MMC 3020 Grammar extra credit 3
Is this sentence correct? Mary came home from work early she had been feeing ill all morning. A. This sentence has a comma splice. B. This is a run-on sentence. C. This is a sentence fragment.
B
The _____ was a period of great achievements. It followed the ___ and lasted from the 14th ___ until 1600. A. Renaissance, Middle Ages, Century B. Renaissance, Siffle Ages, century C. Renaissance, middle ages, century D. renaissance, middle ages, century
B
Which of the following is correct? A. My pin number has two 5's. It's easy to remember. B. My pin number has two 5s It's easy to remember.
B
Which of the following is correct? A. The weather this winter has been: windy, wet, and unpredictable. B. The weather this winter has been windy, wet, and unpredictable.
B
Which of the following is correct? A. Waiting for the storm to stop I was anxiously looking out the window. B. Waiting for the storm to stop, I was anxiously looking out the window.
B
Which of the following is correct? A. A friend of mine works as a translator for U.N.. B. A friend of mine works as a translator for U.N. C. A friend of mine works as a translator for UN.
C
Which of the following is correct? A. Harvey is a good driver, moreover, he is a very friendly one. B. Harvey is a good driver. Moreover he is a friendly one. C. Harvey is a good driver; moreover, he is a friendly one.
C
Is this sentence correct? Quantum mechanics is a branch of physics, it was initially developed to explain atoms. A. This sentence has a comma splice. B. This is a sentence fragment. C. This is a run-on sentence.
A
Semicolons and colons should always be placed outside the closing quotation marks. A. True B. False
A
Which of the following is correct? A. The table was set -- knives, forks, candlesticks -- all were set up correctly. B. The table was set-knives, forks, candlesticks were all set up correctly.
A