Grammar Review Packet 2 Quiz

Question 1

Which of the following is the best correction for: Oranges' skins are tougher than lemons. ?

Accepted Answer

Oranges' skins are tougher than the skins of lemons.

Question 2

I need to use _____ notes to study for the SAT review quiz.

Accepted Answer

Your

Question 3

Correct or Incorrect: If anybody wants to succeed in life, they have to know the rules.

Accepted Answer

Incorrect

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a possessive determiner?

Accepted Answer

there

Question 5

Clarice was going through files with Sophia when she started yelling. What pronoun error type?

Accepted Answer

Ambiguous Pronoun

Question 6

Correct or Incorrect? The cases arrived last night, so the workers will use it this morning.

Accepted Answer

Incorrect

Question 7

What is the "buzzword" to look for when dealing with a logical comparison?

Accepted Answer

Than, Then

Question 8

Can a comma separate two independent clauses?

Accepted Answer

Only if it comes before a coordinating conjunction

Question 9

Correct or Incorrect? I like cows; however, I hate the way they smell.

Accepted Answer

Correct

Question 10

Correct or Incorrect? The vowel sounds of English are more numerous than those of Spanish.

Accepted Answer

Correct

Question 11

Which of the following is not possessive?

Accepted Answer

it's

Question 12

Correct or incorrect? Life in the country is different than the city.

Accepted Answer

Incorrect

Question 13

What is an antecedent?

Accepted Answer

a noun that a pronoun refers back to

Question 14

Which of the following words does not potentially indicate that a question is being asked?

Accepted Answer

There

Question 15

2 independent clauses are connected by a comma without a Coordinating Conjunction. Error type?

Accepted Answer

Comma Splice, Run on Sentence, Fragment

Question 16

On the SAT, where are you most likely to see an exclamation point used properly?

Accepted Answer

In a quotation

Question 17

Which of the following punctuation marks cannot be used between two independent clauses?

Accepted Answer

Colon

Question 18

Correct or Incorrect: Oranges' skins are tougher than lemons.

Accepted Answer

Incorrect

Question 19

What error occurs when two independent clauses are not separated by punctuation?

Accepted Answer

Run On

Question 20

Correct or Incorrect: Who's house are we going to after school today?

Accepted Answer

Incorrect

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