"The spectators, who'd never seen a triple axel, were stunned." Who was stunned?

The referents of "The spectators."

Which is incorrectly punctuated?

Bring pencils paper and clipboards.

Which is not correctly punctuated?

Standing tall and proud, Alice, rang the bell.

Which of the following does not correct the run-on "Two's company three's a crowd"?

Two's company, three's a crowd.

Which is incorrectly punctuated?

It's raining. (But the pool is still open).

Which does not correct the sentence, "Bob prefers Mom's cooking to Dad"?

Bob prefers Mom's cooking to that of Dad's.

Which is incorrectly punctuated?

The prediction however proved false.

[Bonus philosophical question.] It’s hard to say how many grains of sand make a heap because [?].

Whether something is a heap is really a matter of degree., The answer—3 grains—is counterintuitive., It's never been decided., No one can tell what answer has been decided implicitly.

Having studied English for weeks, [?].

Bob is brimming with knowledge of grammar

Which is incorrectly punctuated?

Consider the question how many grains of sand make a heap?

Having finished SAT prep, [?].

the students went on to have great fun

"The spectators who'd never seen a triple axel were stunned." Who was stunned?

Just the spectators who'd never seen a triple axel.

Which is incorrectly punctuated?

Schoolchildren everywhere make, oobleck, a suspension of starch in water.

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1
"The spectators, who'd never seen a triple axel, were stunned." Who was stunned?
Just the spectators who'd never seen a triple axel.
The referents of "The spectators."
None of the spectators.
Every spectator ever.
2
Which is incorrectly punctuated?
Bring pencils, paper, clipboards.
Bring pencils, paper, and clipboards.
Bring pencils paper and clipboards.
Bring pencils and paper and clipboards.
3
Which is not correctly punctuated?
Alice rang the bell, standing tall and proud.
Alice, standing tall and proud, rang the bell.
Standing tall and proud, Alice rang the bell.
Standing tall and proud, Alice, rang the bell.
4
Stop pulling your [?] ear!
brother
brothers'
brothers
brother's
5
"Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo" is [?].
grammatical
ungrammatical
incorrectly punctuated
redundant
6
Which of the following does not correct the run-on "Two's company three's a crowd"?
Two's company; three's a crowd.
Two's company. Three's a crowd.
Two's company—three's a crowd.
Two's company, three's a crowd.
7
"The culprits are obvious: [...]." What cannot go in the blank?
aliens
but not to naysayers
bears
these are bear prints
8
Which is incorrectly punctuated?
It's raining. (But the pool is still open.)
It's raining. (But the pool is still open).
It's raining (but the pool is still open).
(It's raining, but the pool is still open.)
9
Which does not correct the sentence, "Bob prefers Mom's cooking to Dad"?
Bob prefers Mom's cooking to Dad's.
Bob prefers Mom's cooking to that of Dad.
Bob prefers Mom's cooking to Dad's cooking.
Bob prefers Mom's cooking to that of Dad's.
10
None of the strings on Bob's guitars [?] rusted.
neither
nor
is
are
11
Which is incorrectly punctuated?
The prediction, however, proved false.
The prediction however proved false.
The prediction proved false, however.
However, the prediction proved false.
12
[Bonus philosophical question.] It’s hard to say how many grains of sand make a heap because [?].
Whether something is a heap is really a matter of degree.
The answer—3 grains—is counterintuitive.
It's never been decided.
No one can tell what answer has been decided implicitly.
13
Having studied English for weeks, [?].
Bob's knowledge of grammar is firmly acquired
Bob's head is full with knowledge of grammar
knowledge of grammar is firmly acquired
Bob is brimming with knowledge of grammar
14
Which is incorrectly punctuated?
Consider the question, How many grains of sand make a heap?
How many grains of sand make a heap?
Consider the question how many grains of sand make a heap.
Consider the question how many grains of sand make a heap?
15
Having finished SAT prep, [?].
it was nothing but fun for the rest of the summer
the students went on to have great fun
the summer's fun was finally here
the rest of the summer was nothing but fun
16
What did you bring this book that I don't want to be read to [?] up for?
on
from
by
to
17
The dog is [?].
good fed
well-fed
well fed
goodly fed
18
That "that" that that writer used should have been [?].
"which"
which
that
"that"
19
"The spectators who'd never seen a triple axel were stunned." Who was stunned?
Just the spectators who'd never seen a triple axel.
None of the spectators.
The referents of just "The spectators."
Every spectator ever.
20
Rosy bought a very [?] dog.
big-eared
big-ear
bigly eared
big ear
21
Which is incorrectly punctuated?
Oobleck, a suspension of starch in water, has variable viscosity.
Oobleck—a suspension of starch in water—has variable viscosity.
Schoolchildren everywhere make oobleck, a suspension of starch in water.
Schoolchildren everywhere make, oobleck, a suspension of starch in water.

