Chapter 12 Exam

When quotation marks are involved, which of the following demonstrates the correct usage of a comma?

''It's going to be gorgeous weather outside today,'' the teacher said.

Which of the following nouns is a proper noun?

Central Park

In the following sentence, identify the misplaced modifier and why it doesn't work. The Senator nearly spoke for two hours about the somewhat unfair tax increase before the committee tiredly voted on the motion.

'Nearly,' because it should appear before the words 'two hours.'

Why is 'these' a demonstrative adjective in the following sentence? These clothes are really old and dirty.

Because it identifies a particular noun, 'clothes'.

Which of the following pronouns must ALWAYS be paired with a plural verb?

Few, many, both, others, and several.

Which of the following answers has correct punctuation?

His goals were simple: find the girl, get the bad guys, take off with the cash.

Which of the following is a subjective case pronoun?

I

Determine if the following sentence contains an incorrect modifier. After falling from a ladder, the firefighter was rushed to the emergency room in a taxi and given blood before surgery.

No: the modifying phrases are correctly ordered and the meaning is clear.

Which of the following demonstrates correct comma usage when separating elements in a series?

The rock flew from his hand, skipped across the pond, and sank from sight.

Choose the sentence that contains a faulty collective ownership error.

The woman with the three dogs are going to the veterinarian.

Which of the following examples represents the comparative form of the adjective good?

better

Which pronoun could correctly fill in the blank in the following sentence? After class, the principal talked to _____ and me.

her

Choose the option that corrects the following faulty collective ownership error. All of the people on my street have a nice yard.

All of the people on my street have nice yards.

Which of the following correctly identifies the subjective and objective pronouns found in the following sentence? 'Run away from the hooded monks with the giant swords?' he asked. 'You don't have to tell me twice.'

He - subject pronoun; you - subject pronoun; me - object pronoun

Which of the following words is a noun?

pizza

Identify the auxiliary/helping verb(s) in the following sentence. After my trip, I will have been to five different countries.

will have

When are exclamation marks NOT typically used in a sentence?

At the end of a question

Identify the most appropriate conjunction and the correct comma placement for the following sentence:

I don't always use commas, but when I do, I use them correctly.

Which word would make the following sentence grammatically correct? 'Students should check with their teachers before you leave the classroom.'

Replace 'you' with 'they'

Which of the following sentences has an INCORRECT subject-verb agreement?

The debate team from Des Moines are going to state nationals.

Correctly place the commas around the non-essential clause:

The dragon, even though the villagers denied it, was actually a nice guy.

Which of the following statements is NOT true about exclamation marks?

They are used to downplay a sentence.

When writing a sentence using either/or or neither/nor, how do you decide whether the verb should be singular or plural?

Use the subject noun closest to the verb to decide.

Which of the following is NOT the correct way to use the colon?

We are trying very hard to explain the situation to everyone and work on all of the existing concerns: Moving on, there are many difficult things we must discuss.

The noun that ends a prepositional phrase is called the:

object of the preposition

The information that a prepositional phrase adds to the sentence can answer which of the following questions:

prepositional phrases can answer all of these questions.

Select the coordinating conjunction that would correctly fill in the blank in the following sentence: I've been cleaning the house all day, _____ I'm going to rest now.

so

Which of the following sentences has an INCORRECT subject-verb agreement?

Across the bay, fleets of old fishing boats was seen on the horizon.

What type of verb is was in the following sentence? The valedictorian's mother was very proud of her son.

linking verb

Select the coordinating conjunction that would correctly fill in the blank in the following sentence: I worked late last night, _____ I still have a lot to do today.

but