the title of a novel? A. "Tale of Two Cities" B. Madame Bovary C. Little Women D. Eight Cousins
What is Madame Bovary?
500
Which phrase is an appositive in the following sentence? Amira Wallace, the president of the Jack and Jill Club, was supposed to order invitations for all the members by May 15. A. the president of the Jack and Jill Club B. was supposed to order invitations C. by May 15 D. for all the members
What is the president of the Jack and Jill Club?
500
Which of the following sentences is written correctly? A. My favorite short story is "To Build a Fire." B. My favorite short story is To Build a Fire. C. My favorite short story is To Build a Fire. D. My favorite short story is To Build a Fire.
What is My favorite short story is "To Build a Fire."?
500
Which sentence is written correctly? A. Wow We're going to Hawaii! B. Ordinary people can recycle and they use natural fertilizer. C. Maxine lives in Toledo, but her family lives in Orlando. D. Sammy called the meeting to order; while Leigh greeted the guest.
What is Maxine lives in Toledo, but her family lives in Orlando?