Grammar Unit 2

Grammar Unit 2

Multiple Choice

Lawyers (has, have) excellent credentials.

• has

• have

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The lawyer (has, have) questions for the witness.

• has

• have

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Artists (creates, create) drawings, painting, and sculptures.

• creates

• create

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The equations (proves, prove) the mathematician's calculations are correct.

• proves

• prove

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A contestant (competes, compete) in many events.

• competes

• compete

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People (tries, try) to set records.

• tries

• try

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The boy (is, are) at school, and his parents (is, are) at work.

• is; is

• is; are

• are; are

• are; is

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The father, as well as his daughters, (is, are) arriving.

• is

• are

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The paper in those boxes (is, are) for the copy machine.

• is

• are

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Emma, one of my good friends, (visits, visit) Australia every year.

• visits

• visit

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The rivers that bordered Mesopotamia (are, is) the Tigris and the Euphrates.

• are

• is

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Rhonda, along with the other cheerleaders, (ride, rides) the bus.

• ride

• rides

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Here (comes, come) the runner.

• comes

• come

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The camper (doesn't, don't) need a tent.

• doesn't

• don't

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The campers (doesn't, don't) need a tent.

• doesn't

• don't

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The crowd (cheers, cheer).

• cheers

• cheer

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The crowd (rushes, rush) to find their seats.

• rushes

• rush

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The lawyer and the client (is, are) conversing.

• is

• are

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Both the book and the movies (is, are) enjoyable.

• is

• are

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Both the movies and the book (is, are) enjoyable.

• is

• are

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Neither the lawyer nor the clients (is, are) talking.

• is

• are

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Either the lawyer or the client (is, are) talking.

• is

• are

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Nobody (is, are) so perfect that they can never be wrong.

• is

• are

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Several of my friends (was, were) at the party.

• was

• were

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All of the work (is, are) done.

• is

• are

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All of the children (is, are) done.

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

Which is a comma splice?

• When I go to school, I learn about run-on sentences.

• Learning about run-on sentences is important

• Run-on sentences are a grammar error, students need to avoid them.

• From a long, wordy sentence, you may get a run-on.

Multiple Choice

Which is a fused sentence?

• Running is good for your health it is not good for a sentence.

• Effective revising means making sure your writing has no run-on sentences in it.

• If a sentence is two sentences run together, it is a run-on.

• Persuasive writing is fun, it helps students to argue effectively.

Multiple Choice

Which below could replace the underlined phrase?

The camera belonging to my friend does not take good pictures without a flash.

• My friend's camera

• My friend' camera

Multiple Choice

The ______ wheels go round and round.

• bus'es

• bus's

• bus'

Multiple Choice

The student struggled to understand the _______ point.

• papers

• paper'es

• paper's

• papers'

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The band gave two encores to the ______ delight.

• fan'es

• fan's

• fan'

Multiple Choice

Which one needs an apostrophe after the s in "cheerleaders"?

• The cheerleaders got new uniforms.

• The cheerleaders uniform didn’t fit.

• The cheerleaders uniforms were new.

Multiple Choice

Which is the correct sentence?

• Uncle Dan and Aunt Susan’s house was big.

• Uncle Dan’s and Aunt Susan’s house was big.

Open Ended

Write the contraction for each of these words:

cannot

should have

will not

it is

she has

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• Students should not use &’s in their writing.

• There are three e’s in breeze.

• I love music of the 90’s.