Exam Grammar Review

One of the boys ___ absent.

• is

• are

The progress of the students ______ slowed by the weather.

• was

• were

We hope to keep it a surprise, we have to be careful.

• run-on

• complete sentence

Which choice is a run-on sentence?

• Julia could still tutor on Mondays, there is no tutoring on Fridays.

• Julia needs a break, so she can have more time to see friends.

• Donica and I will talk to Julia and ask for her opinion.

• We know that she enjoys her volunteer work, and we don't want her to stop doing it.

Giving him more time to wake up and do homework before school.

• fragment

• comma splice

• run-on

• correct

Our elm tree must be cut down because it has Dutch elm disease.

• run-on

• fragment

• comma splice

• correct

Which of the following is a fragment?

• The empty soda can rolled along the sidewalk.

• Along the sidewalk, the empty soda can rolled aimlessly.

• Rolled along the sidewalk.

• None of these

Choose the correctly capitalized sentence.

• shanya's birthday is close to hanukkah this year.

• Shanya's Birthday is close to Hanukkah this year.

• Shanya's birthday is close to Hanukkah this year.

Which of the following has proper capitalization?

• on sunday, the Allen family went out to eat at applebee's.
• On Sunday, the Allen family went out to eat at Applebee's.
• On Sunday, the allen family went out to eat at Applebee's.
• On Sunday, the Allen family went out to eat at applebee's.

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Jake my black, and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me. 
• Jake, my black and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me. 
• Jake my black and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me. 
• Jake, my black and white cat loves to sleep on the couch next to me.