When is a conjunction needed?

A conjunction is needed in compound sentences.

What is the proper use of a semicolon?

I'm going to the store to buy groceries: milk, bread, cheese.

Which is the proper use of punctuation?

Are apples better than bananas?

Which one is an example of inconsistent use of pronouns?

"If a student wants to succeed, they must work hard"

"yesterday, i went the store and then I will buy some milk."

"Yesterday, I went to the store, and then i bought some milk."

Which one is the correct use of present tense?

"He goes to school every morning."

"The movie was interesting, I enjoyed it."

Add the (FANBOY) "and" after the comma.

"Now that she has completed her degree, she started her career as well."

"Now that she has completed her degree, she also started her career."

Which is the correct use of joining simple clauses?

The sun was shining; it was a beautiful.

"The concert was fantastic, everyone had a great time."

"The concert was fantastic, and everyone had a great time."

Which one uses a conjunction?

"She was tired but decided to take her dog on a walk."

Which one is the correct use of future tense?

By the time you're done gaming, I will have finished dinner."

"I went to Burger King it was closed."

"I went to Burger King; it was closed."

Which one is the correct use of past tense?

"My sister stayed in bed as I walked to school."

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1
Choose the correct use of a verb
I swimmed to the boat.
I kick a ball.
I didn't went to the party.
I ran to the finish line.
2
"Because it was raining, we decided to stay inside."
No Change
"Because it was raining; we stayed inside."
"Because it was raining."
"Because it was raining--we stayed inside."
3
When is a conjunction needed?
Neither
A conjunction is needed in simple sentences.
A conjunction is needed in compound sentences.
Both
4
How do you maintain a consistent pronoun person throughout a paragraph or essay?
All three
Choose a point of view
Maintain consistency
Avoid shifts
5
What is the proper use of a semicolon?
I went to the store to get: grapes, milk, bread, and eggs.
The grocery list included: apples, grapes, milk, bread, and eggs.
I'm going to the store to buy groceries: milk, bread, cheese.
The grocery list, for example was: grapes, milk, bread, and eggs.
6
Which is the proper use of punctuation?
Apple's are so delicious?
Are apples' better than bananas.
Are apples better than bananas?
Are apples better than bananas.
7
Which one is an example of inconsistent use of pronouns?
"The student said they would study, but then they didn't show up."
"Every student should bring his or her own materials."
"If a student wants to succeed, they must work hard"
"The student said he would study, but then he didn't show up."
8
Which one of these are examples of incorrect joining?
Run-on sentence.
Both
Neither.
Comma splice.
9
" I walked to the park, but then he saw a friend."
No Change
Change "he" to "I"
Or Change "I" to "He"
Both.
10
"yesterday, i went the store and then I will buy some milk."
No Change.
"Yesterday, I went to the store, and then I will buy some milk."
"Yesterday, I went to the store, and then i bought some milk."
"Yesterday, i went to the store and then I bought some milk."
11
"Yesterday, Eddie scraped his knee, and Emery bumped his elbow."
"Eddie scrapes his knee and Emery bumped his elbow yesterday."
"Yesterday Eddie scraped his knee, and Emery bumps his elbow."
"Yesterday, Eddie scrapes his knee, and Emery bumped his elbow."
No Change
12
"I like the following: chocolates, oranges, and ice cream.
I like: Chocolate, Oranges, and Ice cream.
I like the following: chocolate, oranges, ice cream.
No Change
I like the following, a example: chocolate, oranges, and ice cream.
13
"I went to the bank, and it was closed."
change the comma to a semicolon
Change "and" to "but"
No Change
change the period to an exclamation mark
14
"Marie doesn't like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, because she's allergic."
No Change
Change "she's" back to "she is"
Take away the comma
add "to them" after the last word of the sentence.
15
"It was raining yesterday, and there was a rainbow in the sky."
"It was raining yesterday, and there is a rainbow in the sky."
"It was raining yesterday, and a rainbow was in the sky."
"It was raining yesterday and there was a rainbow in the sky!"
No Change
16
Which one is the correct use of present tense?
Neither
"He is walking to school today."
"He goes to school every morning."
"He walks to school every day."
17
"The movie was interesting, I enjoyed it."
Remove the comma
add
Add the (FANBOY) "and" after the comma.
No Change
18
"Eric is studying for his math test on Friday, but he doesn't know how to use Fractions."
"Eric is studying for his math test on Friday."
"Eric is studying for an upcoming test Friday, and he can't use fractions.
"Eric doesn't know fractions, he's studying for a math test."
No Change
19
"The cat sat on the mat; the dog barked."
"The cat was sitting on the mat, and the dog barked."
"The dog barked, the cat sat on the mat."
"The cat sat on the mat, the dog barked."
No Change
20
Which one is an example of consistent use of pronouns?
"I think that i should do it."
"We went, and they brought themselves snacks."
"They are a writer and wrote that book himself."
All corect
21
"I was looking around the skating rink for my friends, and I saw them."
"I was looking around the skating rink from my friends, she then saw them."
"I was looking around the skating rink from my friends, then you saw them."
"I was looking around the skating rink from my friends, I saw us.
No Change
22
"Now that she has completed her degree, she started her career as well."
No Change
"Now that she has completed her degree, she also started her career."
"Now that she has completed her degree, she also started her career too."
"Now that she has completed her degree, she started her career."
23
Which is the correct use of joining simple clauses?
The sun was shining, it was beautiful.
The sun was shining; it was a beautiful.
Neither.
The sun was shining. It was beautiful.
24
"The concert was fantastic, everyone had a great time."
"The concert was fantastic, and everyone has a great time."
"The concert was fantastic, and everyone had a great time."
No Change
"Everyone had a great time, the concert was fantastic."
25
Which one uses a conjunction?
"She was tired but decided to take her dog on a walk."
"The incy wincy spider crawled up the waterspout."
"The cat sat on the mat."
"Frankie kicked the soccer ball."
26
"I walked to the store, then I go to the park"
Remove the comma
No Change
Change walked to walking
Change go to went
27
Which one is the correct use of future tense?
Neither.
Both.
"By the time you're done gaming, I would have finished dinner."
By the time you're done gaming, I will have finished dinner."
28
"I went to Burger King it was closed."
No Change
"I went to Burger King, it was closed."
"I went to Burger King. It was closed."
"I went to Burger King; it was closed."
29
"Mark finishes his essay, tidies his room, and went out for supper."
Change "finishes" to "finished" and "tidies" to tidied.
Change "went" to "goes"
Change "finishes" to "finished" and "tidies" to "is tidying"
All are correct
30
Which one is the correct use of past tense?
"My sister stayed in bed as I walk to school."
"My sister stayed in bed as I walked to school."
"My sister stays in bed as I was walking to school."
"My sister stayed in bed, while I am walking to school."

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