Pronouns
Keep or Change the following?!
Maryanne and me went to get some ice cream after school.
What is...
CHANGE: Maryanne and I went to get some ice cream after school.
Insert the appropriate transition word into the following sentence:
I generally don't like ice cream ______ I like chocolate ice cream.
What is...
I generally don't like ice cream, but I like chocolate ice cream.
The definition of a modifier is.
What is...
Something that adds detail to a sentence.
The least emphatic punctuation mark.
What is...
the COMMA!
Keep or Change?!
Tyler admitted that him and his brother cheated on the math exam.
What is...
CHANGE: Tyler admitted that HE and his brother cheated on the math exam.
Choose the appropriate answer:
Jeremy never studies. Also, he gets perfect grades on his exams.
A. NO CHANGE
B. Likewise,
C. However,
D. Therefore,
What is...
HOWEVER,
Happy that the long winter was finally over, John's coats were placed in the closet in the basement.
A. NO CHANGE
B. Happy that the long winter was finally over, John's coats placed in the closet in the basement.
C. Happy that the long winter was finally over John placed his coats in the closet in the basement.
D. Happy that the long winter was finally over, John placed his coats in the closet in the basement.
What is...
D!!!
Please insert the appropriate punctuation mark in the following sentence:
She had one reason for travelling such a far distance ___ to meet her one true love.
What is...
She had one reason for travelling such a far distance: to meet her one true love.
COLON
WHO VS. WHOM: Keep or change?
Justin, who is too self-absorbed, always references himself in his example sentences.
What is...
KEEP!
Insert the appropriate transition word:
May's cookies are sweet and sugary._________ Sam eats them all the time
What is...
Nevertheless
True or False: A sentence must always have a modifier.
*You must accurately explain to get the correct answer
What is...
NO!
Please correct the following sentence with the appropriate punctuation:
I grew anxious, my car keys were nowhere in sight.
What is...
I grew anxious; my car keys were nowhere in sight.
(em-dash would also work)
Choose the appropriate pronoun:
The only students in the cafeteria this morning were Jayden and (I/me)
What is...
The only students in the cafeteria this morning were Jayden and I.
_____ many educators and parents have praised the Harry Potter series, some parents have called for a ban on the books in their schools and libraries.
a) although
b) In addition
c) Such as
d) However
e) Indeed
What is...
A) Although
Having difficulty swallowing, Vitamin C is a supplement children don't usually take.
A. NO CHANGE.
B. Children don't usually take the supplement Vitamin C, having difficulty swallowing it.
C. Vitamin C are a supplement children don't usually take, because they have difficulty swallowing it.
D. Children don't usually take the supplement Vitamin C because they have difficulty swallowing it.
What is...
D!
Choose the correct answer:
Cuisine is more of a science than an art, it requires experimentation, trial-and-error, and years of experience.
A. NO CHANGE
B. art: it requires,
C. art; it requires,
D. art it requires
What is...
C!
WHO VS. WHOM: Keep or change?!
My mother, who I admire, graduated from nursing school.
What is...
CHANGE! My mother, WHOM I admire, graduated from nursing school.
Smaller companies were merged into the parent company_____ creating a single organization.
A) despite
B) as a consequence
C) though
D) in order to
E) thereby
What is...
E) Thereby
Traveling by plane, the roads and highways we saw looked like thin, winding cords.
A. we saw, like thin winding cords, the roads and highways.
B. the roads and highways looked like thin, winding cords, we saw.
C. the roads and highways we saw looked like thin, winding cords.
D. we saw roads and highways that looked like thin, winding cords.
What is..
D!
Which of the following would NOT be acceptable?
Fresnel lenses are shaped in a specific way and for a very specific purpose; their concentric circles amplify and concentrate light.
A. NO CHANGE
B. purpose. Their
C. purpose, their
D. purpose: their
What is...
C!