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Subject/Verb Agreement
Pronoun/
Antecedent Agreement
Commas
Capitalization
Apostrophes & Quotations
100
Neither the musicians nor the conductor (is, are) tired yet.
is
100
One of the dogs is missing (their, his) collar.
his
100
A comma should be placed after which word? After three hours in front of the computer my eyes ached.
computer After three hours in front of the computer, my eyes ached.
100
What word or words need to be captialized? the boston college team
the Boston College team
100
Spell the contraction formed from "we have"
we've
200
Books about basketball (entertain, entertains) fans.
entertain
200
Correct or Incorrect: Either Brian or Hunter must drive their car to the game.
Incorrect
200
Where does the comma go? Press the button or the elevator will never come.
Press the button, or the elevator will never come.
200
What word or words need to be capitalized? the teacher of history 101
the teacher of History 101
200
How would you express this with an apostrophe? The lunch that belongs to Ted
Ted's lunch
300
Football on the field or in books (fascinate, fascinates) people.
fascinates
300
Correct or Incorrect: Everybody has finished their homework.
Incorrect
300
Where does the comma go? No my cell phone did not ring during the biology midterm.
No, my cell phone did not ring during the biology midterm.
300
What word or words need to be captialized? drive west to a building on mesa road
drive west to a building on Mesa Road
300
What is needed in the following sentence? Dad said "I need to mow the lawn."
Dad said, "I need to mow the lawn."
400
Each of the phones (was, were) ringing.
was
400
The girls' basketball team won (its, their) first game Wednesday.
its
400
Where do the commas go? The treasure hunt led us over the hill beneath an oak tree and next to a boulder.
The treasure hunt led us over the hill, beneath an oak tree, and next to a boulder.
400
What word or words need to be capitalized? we will take algebra and french in the spring
we will take algebra and French in the spring
400
Write as an expression with an apostrophe: the pencils belonging to the students
the students' pencils
500
Every horse, pig, and dog (was, were) in the field.
was
500
The local board plans to cut (its, their) budget for recreation.
its
500
Where do the commas go? The cerebrum not the cerebellum is the largest part of the brain.
The cerebrum, not the cerebellum, is the largest part of the brain.
500
Which word or words need to be captialized? a number of greek gods
a number of Greek gods
500
What needs to be corrected in the following sentence? "It's not what I was trying to say." said Jim.
"It's not what I was trying to say, " said Jim.