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Questions 21

Answers

1
"The spectators, who'd never seen a triple axel, were stunned." Who was stunned?
Just the spectators who'd never seen a triple axel.
The referents of "The spectators."
None of the spectators.
Every spectator ever.
2
Which is incorrectly punctuated?
Bring pencils, paper, clipboards.
Bring pencils, paper, and clipboards.
Bring pencils paper and clipboards.
Bring pencils and paper and clipboards.
3
Which is not correctly punctuated?
Alice rang the bell, standing tall and proud.
Alice, standing tall and proud, rang the bell.
Standing tall and proud, Alice rang the bell.
Standing tall and proud, Alice, rang the bell.
4
Stop pulling your [?] ear!
brother
brothers'
brothers
brother's
5
"Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo" is [?].
grammatical
ungrammatical
incorrectly punctuated
redundant
6
Which of the following does not correct the run-on "Two's company three's a crowd"?
Two's company; three's a crowd.
Two's company. Three's a crowd.
Two's company—three's a crowd.
Two's company, three's a crowd.
7
"The culprits are obvious: [...]." What cannot go in the blank?
aliens
but not to naysayers
bears
these are bear prints
8
Which is incorrectly punctuated?
It's raining. (But the pool is still open.)
It's raining. (But the pool is still open).
It's raining (but the pool is still open).
(It's raining, but the pool is still open.)
9
Which does not correct the sentence, "Bob prefers Mom's cooking to Dad"?
Bob prefers Mom's cooking to Dad's.
Bob prefers Mom's cooking to that of Dad.
Bob prefers Mom's cooking to Dad's cooking.
Bob prefers Mom's cooking to that of Dad's.
10
None of the strings on Bob's guitars [?] rusted.
neither
nor
is
are
11
Which is incorrectly punctuated?
The prediction, however, proved false.
The prediction however proved false.
The prediction proved false, however.
However, the prediction proved false.
12
[Bonus philosophical question.] It’s hard to say how many grains of sand make a heap because [?].
Whether something is a heap is really a matter of degree.
The answer—3 grains—is counterintuitive.
It's never been decided.
No one can tell what answer has been decided implicitly.
13
Having studied English for weeks, [?].
Bob's knowledge of grammar is firmly acquired
Bob's head is full with knowledge of grammar
knowledge of grammar is firmly acquired
Bob is brimming with knowledge of grammar
14
Which is incorrectly punctuated?
Consider the question, How many grains of sand make a heap?
How many grains of sand make a heap?
Consider the question how many grains of sand make a heap.
Consider the question how many grains of sand make a heap?
15
Having finished SAT prep, [?].
it was nothing but fun for the rest of the summer
the students went on to have great fun
the summer's fun was finally here
the rest of the summer was nothing but fun
16
What did you bring this book that I don't want to be read to [?] up for?
on
from
by
to
17
The dog is [?].
good fed
well-fed
well fed
goodly fed
18
That "that" that that writer used should have been [?].
"which"
which
that
"that"
19
"The spectators who'd never seen a triple axel were stunned." Who was stunned?
Just the spectators who'd never seen a triple axel.
None of the spectators.
The referents of just "The spectators."
Every spectator ever.
20
Rosy bought a very [?] dog.
big-eared
big-ear
bigly eared
big ear
21
Which is incorrectly punctuated?
Oobleck, a suspension of starch in water, has variable viscosity.
Oobleck—a suspension of starch in water—has variable viscosity.
Schoolchildren everywhere make oobleck, a suspension of starch in water.
Schoolchildren everywhere make, oobleck, a suspension of starch in water.