1. Please identify the sentence with the correct capitalization.

• President Lincoln sent a letter to General Sherman. (he was Sherman's commander.)
• President Lincoln sent a letter to General Sherman. (He was Sherman's commander.)
• President Lincoln sent a letter to General Sherman. (he was Sherman's Commander.)
• President Lincoln sent a letter to general Sherman. (He was Sherman's commander.)

2. Please identify the sentence with the correct capitalization.

• "Did Queen Anne's War," asked Tyrone, "involve Great Britain in a war in Europe?"
• "Did Queen Anne's War," asked Tyrone, "Involve Great Britain in a war in Europe?"
• "Did Queen Anne's war," asked Tyrone, "involve Great Britain in a war in Europe?"
• [None of these are correct.]

3. Please identify the sentence with the correct punctuation.

• "By the way, Ms. Jones", said the judge, "outbursts won't be tolerated."
• "By the way, Ms. Jones", said the judge ",outbursts won't be tolerated."
• "By the way, Ms. Jones," said the judge ",outbursts won't be tolerated."
• "By the way, Ms. Jones," said the judge, "outbursts won't be tolerated."

4. Please identify the sentence with the correct punctuation.

• Yesterday, Macy Luna, RN, spoke to serious-minded citizens about flu shots.
• Yesterday, Macy Luna, R.N., spoke to serious-minded citizens about flu shots.
• Yesterday, Macy Luna, R.N. spoke to serious-minded citizens about flu shots.
• Yesterday Macy Luna, R.N. spoke to serious-minded citizens about flu shots.

5. Please identify the correct verb usage.

• Melissa and Luis lives on a boat.
• One of the performers walk onstage to applause.
• One of the performers walks onstage to applause.
• [None of these are correct.]

6. Please identify the correct verb usage.

• The doctor was going to operate, but Robert's appendix had already bursted.
• The phone rung three times before I heard it.
• She planned on releasing the pigeons, but someone had already let them go.
• Billy sweared every time he hurt his leg.

7. Please identify the number of adjective in this sentence: "Two Hungarian detectives sat in the comfortable lobby of the expensive hotel -- I think they were looking for several rare coins that a thief stole." (including articles)

• 3
• 4
• Option 3
• 9

8. Please identify which sentence does NOT contain an appropriate antecedent for its pronoun. (Remember an antecedent is the noun to which the pronoun refers.)

• Tammy had no interest in discussing her long day at work.
• Whether it's Thursday or Friday, he usually left work early.
• You must take your garbage to the dumpster.
• [All of these sentences contain an antecedent.]

9. Please identify the correct combination spelling.

• snap + ing = snaping
• charge + able = chargable
• slice + able = slicable
• erase + able = erasable

10. Please identify the correct verb usage.

• Mimi is lying on a cot because she's tired.
• The leader lay his glasses on the table.
• By the time Roger got home, him mom had already laid down.
• [None of these are correct.]