Grammar Review

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Which underlined verb or verb phrase is NOT used correctly? Options: They will have argued in the past about who should be captain. , Mindy asked me to meet her by the fountain after school., By evening, the snow had reached the car's windows., So far, Jonah has relied on his sister to drive him home.

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They will have argued in the past about who should be captain.

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Which part of the sentence has an error in verb tense? After Luke arrived at school, he remembered he has promised to let Kelly borrow his spare goggles.

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he has promised

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Which underlined word or phrase functions as the conjunction in this sentence? Juno wanted to learn to play the trombone because she already knew how to play the French horn.

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because

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What change needs to be made to correct the error in the sentence: They're too tired to except the dinner invitation?

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Change except to accept

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Which word should replace but also in the sentence: Neither Mika but also Ralph can make it to practice today? Options: and, but, or, nor.

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nor

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Which sentence has a pronoun-antecedent agreement error? Options: Sentence 1, Sentence 2, Sentence 3, Sentence 4. Paragraph: (1) Marie's palms were sweaty as she boarded the plane. (2) Marie had never traveled on an airplane by herself. (3) Marie was nervous but also excited because she was going to visit her cousins. (4) Marie had not seen her cousins since theirs visit two years ago.

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Sentence 4

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Which of these corrects the run-on sentence: "Amir was hungry before the movie he bought a pretzel."? Options: Amir was hungry before the movie so he bought a pretzel. , Amir was hungry before the movie, so he bought a pretzel. , Amir was hungry before the movie so, he bought a pretzel. , Amir was hungry before the movie, so, he bought a pretzel.

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Amir was hungry before the movie, so he bought a pretzel.

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By the end of the next year, Mrs. Cohen ______ volunteered at the school ten years. Which verb or verb phrase correctly completes the sentence? Options: had, has, have, will have

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will have

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Which sentence in the paragraph has the error? (1) Saul's favorite basketball player had always been Timothy Dugan of the New York Commandos. (2) Yesterday, Dugan had visited Saul's school. (3) Saul has waited in line for more than an hour. (4) But getting his basketball signed by Dugan had been worth the wait!

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Sentence 3

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Leslie keeps all of her running trophies _______ the shelf. Which preposition completes the sentence to tell where Leslie keeps her trophies? Options: about, on, through, to

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on