Khan: Conventions of English Practice

Be careful! Glass often _____ when heated or cooled to extreme temperatures.

• shatter

• shatters

The town _____ a parade every 4th of July.

• has

• have

The Johnsons bought ______ first house when they moved to the suburbs.

• her

• their

Adrienne likes going to baseball games because ______ loves the energy of a live sporting event.

• it

• she

Kangaroos, koalas, and opossums all have something in common: ______ .

• they are marsupials

• it is a marsupial

It’s going to take forever to push these crates of strawberries down the stairs because ______ so heavy!

• they're

• it's

Which choice uses only complete sentences?

• Instead of going to the party, I stayed home and watched an I Love Lucy marathon.

• Instead of going to the party. I stayed home and watched an I Love Lucy marathon.

Which choice is a complete sentence?

• In the wintertime.

• The winter is cold.

Choose the answer that contains no run-on or comma splice errors.

• The bear shook its fur, spraying water everywhere.

• The bear shook its fur it sprayed water everywhere.

Choose the answer that contains no run-on or comma splice errors.

• I'm going to the store to buy apples.

• I'm going to the store I need to buy apples.