My friends sister follows us everywhere. What's wrong with this sentence?

There should be an apostrophe before the 's' in friend's.

"I needed to get some new jeans. So I went to the mall." What makes this incorrect?

Conjunctions, like so, should be used to join clauses.

Which of the following is correct?

I like fruit, such as pineapples, oranges and peaches.

When should you use 'a' versus 'an'?

'An' is used before nouns beginning with vowels.

What is the difference between a phrase and a clause?

A clause has a subject doing a verb; a phrase does not.

What is a contraction?

It uses an apostrophe to join two words.

Which of the following is a CLAUSE and NOT a phrase?

ever since she was in the third grade

She was so scared that she freaked out. Is this a good example of diction?

No, there are more descriptive ways of illustrating what is happening here.

He said, "this is the first time this has ever happened!" Is this grammatically correct or not?

The beginning of the quoted sentence needs a capital letter.

If you are quoting a sentence inside of your own sentence, does it still get a capital letter?

The beginning of a sentence always gets a capital letter.

Claudio said, "I'm going to freak out if I can't marry Hero." What's the problem here?

You can't quote something that was never actually said.

She see's that kind of thing all the time. How would you correct this sentence?

The word 'sees' does not require an apostrophe.

He goes out and goes home and does laundry and makes dinner. What's wrong with this sentence?

Too many 'and's are making this a run-on sentence.

All of the dogs tails were wagging wildly. What's wrong with this sentence?

There should be an apostrophe after the 's' in dogs'.

Which of the following sentences has completely correct grammar?

"It wasn't my fault," she said, but she knew it really was.

Which of the following is an example of a mistake in subject-verb agreement?

A dependent clause, like all clauses, have a subject.

She goes to the store and then she went home. What's wrong with this sentence?

The writer is switching verb tenses.

Which of the following is correct?

My mom said, "Go and get dinner ready."

This box of ornaments belong in the attic. What's wrong with this sentence?

It's a subject-verb agreement problem –should say 'belongs.'

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1
My friends sister follows us everywhere. What's wrong with this sentence?
There should be an apostrophe before the 's' in friend's.
There is nothing wrong with this sentence.
There should be an apostrophe at the end of friends'.
There should be an apostrophe before the 's' in follow's.
2
"I needed to get some new jeans. So I went to the mall." What makes this incorrect?
We have not been told who the author is.
Quotation marks are only for quoting from the Internet.
There is a missing comma after "So".
Conjunctions, like so, should be used to join clauses.
3
Which of the following is correct?
I like fruit such as pineapples, oranges and peaches.
I like fruit such as pineapples oranges, and peaches.
I like fruit, such as pineapples, oranges and peaches.
I like fruit. Such as: pineapples, oranges and peaches.
4
When should you use 'a' versus 'an'?
All of the above
'An' is used before nouns beginning with vowels.
'An' is used in formal writing.
'A' is used to introduce plural objects.
5
What is the difference between a phrase and a clause?
A phrase has a subject doing a verb; a clause does not.
A clause has a subject doing a verb; a phrase does not.
All of the above.
They are synonyms for one another.
6
My sister's children never get to bed on time. What is the subject of this sentence?
children
sister
time
bed
7
"She tried her best but couldn't develop telekinetic powers." Where would you put the comma?
after "but"
before "but"
after "She"
after "powers"
8
What is a contraction?
It uses an apostrophe to join two words.
It's a bad thing that you should never use.
It uses a comma to join two words.
It should only be used for formal writing.
9
Which of the following is a CLAUSE and NOT a phrase?
ever since she was in the third grade
before the first test
broken into thousands of pieces
because of her glittering smile
10
She was so scared that she freaked out. Is this a good example of diction?
No, there are more descriptive ways of illustrating what is happening here.
Yes. This describes many assorted scenarios very accurately.
This is an excellent example of imagery.
This is how I would describe most things.
11
He said, "this is the first time this has ever happened!" Is this grammatically correct or not?
There should not be an exclamation mark.
There should not be a comma after 'said'.
The beginning of the quoted sentence needs a capital letter.
There is nothing missing; it's correct.
12
If you are quoting a sentence inside of your own sentence, does it still get a capital letter?
The beginning of a sentence always gets a capital letter.
No; it is inside another sentence.
Maybe.
It depends whether the sentence is interrogative or not.
13
What should you do at the beginning of each paragraph?
Indent.
All of the above.
Use a topic sentence.
Use a capital letter.
14
Claudio said, "I'm going to freak out if I can't marry Hero." What's the problem here?
Claudio is misspelled.
You can't quote something that was never actually said.
The comma is in the wrong place.
You should never use contractions.
15
She see's that kind of thing all the time. How would you correct this sentence?
This is an interrogative sentence; it needs a question mark.
There is nothing wrong with this sentence.
"kind of thing" is not correct grammar.
The word 'sees' does not require an apostrophe.
16
Which of the following is a list of conjunctions?
over, under, around, through
and, so, but, yet, though
I, he, she, they
is, be, have, want
17
What are apostrophes used for?
Showing possession.
All of the above
Joining two words together in contractions.
18
He goes out and goes home and does laundry and makes dinner. What's wrong with this sentence?
Subject-verb agreement problem –it should be, " He go."
Nothing.
There needs to be an apostrophe in goe's.
Too many 'and's are making this a run-on sentence.
19
All of the dogs tails were wagging wildly. What's wrong with this sentence?
There should be an apostrophe before the 's' in dog's.
Wagging is spelt incorrectly.
There should be an apostrophe after the 's' in dogs'.
There should be an apostrophe before the 's' in tail's.
20
Which of the following sentences has completely correct grammar?
"It wasn't my fault," she said. But, she knew it really was.
"It wasn't my fault," she said, but she knew it really was.
"it wasn't my fault," she said, but she knew it really was.
It wasn't my fault, she said, but she knew it really was.
21
Which of the following is an example of a mistake in subject-verb agreement?
A dependent clause, like all clauses, has a subject.
Dependent and independent clauses have subjects.
A dependent clause, like all clauses, have a subject.
All clauses, including dependent clauses, have subjects.
22
Which of the following is a PHRASE and NOT a clause?
because she smiled at him
since she laughs at all the boys
leaving behind the dog
when the saints go marching in
23
She goes to the store and then she went home. What's wrong with this sentence?
The writer is switching verb tenses.
There needs to be a comma in there somewhere.
It's a subject-verb agreement problem.
All of the above.
24
Which of the following is correct?
My mom said "Go and get dinner ready."
My mom said, "go and get dinner read."
My mom said go and get dinner ready.
My mom said, "Go and get dinner ready."
25
My favourite play is a midsummer nights dream. What's wrong with this sentence?
There should be an apostrophe in "Night's".
The play title should be in italics.
All of the above.
The play title needs capital letters.
26
Which of the following are homophones?
to, two and too
maybe and however
were and where
but, so, and, however
27
The beginning of a sentence needs a capital letter, unless it is being quoted. True or false?
False
True
28
This box of ornaments belong in the attic. What's wrong with this sentence?
There should be an exclamation mark at the end.
Nothing. This is the same sentence as before.
It should be, "This boxes"...
It's a subject-verb agreement problem –should say 'belongs.'
29
A contraction connects subordinate clauses and independent clauses. True or false?
True
False
30
This box of ornaments belongs in the attic. What is the subject of this sentence?
box
ornaments
belongs
attic

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