Which sentence has correct USAGE?

Saying Manuel was the best student, his teacher implied he would get an A.

Which sentence has the correct AGREEMENT?

Each of the girls is wearing her new volleyball team uniform.

Which sentence is free of MISPLACED MODIFIERS?

Of the dozen geodes in the museum case, the blue one is the most beautiful.

Which sentence uses VERBS correctly?

The architect laid the pencils and drafting paper on the table.

Which sentence uses PRONOUNS correctly?

The lead actors of Othello were she and Roger.

Which choice is FREE from a SENTENCE FRAGMENT, a RUN-ON sentence, or faulty PARALLEL STRUCTURE?

Thomas Edison invented machines for use in factories and in homes.

Which sentence has CORRECTLY PLACED MODIFIERS?

A wrecking ball crushed a building, and a bulldozer took away the rubble.

Which sentence uses CLEAR REFERENCE?

Uncle Romero entered a dance competition, and my mother hoped he would win.

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1
Which sentence has correct USAGE?
These kind of tomatoes are my favorites.
My mother suggested we clean the tub with cleanser that are not abrasive.
Saying Manuel was the best student, his teacher implied he would get an A.
At the assembly, our principal inferred the juniors should volunteer more.
2
Which sentence has the correct AGREEMENT?
Electronics are the most popular class at the trade school.
Each of the girls is wearing her new volleyball team uniform.
Either my mother or my stepfather are walking their dog.
The leopard, which sleep in the sun for hours, is awake now.
3
Which sentence is free of MISPLACED MODIFIERS?
Which do you like more better, Thai food or Italian?
Of all the mummies in the world, the bog people are the more interesting.
Of the dozen geodes in the museum case, the blue one is the most beautiful.
Which of the two horses is farthest from the finish line?
4
Which sentence uses VERBS correctly?
Our dachshund laid on my stomach while I read the Sunday comics.
Jack learned how to lie tile when he lived on the Hopi reservation.
According to this map, Route 66 lays north of our town.
The architect laid the pencils and drafting paper on the table.
5
Which sentence uses PRONOUNS correctly?
The author of that interesting article in Viva! is her.
She said that the only person who can run a marathon is him.
To Joan’s surprise, the winner of the eleventh-grade spelling bee was him.
The lead actors of Othello were she and Roger.
6
Which choice is FREE from a SENTENCE FRAGMENT, a RUN-ON sentence, or faulty PARALLEL STRUCTURE?
Thomas Edison invented machines for use in factories and in homes.
To learn Spanish and studying other Romance languages are Rachel’s goals.
Bill saw kelp, large fish, and picked up an empty abalone shell.
The mockingbird liked sitting on the tree limb more than to be in its nest.
7
Which sentence has CORRECTLY PLACED MODIFIERS?
When capturing readers' interest, more illustrations should be included.
I found a patch of wildflowers hiking with my environmental science class.
Hopping across the road, I slammed on the brakes to avoid hitting the frog.
A wrecking ball crushed a building, and a bulldozer took away the rubble.
8
Which sentence uses CLEAR REFERENCE?
The temperature goes up, and it explains why algae increases in the pond.
Uncle Romero entered a dance competition, and my mother hoped he would win.
Wm Carlos Williams, a doctor, shows why he wrote poems on script pad.
Lena was an ambitious gymnast; one of these was doing back flips.

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