Which of the following is an example of passive voice?

The milkshake was thrown away by the woman.

Semicolon usage, pick the correct use of a semicolon.

Larry forgave Moe, however; he still wanted his shoes back.

How can this awkward sentence be revised? The dog only loves treats also.

The dog, too, only loves treats.

Which way incorrectly marks numbers?

Thirty-eight-hundred-thousand-million people eat hot dogs.

What is the revised version of this? Everyone has their faults. (Pronoun antecedent agreement)

Each and every person has faults., Everyone has faults., Everyone has his or her faults.

Which of the following can a colon NOT do?

Can substitute it for commas in a sentence

Which of the following sentences is unparalleled?

Jake likes both taking walks and to play basketball.

Click on one of the two correct ways to use an apostrophe.

Bob's hamburgers are the bomb!, Dave's airplane is bright purple and green.

Which example use a dash or dashes incorrectly?

I went to the mall - I needed new shoes.

Which of the following is an example of a comma splice?

The man often ate cheerios, he rode his bike to work today.

Which is not a sentence fragment?

Since he wanted to be up early, Norman went to bed.

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1
Which of the following is an example of passive voice?
The dog barked at the tree all day long.
The milkshake was thrown away by the woman.
Team USA won many gold medals in the Olympics.
The man felt upset and kicked the garbage can.
2
What is the problem? i Love my pets!
In need of a dash
sentence fragment
capitalization error
comma error
3
Which is a misplaced modifier?
The dog only has one puppy.
Zack loved his new car.
none of the above
Only Chris liked pancakes.
4
Semicolon usage, pick the correct use of a semicolon.
Mike has many pets; a dog, a mouse, and a cheetah.
Once the door was knocked, I knew who it was; my father.
none of the above
Larry forgave Moe, however; he still wanted his shoes back.
5
How can this awkward sentence be revised? The dog only loves treats also.
Also the dog loves treats only.
Only the dog loves treats also
The dog, too, only loves treats.
The dog loves also only treats.
6
Which is not an example of subject verb agreement?
What are the dog's name?
Their names are Larry, Moe, and Curly.
How is your mother feeling?
English class is just so wonderfull
7
Which way incorrectly marks numbers?
There were thirteen people at the party.
There were 3,785 people attending the wedding.
Thirty-eight-hundred-thousand-million people eat hot dogs.
It was ten o'clock in the morning.
8
What is the revised version of this? Everyone has their faults. (Pronoun antecedent agreement)
Each and every person has faults.
Everyone has faults.
none of the above
Everyone has his or her faults.
9
Which of the following can a colon NOT do?
Can introduce a quotation
Can substitute it for commas in a sentence
Link independent clauses
Start a list of items or things
10
Which of the following sentences is unparalleled?
Jake likes both taking walks and to play basketball.
Loren prefers playing basketball over playing football.
I bought a fishing pole, a tackle box, and a lure.
I have good grades both in algebra and in history.
11
Click on one of the two correct ways to use an apostrophe.
Nate has many dirtbike's.
Bob's hamburgers are the bomb!
The store is closed on Tuesday's.
Dave's airplane is bright purple and green.
12
Spot out the coordinating conjunction. I do not care for shrimp, but I do love fish.
fish
do
but
shrimp
13
For what reason is the comma used. Frank, my best friend, moved to Allentown, Pennsylvania.
To separate but also to link
To interrupt the main clause
To introduce items in a series
To add a tag-end question
14
Which example use a dash or dashes incorrectly?
I went to the mall - I needed new shoes.
His cat - a chubby little animal - would always be near food
Las Vegas looks like a moon - with all of the city lights.
Janet - Ms. Shepard, I mean - will guide you to your room.
15
Click on the type of grammar used in the following. Two-thirds of the class finished the book.
Dash
none of the above
Hyphen
Comma
16
Which of the following is an example of a comma splice?
The car was running awkward, it wouldn't start right away.
The man loved his dog, loved his house, and loved his wife.
The Olympics happened over the summer, team USA did amazing.
The man often ate cheerios, he rode his bike to work today.
17
Which is not a sentence fragment?
The dog was tired. And very hot.
Feeling sad. Jake went home and cried.
The truck was very old. But cool.
Since he wanted to be up early, Norman went to bed.

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