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1. Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

a) Lemonade. My favorite drink. b) In the dead of night. The van pulled up.

c) Chuck would not, give Jaime the seat d) Over coffee and toast, Kelly told me about her
new job

2. Which of the underlined words or phrases in the following sentence could be deleted without changing
the meaning?

Various different companies offer incentive plans to their employees.

a) incentive b) different

c) plans d) employees

3. Choose the best conjunction to combine this sentence pair.

We can ask directions. We can use a map.

a) and b) because

c) or d) but

4. The following sentence pair can be revised into one better sentence. Choose the sentence that is the
best revision.

The bicycle tire is flat. The bicycle tire is on the bike.

a) The bicycle tire on the bike is flat. b) On the bike, the bicycle tire there is flat.

c) The flat bicycle tire is on the bike. d) The bicycle tire is on the bike and the bicycle
tire is flat
5. Which of the underlined words in the following sentence is considered transitional?

We did not catch any fish; as a result, we ate macaroni and cheese.

a) and b) any

c) as a result d) did not

6. Which of the following sentences does NOT use passive voice?

a) The women’s ice hockey team was founded five b) She is known by the whole town as the best
years ago goalie on the hockey team.

c) She won the Best Player Award last winter. d) The puck was hurled across the ice by the star
forward.

7. Which of the following sentences uses the active voice?

a) Several ingredients were used by the chef to b) The stew was made by the chef using several
make the stew. ingredients.

c) To make the stew, several ingredients were d) . The chef used several ingredients to make the
used. stew

8. Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

a) Sadly, I walked, home. b) Sadly I walked, home.

c) Sadly I walked home. d) Sadly, I walked home.

9. Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

a) When Yoshiro saw the beautiful cabin by the b) When Yoshiro saw the beautiful cabin; by the
lake, he was happy, too. lake, he was happy too.

c) When Yoshiro saw the beautiful cabin, by the d) When Yoshiro saw the beautiful, cabin by the
lake, he was happy, too. lake he was happy, too.

10. Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

a) Ms. Lundquist, my second grade teacher has b) Ms. Lundquist, my second grade teacher, has
written a very helpful book. written a very helpful book

c) Ms. Lundquist my second grade teacher, has d) Ms. Lundquist my second grade teacher has
written a very helpful book written a very helpful book.
11. Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

a) The Little League baseball fields near San b) The Little League baseball fields near San
Diego, California are clean and well-lit. Diego California are clean and well-lit

c) The Little League baseball fields near San d) The Little League baseball fields near San
Diego, California are clean, and well-lit. Diego, California, are clean and well-lit.

12. Identify the correct words for the blank in the following sentence. I would like to have the party ____
more ____ at a restaurant.

a) hear, than b) hear, then

c) here, than d) here, then

13. Which of the following sentences has no errors?

a) I did not want to loose my bracelet. b) The whether outside was dreadful.

c) The crowd was told to quite down. d) I had to lie down because I felt dizzy.

14. Which of the following sentences contains an error?

a) I had to choose between the black or gray b) My older brother is stronger then me.
sweater.

c) I don't know what to wear to the dance. d) May I ask you a personal question?

15. _______ textbooks are all in the classroom.

a) there b) they're

c) their

16. I can tell that _______ not happy with the results.

a) they're b) there

c) their
17. We can give them ________ things when they arrive.

a) their b) there

c) they're

18. I can tell that _____ made from very well-made material.

a) it's b) its

19. I want to show _________ art piece at the exhibit.

a) your b) you're

20. Will you ______ or reject my advice?

a) except b) accept

21. Which option is not a sentence?

a) She loved running at night. b) He laughed uncontrollably.

c) Her dog barked and cried. d) Rolled along the sidewalk.

22.

Which of the following is correct?

a) The birds flew south; Winter was coming. b) Because the birds flew south, winter was
coming.

c) The birds flew south because winter was d) The birds flew south, because winter was
coming. coming.
23.

Which of the following is correct?

a) Before they left for the movie. They checked b) The checked what time the movie began,
what time it began. before they left.

c) Before they left for the movies, they checked d) Before they left for the movie; they checked
what time it began. what time it began

24.

Which of the following is correct?

a) Because, they handed the work in late the b) Because they handed the work in late, the
teacher took off points. teacher took off points.

c) The handed the work in late because the d) Because they handed the work in late; the
teacher took off points. teacher took off points.

25. Identify the sentence fragment in the following options:

a) If you decide to phone her, please be nice. b) As it ran through the park, the dog barked
loudly.

c) Unfortunately, the package was delivered to the d) When she spoke to us later.
wrong address.
26. Identify the sentence fragment in the following options:

a) At the approach of sunset, we returned to b) Whether he intends to follow through on his

c) We decided to take the train from Barcelona. d) Christy's, which is in the next town, is a fine
restaurant.

27. Justin was excited about inviting friends over, eating a good meal, and

a) to play cards. b) playing a game of cards.

c) a game of cards.

28. I have always enjoyed reading the book more than

a) I watched the movie version. b) watching the movie.

c) to watch the movie.

29. Running, lifting, and ____________ are three of Ashlee's favorite exercises.

a) raquetball b) bicycling

c) a spinning class

30. It is very important to reread, revise, and edit your essay for errors in grammar usage, punctuation, and
capitalization.

a) True b) True

c) True d) True