Q2.2

Which is best?

• You should remove shoes in the house.

• One should remove shoes in the house.

• Both are grammatically correct, but have different levels of formality.

• Neither are grammatically correct, and you should keep your shoes on always.

Which is incorrect?

• People that walk slowly in the hallway are the worst.

• Dolphins, which are mammals, breathe air using lungs.

• The car with California plates is the one which hit me.

• The book that we're reading for class is amazing.

Which is incorrect?

• I'll eat most cuisines (such as Italian, Mexican, Japanese, etc.).

• She loves all movies (including drama, comedy, romance, etc.)

• (Miraculously, she turned every F to a C--Chemistry, Algebra 2, Art, etc.)

Benjamin Franklin was a Language Rock Star. Which of the following didn't he do?

• Proposed an alphabet that dropped letters he considered redundant and introduced new letters to represent sounds not covered by the current alphabet

• Commissioned his own type set (style of typing)

• Likely influenced Noah Webster's introduction of new American spellings

• Proposed replacing English words with newly created American ones

Which is incorrect?

• I love using the Summer Festival eyeshadow palette, because it's full of warm bronze color tones.

• The chef has a very refined pallet, and can tell exactly what kind of salt was used.

• It helps to touch the palate of your mouth with your tongue when trying to make that sound.

• I can make a picnic table out of a discarded shipping pallet.

Correct or incorrect? The soldier engaged in gorilla warfare.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Which is correct formatting of a character's inner thoughts?

• With a sickening feeling beginning to emerge, she looked at the last slice of pizza and thought to herself, "I can do this!"

• Harrison said with a wry smile, "I said to myself, 'If anyone's going to break this world record, it's gonna be me,' and then I went for it."

• When you think you can't go a step further, think to yourself You've got this.

• All are acceptable formats.

Which is the INCORRECT use of parentheses in the middle of a sentence?

• I like my science class (It's very hands on.), but my math class feels more challenging.

• The themes proposed for the dance are so juvenile (Alice in Wonderland, the Jungle Book, etc.), but I can see how they'd be a lot of fun.

• He is so obnoxious (doesn't he notice no one is laughing at his jokes?), but he must be starved for attention for a reason.

• I love the red dress (it was really flattering), but the blue was pretty too.

Which is NOT an example of a portmanteau word?

• bromance

• brunch

• chocoholic

• cantaloupe

Which sentence is correct?

• You have until 10pm to hang out with your friends.

• We danced and had fun till 2am.

• I didn't come home 'til the sun came up.

• Most usage guides agree that all are acceptable, but A is the safest choice.