ELA Study Guide

What change, if any, needs to be made to the following sentence? About an hour into the hike, just as the heat and humidity were beginning to rise I remembered that I had forgot to pack water bottles.

• About an hour into the hike, just as the heat and humidity were beginning to rise, I remembered that I had forgot to pack water bottles.

• About an hour into the hike just as the heat and humidity were beginning to rise, I remembered that I had forgot to pack water bottles.

• About an hour into the hike just as the heat and humidity were beginning to rise I remembered that I had forgot to pack water bottles.

• No Change

What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence? The class, which was quite ready for summer break was working hard to prepare for their end of the year testing.

• The class which was quite ready for summer break was working hard to prepare for their end of the year testing.

• The class, which was quite ready for summer break was working hard to prepare for their end of the year testing.

• The class, which was quite ready for summer break, was working hard to prepare for their end of the year testing.

• No Change

"I don't have no time for homework" is an example of a _______________

• Double neutral

• Double negative

• Double positive

• Double answer

How many words or phrases are needed to be considered a list?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

How do you correctly punctuate the following sentence? When you get home tonight I want you to do the dishes sweep the floor give the dogs a bath and vacuum.

• No change

• When you get home tonight, I want you to do the dishes, sweep the floor, give the dogs a bath, and vacuum.

• When you get home tonight I want you to do the dishes sweep the floor, give the dogs a bath, and vacuum.

• When you get home tonight I want you to do the dishes, sweep the floor, give the dogs a bath, and vacuum.

How do you correctly punctuate the following sentences? First I need you to be nice. Second I need you to be respectful.

• First, I need you to be nice. Second, I need you to be respectful.

• First I need you to be nice. Second, I need you to be respectful.

• First, I need you to be nice. Second I need you to be respectful.

• No change

How do you correct the following sentence? They're several people at the mall who go to there school.

• There are several people at the mall who go to there school.

• They're are several people at the mall who go to their school.

• Their are several people at the mall who go to their school.

• There are several people at the mall who go to their school.

How do you correct the following sentence? There coming over to my house while their out of town

• No change

• They're coming over to my house while they're out of town.

• There coming over to my house while they're out of town.

• They're coming over to my house while their out of town.

How do you punctuate the following dialogue sentence? Good luck on the test said Miss. Short I know you are going to do amazing.

• Good luck on the test!" said Miss. Short. I know you are going to do amazing."

• "Good luck on the test!" said Miss. Short "I know you are going to do amazing."

• "Good luck on the test!" said Miss. Short. "I know you are going to do amazing."

• "Good luck on the test"! said Miss. Short. "I know you are going to do amazing."

What do you call a word that is made up of two words combined into one with the use of an apostrophe

• Contraction

• Conjunction

• Coordinating

• Antecedent