Extreme Candy Grammar

What descriptive adjectives are used in the introduction of the article?

• Sour

• Fiery

• Gross-flavored

• All of the above

Which sentence does not show subject verb agreement?

(Remember that the verb needs to match the subject in numbers---plural verbs for plural nouns, and singular verbs for singular nouns)

• A lot of candies will make your mouth pucker.

• Saliva dissolves each acid in warheads at a different rate.

• They eats candy every day.

• Scientists are working hard everyday to think of new flavors.

What does pH scale measure?

• Sugar content

• Acidity

• Calcium

• Cholesterol

What two ingredients give atomic fireballs their flavor?

• Black pepper and Cardamom

• Cinnamon and Paprika

• Cinnamon and Spice

• Ghost pepper and spice

An atomic fireball contains more capsaicin than what kind of pepper?

• Ghost pepper

• Bell pepper

• Habanero pepper

• Jalapeno pepper

Correct this sentence to make it grammatically correct: ¨Candy makers create hard candy by mixing sugar corn syrup water and flavoring.¨

• Candy makers create hard candy by mixing sugar, corn syrup, water, and flavoring.

• Candy makers create hard candy by mixing sugar; corn syrup; water; and flavoring

• Candy makers create hard candy by mixing Sugar Corn syrup Water and Flavoring.

How do you make these two sentences a compound sentence?

Jelly Belly doesn't really use rotten fish or old gym socks as ingredients.

Their disgusting jelly beans taste like the real thing.

• Jelly Belly doesn't really use rotten fish or old gym socks as ingredients and their disgusting jelly beans taste like the real thing.

• Jelly Belly doesn't really use rotten fish or old gym socks as ingredients, but their disgusting jelly beans taste like the real thing.

• Jelly Belly doesn't really use rotten fish or old gym socks as ingredients,

  their disgusting jelly beans taste like the real thing.

In the section entitled ¨Barf-worthy Beans¨, the 2nd paragraph uses the pronoun ´their´ to describe which noun?

• The Scientists

• the beans

• moldy cheese

• Jelly Belly

If the author had wanted to change this sentence to a direct quote, which is the grammatically correct way to do it?

Food scientists make sure there are plenty of flavor choices to please different people, says Miles.

• ¨Food scientists make sure there are plenty of flavor choices to please different people, says Miles.

• ¨Food scientists make sure there are plenty of flavor choices to please different people, says Miles.¨

• ¨Food scientists make sure there are plenty of flavor choices to please different people,¨ says Miles.

Choose the word that best fits in the blank:

We have scientists to thank for _______ creation of creative new candy flavors.

• There

• their

• they´re