Grammar and Usage

Choose the correct way to write the information as a correct sentence.

• Rick studied for several hours; yet he failed the test.

• Rick studied for several hours, yet, he failed the test.

• Rick studied for several hours, yet he failed the test.

• Rick studied for several hours yet, he failed the test.

On the afternoon of the Cupcake Challenge, participants of the competition waited to learn who would take home victory. Moments later, the three judges, all former contestants, chose the best cupcake. Ms. Ruiz, an inexperienced baker, was declared the winner. After the announcement, waiters served cupcakes to the attendees with glasses of milk.

Which underlined group of words is misplaced?

• of the competition

• all former contestants

• an inexperienced baker

• with glasses of milk

If you want to see a unique animal, head to Australia. This country, located between the pacific and Indian Oceans, has many animal species that live nowhere else in the world. Making up about fifty percent of Australia's mammals are marsupials, which include the koala. To find a koala, try looking for a eucalyptus tree.

Which group of words function as an adjective?

• to see a unique animal

• located between the Pacific and Indian Oceans

• are marsupials

• To find a koala

Which word correctly completes the sentence?

A koala rarely drinks water because the leaves it eats _______sufficient moisture.

• provide

• provides

• will provide

• is providing

Mrs. Punjab's drama class were putting on their annual play. The students had been memorizing their lines for weeks. The show - all eight of its performances - were sold out. The students felt their hard work had paid off.

Which sentence corrects an inappropriate shift in pronoun number or person?

• Ms. Punjab's drama class was putting on its annual play.

• The students had been memorizing its lines for weeks.

• The show - all eight of their performances - were sold out.

• The students felt its hard work had paid off.

(1)Picture an animal that has a bill and webbed feet like a duck, a tail like a beaver, and a small body like an otter. (2) If I was you, I would find it hard to believe. (3)Well, it does exist, and it lives in Australia. (4) The animal with the body parts of a duck, beaver, and otter is the platypus.

Which sentence in the paragraph contains an error in usage?

• sentence 1

• sentence 2

• sentence 3

• sentence 4

Which is the independent clause in the sentence?

A dream is a story that a sleeper watches or takes part in, filled with images, sounds, odors, and emotions.

• A dream is a story

• that a sleeper watches

• that a sleeper watches or takes part in

• filled with images, sounds, odors, and emotions

Which of the following contains an infinitive?

• filled with images, sounds, odors, and emotions

• it's that they don't remember what they dreamt!

• I'm running to keep up I stumble and tumble down a hill.

• and family that I'm losing control of my life.

Which sentence contains a verb in the subjunctive mood?

• A dream is a story that a sleeper watches or takes part in, filled with images, sounds, odors, and emotions.

• Some dreams are realistic, so if I were at the beach all day, I might dream of an adventure at sea that night.

• For example, I might dream that I'm walking a dog that's tugging and pulling me faster and faster.

• I'm running to keep up I stumble and tumble down a hill.

How can your correct the run-on sentence error in the sentence?

• I'm running to keep up, if I stumble and tumble down a hill.

• I'm running to keep up, with I stumble, and tumble down a hill.

• I'm running to keep up, because I stumble and tumble down a hill.

• I'm running to keep up, and then I stumble and tumble down a hill.