Week 3: Grammar Quiz 2
Q20 - Click on the sentence that uses correct punctuation. Choose one answer.
A.) All the classes were filled: there were twenty-six students in each. B.) All the classes were filled there were twenty-six students in each. CORRECT ANSWER:
Q9 - One of the following items contains a comma splice, another is a run-on (or fused) sentence, and a third is correct. Click on the item that is correct. Choose one answer.
Bill spent all day in the library; however, he failed to finish his report.
Q13 - Click on the sentence that uses punctuation correctly. Choose one answer.
Franklin Roosevelt was elected president in 1932; previously, he served as governor of New York.
Q14 - One of the following items contains a comma splice, another is a run-on (or fused) sentence, and a third is correct. Click on the item that is correct. Choose one answer.
Fused sentences can be difficult to read. They are really two sentences in one.
Q10 - Click on the sentence that uses punctuation correctly. Choose one answer.
He liked dramas; however, he preferred musicals.
Q5 - One of the following items contains a comma splice, another is a run-on (or fused) sentence, and a third is correct. Click on the item that is correct. Choose one answer.
He looked at the lottery ticket for a second time, but he still had not won.
Q7 - Click on the sentence that uses punctuation correctly. Choose one answer.
When he entered, the house seemed cold and lonely.
Q15 - Click on the sentence that uses punctuation correctly. Choose one answer.
Whenever she cleans, the house looks messier than ever.
Q17 - Choose the sentence that uses correct punctuation. Choose one answer.
In January 1608, Jamestown Colony suffered a great misfortune: arms, shelter, clothing, and food were all destroyed by fire.
Q2 - One of the following items contains a comma splice, another is a run-on (or fused) sentence, and a third is correct. Click on the item that is correct. Choose one answer.
A. Ralph will make a perfect husband, for he is a fantastic cook. B. Ralph will make a perfect husband he is a fantastic cook. CORRECT ANSWER:
Q6 - Click on the item below that contains a comma splice. Choose one answer.
During the era when Martin Luther began preaching, Christian doctrine was almost totally determined by Rome, that is where the hierarchy of the Catholic Church resided.
Q18 - Click on the sentence that uses correct punctuation. Choose one answer.
Goldie's Caféé serves my favorite dish: Hungarian goulash.
Q1 - Click on the sentence that uses punctuation correctly. Choose one answer.
Grover Cleveland ran for president three times; he won twice.
Q19 - Click on the sentence that uses punctuation correctly. Choose one answer.
A.) The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees women the right to vote "The right of a citizen of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of sex." B.) The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees women the right to vote: "The right of a citizen of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of sex." CORRECT ANSWER:
Q11 - One of the following items contains a comma splice, another is a run-on (or fused) sentence, and a third is correct. Click on the item that is correct. Choose one answer.
Abraham Lincoln led the Union to victory in the Civil War, but his untimely death prevented him from leading the nation in peace.
Q16 - Choose the item that uses a comma or commas correctly. Choose one answer.
Athens is the capital of Greece, and it is named after the Greek goddess Athena.
Q12 - Choose the item that uses a comma or commas correctly. Choose one answer.
Ronald Reagan, who served two complete terms, was the oldest president in the nation's history.
Q4 - Choose the item that uses a comma or commas correctly. Choose one answer.
Someone once said, and I believe it was Ovid, that love is a kind of warfare.
Q3 - Choose the item that uses a comma or commas correctly. Choose one answer.
A. The people who register early usually have no problem getting the classes they want.B. The people, who register early, usually have no problem getting the classes they want. CORRECT ANSWER:
Q8 - Choose the item that uses a comma or commas correctly. Choose one answer.
The rain, it appears, has stopped.