March 18- Diagnostic

Choose the correct way to fix the underlined error in the question.

Sylvia shivered in her silk shirt, the difference in temperature between the hot road and the cold library was extreme.

• shirt the

• shirt, for the

• shirt, because the

When Mom __________ out the kitchen rug, dog hair, breadcrumbs, coffee grounds, and spaghetti noodles flew through the air and dusted the sidewalk.

• shaked

• shook

• had shook

Read the sentence below. Then decide whether or not it contains a misplaced or dangling modifier.

Emma Sue was delighted when Professor Nguyen returned her perfect calculus test with an ear-to-ear grin.

• 1. Yes! This sentence has a misplaced or dangling modifier!

• 1. No! This sentence is error free!

Punctuate the different elements of this list by putting commas in the right places.

She is a big fan of planes trains and automobiles.

• She is a big fan, of planes, trains, and automobiles.

• She is a big fan of planes trains, and automobiles.

• She is a big fan of planes, trains, and automobiles.

Select the correct term.

"I'd love to see ______ come back to Dallas soon," she said.

• y'all

• yall

• ya'll

Fill in the blank.

When a ______ tail starts wagging, that's not always a good sign.

• cat's

• cats

• cats'

Fill in the blank.

It was the ________ own purses.

• girl's

• girls

• girls'

• girls's

Select the correct answer.

To complete our Egyptian mummy costumes, Lou Ellen and __________ bought a 12 pack of toilet paper.

• I

• me

• myself

In the blank, use the correct present tense form of the infinitive given at the beginning of each sentence.

to have: The cracked windshield, in addition to the torn upholstery and rusted body, __________ made Ruth’s old car difficult to sell.

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate choice—their, there, or they’re.

"Oh, no! _________ are lima beans on my plate!" screamed Noel before he fainted with a thud on the dining room floor