ENG-165
If you want to refer to an entire decade without ownership, what form should be used?
1980s
Choose the sentence that contains an ERROR in pronoun-antecedent agreement. If neither sentence contains an error, choose "Both sentences are correct."
A hardworking, straight-A student usually can get themselves accepted into a very good college.
Choose the sentence that shows CORRECT subject-verb agreement.
A person on the Appalachian Trail is able to walk about 2,100 miles without stopping.
One of the following word groups may be a fragment. If it is, choose the answer that corrects the fragment. If neither word group is a fragment, choose "Both word groups are complete sentences." Although cupping, an ancient form of alternative medicine, is popular with some celebrities. There is no scientific evidence to prove that it cures disease.
Although cupping, an ancient form of alternative medicine, is popular with some celebrities, there is no scientific evidence to prove that it cures disease.
In the following sentence pair, choose the sentence that contains an ERROR in pronoun-antecedent agreement. If neither sentence contains an error, choose "Both sentences are correct." Radio announcers should be careful not to insert their opinions into the newscasts. An announcer on a Kansas City radio station made a remark about the president, and they were fired because of it.
An announcer on a Kansas City radio station made a remark about the president, and they were fired because of it.
One or more of the following word groups may be a fragment. Choose the answer that corrects any fragments. If none of the word groups is a fragment, choose "The original word groups are all complete sentences." As I painted the kitchen. I remembered what my grandfather used to say. That good and quickly seldom meet.
As I painted the kitchen, I remembered what my grandfather used to say: that good and quickly seldom meet.
A subject can always be found in a prepositional phrase.
False
Choose the sentence that does NOT contain any unclear pronoun reference. If neither sentence has a pronoun reference error, choose "Both sentences are correct."
Ginger listened to the album on her portable CD player before giving the album to me.
Identify the fused sentence.
I went to the store I bought a DVD.
Identify the comma splice.
I went to the store, I bought a DVD.
Choose the option that includes a sentence fragment.
On a table in the front hall. You will find five letters addressed to you and your husband.
Choose the sentence that shows an ERROR in subject-verb agreement.
Our family visit Chicago every year.
Which of the following has a problem with parallelism?
She likes to go dancing and hunt.
Which of the following should be italicized?
TV show titles
Identify the problem with pronoun agreement.
The student was late to class, so they missed the quiz.
Identify the problem with subject-verb agreement.
The team play tonight.
The following word group may be a run-on sentence (a comma splice or a fused sentence). If it is, choose the answer that corrects the run-on error. If the word group is not a run-on, choose "This sentence is not a run-on." Peter was the shortest player to be selected for the all-star game; even so, he led all scorers with twenty-three points and gathered nine rebounds.
This sentence is not a run-on.
The following word group may be a run-on sentence (a comma splice or a fused sentence). If it is, choose the answer that corrects the run-on. If the word group is not a run-on, choose "This sentence is not a run-on." No football fan misses the Super Bowl; in addition, many people with little interest in football also turn on their televisions.
This sentence is not a run-on.
One of the following word groups may be a fragment. If it is, choose the answer that corrects the fragment. If neither word group is a fragment, choose "Both word groups are complete sentences." We were so excited about our vacation. A trip to Europe!
We were so excited about our vacation, a trip to Europe!
The following word group may be a run-on sentence (a comma splice or a fused sentence). If it is, choose the answer that corrects the run-on. If the word group is not a run-on, choose "This sentence is not a run-on." A prime-time soap opera called Peyton Place became popular in the 1960s, many other programs followed its lead.
When a prime-time soap opera called Peyton Place became popular in the 1960s, many other programs followed its lead.
Choose the sentence that shows CORRECT subject-verb agreement.
When ridden on highways, motorcycles and bikes have higher incidences of serious accidents than do cars.
Identify the fragment.
Whereas the team played well.
Which of the following is a correct use of an apostrophe?
children's
Indicate whether the following is a comma splice, a fused sentence, or a correct sentence. Our dog has been a part of the family for several months, we can hardly imagine life without him.
comma splice
What major error is created when two independent clauses are separated only by a comma?
comma splice?
Choose the correct antecedent for the underlined pronoun. Cat food should be elevated so that it will not be disturbed by a hungry dog.
food
What major error is created when a dependent clause is punctuated as an independent clause?
fragment
What major error is created when two dependent clauses are separated by nothing at all?
fragment
A type of punctuation often used to bring together multiple words for a single meaning is a _____.
hyphen
Choose the verb that correctly completes the passage below. Everyone is talking about cost cutting. This is especially true among businesses trying to succeed in a slow economy: some _____ limiting their unnecessary costs.
need to be
Commas should set off ______.
non-essential information
A major error is avoided when a plural subject agrees with a plural form of a verb. This is called what?
subject-verb agreement
When the motorcycle crashed into the tree, it was not damaged.
the sentence has a problem with pronoun reference
Identify the third person pronoun.
their
What do adjectives describe or modify?
two of the above
What do adverbs describe or modify?
two of the above
Which of the following is a second-person pronoun?
you
