Grammar Review (sls)

Choose the sentence that demonstrates the proper use of commas in a sentence:

• My birthday is this Friday, May 18, 2023.

• My birthday is Friday May 18, 2023.

• My birthday is Friday May 18 2023.

• My birthday is Friday, May 18 2023.

Which sentence below is correctly punctuated for an appositive?

• My sister, the tall one is a star volleyball player.

• My sister the tall one is a star volleyball player.

• My sister, the tall one, is a star volleyball player.

• My sister the tall one, is a star volleyball player.

What change needs to be made to this sentence?

Either blueberries, grapes or cherries stained the front of the new jacket.

• Remove the comma after blueberries.

• Add a comma after grapes.

• Add a comma after cherries.

• No change

Nikki thought it was a good idea to tell her parents about her new job.

Identify the pronoun and antecedent

• Nikki, her

• Parents, job

• Nikki, job

• Parents, her

When Lady Gaga performed before the live crowd, she sang beautifully.

What is the antecedent for 'she' in this sentence?

• crowd

• performed

• beautifully

• Lady Gaga

Identify the appositive phrase in the following sentence:

The New York City Marathon, one of the largest spectator sports in the United States, is held each November.

• The New York City Marathon

• in the United States

• one of the largest spectator sports in the United States

• each November

Identify the sentence type:

Odysseus comes back to Ithaca on a clear day.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

Identify the type of sentence:

Because I have fair skin, I got sunburned frequently, so now I have freckles.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

Identify the compound sentence.

• He drank milk last night and added protein.

• He saw that the milk was curdled, and he threw it away with disgust.

• Milk cows are sweet and lovely.

• He thought he could drink the whole gallon but could not.

Which is the correct complex sentence structure?

• One independent clause

• An independent clause with a dependent clause

• One dependent clause

• A simmple sentence with a subject-verb unit.