English 11 MUG Quiz 2: "The Seven-Year-Itch

The skin disease scabies which is also called the seven year itch is very uncomfortable if you have it you itch.

• scabies, which;

• scabies, which

• scabies which;

• correct as is

Which is a clue word for what type of clause?

• restrictive

• non restrictive

• independent

• subordinate

The skin disease scabies which is also called the seven year itch is very uncomfortable if you have it you itch.

• seven year itch,

• seven-year itch

• seven-year itch,

• correct as is

seven-year is what kind of adjective

• single-thought

• coordinate

The skin disease scabies which is also called the seven year itch is very uncomfortable if you have it you itch.

• uncomfortable; if

• uncomfortable, if

• uncomfortable -- if

• correct as is

The skin disease scabies which is also called the seven year itch is very uncomfortable if you have it you itch.

This is an example of a run-on sentence. What error would we make if we put a comma here without a FANBOYS?

• comma splice

• rambling sentence

The skin disease scabies which is also called the seven year itch is very uncomfortable if you have it you itch.

• have it,

• have it;

• have it --

• correct as is

The skin disease scabies which is also called the seven year itch is very uncomfortable if you have it you itch.

We add a comma here because

• nonrestrictive clause

• series

• appositive phrase/clause

• Introductory subordinate clause

This disease is caused by the human itch mite, a parasite so tiny the human eye can barely sea it.

• might

• might,

• mite

• as is

This disease is caused by the human itch mite, a parasite so tiny the human eye can barely sea it.

• sight

• seen

• see

• as is