ELA Quiz #04

What is a "run on sentence?"

• a person, animal, place, thing, or concept that does an action

• expresses what the person, animal, place, thing, or concept does

• when two or more independent clauses are connected improperly

• it contains a subject and a verb and is a complete idea

• My dog is playful she is also smart

Read the sentences from a paragraph.

(1) At the beginning of the school year, the teacher assigned each student a biography to read. (2) The students had three weeks to completely finish reading the biography of a person's life. (3) Then each student spent three days creating a presentation on the assigned biography. (4) After the students had given their presentations, the class voted for a favorite.

Which sentence should be revised to reduce redundancy (repetition).

• sentence 1

• sentence 2

• sentence 3

• sentence 4

• sentence 5

Read the sentence.

Aaron read the book wrote a report and gave a presentation about it.

Which is the correct way to punctuate the sentence?

• Aaron read the book wrote a report, and, gave a presentation about it.

• Aaron read the book, wrote a report and gave a presentation, about it.

• Aaron read the book, wrote a report, and gave a presentation about it.

• Aaron read the book wrote a report, and gave a presentation about it.

• Aaron read the book wrote a report and gave a presentation, about it.

Read the sentence.

If you are running for student office, the first thing you need to do is identify your own priorities as a student. This will help you identify how to best serve other students' needs.

Which sentence could be added to best maintain consistency and style?

• Next, you'll want to figure out who your real buddies are

• Following that, try to think up a solid game plan for yourself

• Once you've got it together, go for it, like you've got nothing to lose

• The next step is to determine how to express your plan to students

• If you are running for student office, the first thing you need to do is identify your own priorities as a student.

Read the sentence.

It is good to do well in science classes if you want to be a computer scientist as an adult because doing well in science classes in school as a kid could help you become a computer scientist.

Which is the BEST way to revise the sentence to remove repetitive language while keeping the same meaning?

• It is good to do well in science classes if you would like to be a computer scientist.

• It is good to do well in school, because your performance in school can help you become a computer scientist as an adult.

• It is good, when you are in school, to do well in science classes, so, when you are an adult, it will be easier to do well.

• It is good to do well in science classes as a kid because it could help you to become a computer scientist as an adult.

• It is good to do well in science classes if you want to be a computer scientist as an adult because doing well in science classes in school as a kid could help you become a computer scientist.

How would you recognize a "clause?"

• a clause has both a subject and a predicate

• a clause only has a subject

• a clause only has a predicate

• a clause has neither a subject or a predicate

• a clause has both a subject and a subject

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• I packed two, ripe apples in my lunch today.

• I prefer the light, blue shirt to the darker-colored one.

• James is a kind, thoughtful boy with many friends.

• Emma is proud of her brand, new bicycle.

• My dog is playful she is also smart.

Read the sentence.

The startled deer looked up it ran into the thicket.

Which answer choice corrects the run-on sentence?

• The startled deer looked up, and it ran into the thicket.

• The startled deer looked up, it ran into the thicket.

• The startled deer looked up and it ran into the thicket.

• The startled deer looked up, it ran. Into the thicket.

• The startled deer looked up it ran into the thicket.

What logo is this?

• Chevron

• JC Penney's

• Macy's

• Dove

• Papa John's

What logo is this?

• Triangle Guys

• Goodyear

• Universal Movies

• Samsung

• AOL (America On-Line)