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Thu 1 Aug, 2013 10:40 am
8Which type of compound does the sentence contain?
Taylor cleans the bathroom and the garage on the weekend.
1 compound subject
2compound object
3compound verb
4compound interjection
9. Which type of compound does the sentence contain?
Tomas reads and writes piano music.
1 compound subject
2compound verb
3 compound interjection
4 compound object
10. Which of the following correctly completes the sentence?
Lacey drove _____ car yesterday after school.
Tylers’
Tylers
Tyler’s
Tyler
11. How should the bolded words in the sentence be contracted?
I told you he will get it done.
he'l
he'll
he’ill
hewill
12. Read the sentences.
The assignment was originally due on Tuesday. However, the instructor changed the due date to Thursday.
Which option correctly combines the two sentences?
1The assignment was originally due on Tuesday--However, the instructor changed to due date to Thursday;
2 The assignment was originally due on Tuesday; however, the instructor changed to due date to Thursday.
3The assignment was originally due on Tuesday however; the instructor changed to due date to Thursday.
4The assignment was originally due on Tuesday However, the instructor changed to due date to Thursday.
13. Which of the following correctly completes the sentence?
Alfonso coaches the _____ softball team.
childrens's
childrens
childrens'
children’s
14. The following sentence contains a capitalization error. How would you correct the sentence?
“Would you like to go camping with your grandparents in the Rocky Mountains,” asked my father, “Or would you rather go rafting down the Colorado River with Uncle Norman?”
make “Mountains” lowercase
make “Or” lowercase
capitalize “grandparents”
make “Uncle” lowercase
15. Which sentence has an error in semicolon usage?
1 Raquel was tired; so she decided to go home.
2 Bryce was supposed to mow the lawn today; instead, he watched a video.
3 Martina likes to cook; she makes a great vegetable lasagna.
4 Darnell had to finish his lab report; as a result, he decided not to go to the park.
16. Which of the following organization names contains a capitalization error?
the General Foods corporation
the American Red Cross
the Art Institute of Chicago
the Green Bay Packers
17. How should the bolded words in the sentence be contracted?
Nobody is going to believe him!
Nobodys’s
Nobodys
Nobodys’
Nobody’s
18. What is the correct way to punctuate the bolded portion of this quotation?
“Thank you so much for your support they said.
support!” they
support.” they
support? they
support! They
19. Which of the following is an example of an indirect quotation?
The lawyer said that your case will not take long.
The lawyer said, “Your case” will not take long.
The lawyer said, “Your case will not take long.”
The lawyer said that your case “will not take long.”
20. What change was made in the second sentence?
I always leave a tip.
A tip I always leave.
created a compound sentence
changed the sentence length
inverted subject-verb order
added a prepositional phrase
21. Which of the following sentences shows correct capitalization?
On wednesday, Senator Richardson met with members of the United Nations.
On Wednesday, Senator Richardson met with members of the United Nations.
On Wednesday, Senator Richardson met with Members of the United Nations.
On Wednesday, senator Richardson met with members of the United Nations.
22. Complete the following sentence.
A _____ is used to introduce a list of items after an independent clause.
comma
dash
colon
semicolon
23. Read the sentences.
Claudia and Erik go fishing every Saturday. Claudia and Erik usually visit their family on Sunday.
Which option best combines the two sentences?
Claudia and Erik go fishing every Saturday and they usually visit their family on Sunday.
Claudia and Erik go fishing every Saturday: they usually visit their family on Sunday.
Claudia and Erik go fishing every Saturday, and they usually visit their family on Sunday.
Claudia and Erik go fishing every Saturday. And they usually visit their family on Sunday.
24. Read the sentence.
Did you just say, “Her name is Marcia”
Where should the question mark be placed?
Did you just say, “Her name is Marcia?”
Did you just say, “Her name is Marcia”?
25. Which word in the following sentence contains a capitalization error?
On sunday, we flew from Portland, Oregon, to Lake Tahoe.
Lake
sunday
Oregon
Portland
@iscream4juice,
Forgive me Juice but where do these q's come from and does Teach approve your doing this
@iscream4juice,
22.colon
11.He'll
14.make or lowercase
19..The lawyer said that your case will not take long.