Grammar/MLA Format Review Part II

Question 1

_________ sentence is two or more sentences that is written as one sentence and separated by commas or no punctuation.

Accepted Answer

Run-On

Question 2

Capitalize the title of _________ .

Accepted Answer

All of the Above

Question 3

A sentence fragment fails to be a sentence since it can not stand by itself.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Ms. Santana works in a law office. This is an example of an Independent Clause.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Either Selena or Albert (lead, leads) the student fight song. Correct verb form?

Accepted Answer

Leads

Question 6

While washing the car, Benito paused to admire the vintage biplane flying overhead. This is a Simple Sentence.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

A pronoun that refers to a singular antecedent is _____ in number.

Accepted Answer

Singular

Question 8

Aretha is one friend who always keeps ____ word. Correct pronoun?

Accepted Answer

Her

Question 9

______ clause does not express a complete thought and cannot stand by itself as a sentence.

Accepted Answer

Subordinate

Question 10

Neither of the workmen forgot ____ tool belt.

Accepted Answer

His

Question 11

Singular subjects take _____ verbs.

Accepted Answer

Singular

Question 12

The drum major and student council president (is, are) my older sister Janet. Correct verb form?

Accepted Answer

Is

Question 13

Joe had worked hard for straight A's in Math, and when the results came in, he found out that his hard work paid off.

Accepted Answer

Compound-Complex

Question 14

How may ways are there to classify sentences according to structure?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 15

What is true about MLA Format?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 16

How many Capitalization rules are there?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 17

The pride of lions is hunting ____ prey on the savanna. Correct pronoun?

Accepted Answer

Its

Question 18

Identify the Independent Clause: Since none of us own bicycles, we decided to rent them there.

Accepted Answer

we decided to rent them there

Question 19

________ sentence contains two or more ind. clauses and at least one sub. clause.

Accepted Answer

Compound-Complex

Question 20

_____ clause is a subordinate clause that is used as a noun.

Accepted Answer

Noun

Question 21

President Kennedy was assassinated while riding through Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963. Which type of sentence is this?

Accepted Answer

Simple

Question 22

The different Tenses are Past, Present, and Future; an easy way to choose the correct tense is looking for signal words.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

What type of Clause is: Luis, who enjoys running, has decided to enter the marathon.

Accepted Answer

Adjective

Question 24

A pronoun should agree in number and gender with its antecedent.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

MLA Format must be used throughout your essay or research paper.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 26

The audience laughed when ____ saw the clowns. Correct pronoun?

Accepted Answer

They

Question 27

The coach and the player (was, were) surprised by the referees call. Correct verb form?

Accepted Answer

Were

Question 28

Identify the Independent Clause: The concert featured a talented, young violinist from Russia.

Accepted Answer

The concert featured a talented, young violinist from Russia.

Question 29

Charles did not enjoy the many hours of practice, but they were necessary because playing an instrument is complicate.

Accepted Answer

Compound-Complex

Question 30

What type of Clause is: They did not know who it could be.

Accepted Answer

Noun

Question 31

What letter should always be Capitalized?

Accepted Answer

I

Question 32

_____ sentence contains 1 ind. clause and no sub. clauses; it may contain a comp. subject/verb and a number of phrases.

Accepted Answer

Simple

Question 33

(Is, Are) Drew and Virgil going out for the pass? Correct verb form?

Accepted Answer

Is

Question 34

Prof Chan showed his class his slides of the Great Wall of China, and he used the slides later as the basis for lecture.

Accepted Answer

Compound

Question 35

Use commas in __________ .

Accepted Answer

All of the Above

Question 36

How many different Tenses are there?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 37

Run-On Sentences can be fixed either by breaking sentence into two sentences or using a semicolon.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 38

Christian Bale is Suzie's favorite actor, but Rose like Cillian Murphy. What type of sentence is this?

Accepted Answer

Compound

Question 39

After cyclists rounded the bend, the Swiss champion Michel Neibergall took the lead. Which type of sentence is this?

Accepted Answer

Complex

Question 40

Mom and Dad celebrated _____ twentieth wedding anniversary yesterday. Correct pronoun?

Accepted Answer

Their

Question 41

When using proper Grammar mechanics, one should be aware of ___________ .

Accepted Answer

All of the Above

Question 42

A verb should agree in number with its subject.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 43

______ clause is a subordinate clause that modifies a noun or pronoun.

Accepted Answer

Adjective

Question 44

(Do, Does) Alexander or Christopher enjoy football as much as Rachel does? Correct verb form?

Accepted Answer

Do

Question 45

_____ clause expresses a complete thought and stands by itself as a sentence.

Accepted Answer

Independent

Question 46

Use commas to separate items in a series.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 47

A pronoun that refers to a plural antecedent is _____ in number.

Accepted Answer

Plural

Question 48

The marching band or the pep squad (has, have) performed. Correct verb form?

Accepted Answer

Has

Question 49

Plural subjects take _____ verbs.

Accepted Answer

Plural

Question 50

When the crocodile approached, the zebra ran away. What type of sentence is this?

Accepted Answer

Complex

Question 51

One can classify sentences, according to structure, as either Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 52

Did you know that he had granted us an interview? The bolded phrase is an Independent Clause.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 53

Choose an Adjective Clause from the following sentences below.

Accepted Answer

The students questioned the data on which the theory was based.

Question 54

_______ sentence contains one ind. clause and at least one sub. clause.

Accepted Answer

Complex

Question 55

Neither the quarterback nor the wide receiver (hear, hears) the referee's whistle. Correct verb form?

Accepted Answer

Hears

Question 56

Capitalize the ________ of sentences.

Accepted Answer

Beginning

Question 57

Both of the sisters recited _____ lines. Correct pronoun?

Accepted Answer

Their

Question 58

A Compound Sentence contains two or more independent clauses and no subordinate clauses.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 59

Use a comma + a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) to connect to independent clauses.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 60

Several others in our class have submitted _____ topics. Correct pronoun?

Accepted Answer

Their

Question 61

Titles of people when used with their names or in place of their names must begin with a capital letter.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 62

Quotation Marks are used to ___________ .

Accepted Answer

All of the Above

Question 63

Identify the Subordinate Clause: After we had bicycled for six miles, Frieda's bike got a flat tire.

Accepted Answer

After we have bicycled for six miles

Question 64

Capitalize _______ nouns.

Accepted Answer

Proper

Grammar/MLA Format Review Part II

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Grammar/MLA Format Review Part II

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