Mom and Dad are coming over for dinner tonight.

There is nothing wrong with the sentence.

Which sentence correctly uses a hyphen?

The recipe calls for a three-fourths cup of flour.

An action or state of being word.

Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?

I watched TV; there was nothing on.

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1
I don't like KFC but I do like Chicken Express.
A comma is needed after "KFC".
A comma is needed after "but".
A comma is needed after "like".
A comma is needed after "Chicken".
2
Mom and Dad are coming over for dinner tonight.
There is nothing wrong with the sentence.
There should be a hyphen in between dinner and tonight.
Dad should be lowercase.
There should be a question mark at the end of the sentence.
3
Which sentence correctly uses a hyphen?
The recipe calls-for a three fourths cup of flour.
The recipe calls for a three-fourths cup of flour.
The recipe calls for a three fourths-cup of flour.
The recipe-calls for a three fourths cup of flour.
4
What if the United States wins its first World Cup in 2014?
Verb: 2014
Verb: United States
Verb: wins
Verb: the
5
What if the United States wins its first World Cup in 2014?
Pronoun: in
Pronoun: United States
Pronoun: its
Pronoun: 2014
6
WWE is a funny show to watch.
Adjective: WWE
Adjective: watch
Adjective: is
Adjective: funny
7
A verb is...
An action or state of being word.
A person, place or thing.
Whatever you think it is.
A word that describes a noun.
8
Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
I watched TV; nothing on.
I watched TV; there was nothing on.
I watched TV; but there was nothing on.
I watched TV there was; nothing on.
9
An adjective is...
A person, place or thing.
A word that describes a noun.
An action.
A word that describes a verb.
10
The names of my animals are Raj Charlie and Rosie who is a dog.
No commas are needed.
There are two commas missing.
There is one comma missing.
There is a semicolon missing.
11
A noun is...
An action.
A describing word.
A fake word.
A person, place or thing.
12
What if the United States wins its first World Cup in 2014?
Antecedent: World Cup
Antecedent: its
Antecedent: 2014
Antecedent: United States
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What if the United States wins its first World Cup in 2014?
Noun: World Cup
Noun: wins
Noun: in
Noun: if

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