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.