Even if I go to college, what then? Will I be stuck in a dull job for 50 years? Will I spend my days needing money?

there are no punctuation errors.

Which of the following sentences uses a colon correctly?

The talent category includes three categories: singing, dancing, & drama.

Choose the sentence that correctly uses punctuation.

"I did it!" cried David to the crowd as Anna, his wife, cheered.

Which of the following adds a subordinate clause to the main clause below?

When she was hungry, Rochelle ate dinner.

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1
What change should be made to the sentence below?
add a comma after Tara
add a comma after Brad
add a comma after coffee
add a comma after over
2
Carla wants to find the noun form of the adjective oblivious. Which of the following sources would best help her?
an anthology
a dictionary
an encyclopedia
a glossary
3
Correct way to punctuate?: My brother Dustin, who is 11 months older than I am, works at a factory.
My brother Dustin; who is 11 months older than I am; works at a factory.
My brother Dustin who is 11 months older than I am works at a factory.
My brother, Dustin, who is 11 months older than I am works at a factory.
It is correct as is.
4
Which word from the thesaurus entries would best replace giants in the sentence below?
monsters
superpowers
leviathan
oversizes
5
How should the sentence below be correctly written?
add comma after participate
change Since to Yet
remove comma after game
remove the word but
6
Which dictionary entry best fits the meaning of figures as it is used in the sentence? figure \fi-gər\ verb
to make sense
to seem normal
to be prominent
to calculate
7
Even if I go to college, what then? Will I be stuck in a dull job for 50 years? Will I spend my days needing money?
there should be a hyphen connecting "50" and "years."
the comma after "college" should be deleted.
there are no punctuation errors.
the question marks should all be changed to exclamation marks.
8
What kind of clause is underlined in the sentence below?
an independent clause
a relative clause
a noun clause
an adverbial clause
9
Which of the following sentences uses a colon correctly?
Jill has terrible stage fright: she panicked during the talent show.
The talent category includes three categories: singing, dancing, & drama.
"I haven't seen you practice today:" Jack said as his friend sat down.
After practicing for weeks: Joe stood on the stage to perform his part.
10
Which word correctly completes both of the sentences below?
rain
hail
call
stop
11
If the author wanted to find a word to replace distressed, which would be the best resource to use?
thesaurus
dictionary
glossary
almanac
12
Which definition best matches the use of the word associate in the sentence below?
4. a degree conferred especially by a junior college
2. to combine or join with other parts
3. a partner or colleague
1. to bring together or into relationship
13
Based on its context in the paragraph above, what is the meaning of the word pedestrian?
bright
intellectual
boring
walking
14
Choose the sentence that correctly uses punctuation.
"I did it!" cried David to the crowd as Anna, his wife, cheered.
"All aboard! called the captain as Jack raced up the gangplank.
"I made my family disappear" cheered Kevin as he looked around.
"What will I do now," asked Erin as Alex packed his suitcase.
15
Which of the following adds a subordinate clause to the main clause below?
When she was hungry, Rochelle ate dinner.
She was hungry. Rochelle ate dinner.
She was so hungry that Rochelle ate dinner.
She was hungry; Rochelle ate dinner.
16
Based on the context of the passage, the meaning of the word stagnant is.
foul or stale from inactivity.
still and unmoving.
lacking vitality or briskness.
not advancing or developing.

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