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Grammar and Punctuation
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Review grammar and punctuation rules.
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1
Which sentence uses quotation rules correctly?
Malcolm X thought education was a "passport to the future."
Malcolm X thought education was a "Passport to the future."
Malcolm X thought education was a "passport to the future.
Malcolm X thought education was a, "passport to the future."
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Which is an example of a compound sentence?
If cats didn't exist, I'd be a dog lover.
I like dogs and cats.
I like dogs, but I like cats more.
If cats didn't exist, I'd be a dog lover, but cats exist.
3
What does ...(ellipses) mean?
The person texting me is responding
indicates omission(that there's more that has been left out)
I'm still thinking
4
I need to check out a
book that
talks about the Great Depression. (comma between bold words?)
yes
no
5
I will run as
quickly
as I can. (quickly is an example of what?)
adjective
adverb
preposition
conjunction
6
I need to talk to you about your video game
addiction Jason
. (comma in between bold words?)
no
yes
7
What does an adjective modify?
verbs
noun or pronoun
adverbs
conjunctions
8
What is the actual term for FANBOYS(for and nor but or yet so)?
correlative conjunction
subordinate conjunctions
coordinating conjunction
9
What is the rule for a dependent clause?
contains a verb
contains a noun
all the answers are correct
does not express a complete thought
10
I asked Mike Perkins, the boy from my English class to help me with my essay. (comma added?)
after class
after asked
after boy
11
Which sentence uses quotation rules correctly?
The teacher made a wise statement, "use class time wisely."
The teacher made a wise statement: "use class time wisely."
The teacher made a wise statement, "Use class time wisely."
The teacher made a wise statement: "Use class time wisely."
12
If there are [brackets] in a quote, what does it mean?
the writer has take those words out of the quote
the writer has changed words in a quote
13
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
I have lived in Fresno, CA; Davenport, IA; and Austin, TX.
I have lived in Fresno, CA, Davenport, IA, and Austin, TX.
14
Your friend is an
obnoxious inconsiderate
person. (comma between bold words?)
yes
no
15
Stay away from the mysterious, dangerous island on the
old pirate
map. (comma between bold?)
yes
no
16
I had to fix my printer, which I bought less than a year ago.What is the nonrestrictive clause?
I had to fix my printer
my printer
which I bought
which I bought less than a year ago
17
Dr. Seuss was a very famous author he wrote many best-selling stories for children.
okay
comma splice
fragment
run-on
18
What does an adverb modify?
all the answers are correct
adjectives
verbs
other adverbs
19
What is the rule for an independent clause?
contains a noun
is a complete thought
contains a verb
all of the answers are correct
20
John Lennon died on December 8, 1980 in Manhattan, NY. (where does a comma need to be added?)
after Lennon
after on
after 1980
21
When do you use colons?
at the end of a salutation of a letter
all of the answers are correct
after a complete sentence that introduces a list
between two sentences when the 2nd one builds off the 1st
22
The waterslide was
smooth and slippery.
(smooth and slippery are examples of what?)
conjunctions
prepositions
adverbs
adjectives
23
I have read that book six times now, it just keeps getting better every time.
fragment
okay
run-on
comma splice
24
Which sentence uses quotation rules correctly?
"However," she said, "you didn't finish your homework."
"However" she said, "you didn't finish your homework."
"However," she said: "you didn't finish your homework."
"However," she said, "You didn't finish your homework."
25
Which is an example of a simple sentence?
I like dogs, but I like cats more.
If cats didn't exist, I'd be a dog lover, but cats exist.
If cats didn't exist, I'd be a dog lover.
I like dogs and cats.
