Comp I Final Exam - Grammar
In The Soprano's, Tony Soprano has an unusual family. How does it compare to your's?
In The Sopranos, Tony Soprano has an unusual family. How does it compare to yours?
At night, people in early civilizations could measure time by the flow of sand or water but could not use a sundial.
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Benjamin Franklin wrote many clever sayings, such as "a penny saved is a penny earned."
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Chicago's lakefront architecture and museums attract millions of visitors each year.
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In military time, 7:15 AM becomes 0715 so what does 7:15 PM become?
Put a comma after 0715.
Do you use a watch or cell phone to find out the time or do you rely on clocks wherever you go?
Put a comma between time and or.
Some teachers encouraged us to get MA's or PhD's, making us strive for high grade point average's.
Some teachers encouraged us to get MAs or PhDs, making us strive for high grade point averages.
Selling at less than $3 a jar, the grocer praised Classico as an alternative to more expensive pasta sauces.
The grocer praised Classico, selling at less than $3 a jar, as an alternative to more expensive pasta sauces.
While playing tennis with Eva, Sean's left knee was bruised and the strings on his racket broke.
While Sean was playing tennis with Eva, he bruised his left knee and broke the strings on his racket.
Ask your next-door neighbor to _____ a package for you if you're not home.
accept
An absence of sunshine in the winter can _____ people's moods.
affect
Choosing _____ the six candidates will be difficult.
among
Lucia runs two miles ______ of the week.
every day
Juan's new house has _____ windows than his previous home.
fewer
Ralph Waldo Emerson writes that "the ancient precept "Know thyself" and the modern precept "Study nature" become at last one maxim."
Ralph Waldo Emerson writes that "the ancient precept 'Know thyself' and the modern precept 'Study nature' become at last one maxim."
Your uncle's lottery number had three 2's, three 3's, and three 1's. What did ours have?
Your uncle's lottery number had three 2s, three 3s, and three 1s. What did ours have?
The narrator of Faulkner's short story 'A Rose for Emily' begins by saying, "When Miss Emily Grierson died, our whole town went to her funeral."
The narrator of Faulkner's short story "A Rose for Emily" begins by saying, "When Miss Emily Grierson died, our whole town went to her funeral."
