Grammar and Writing Skills

The rain fell all day; nevertheless, the picnic went on as scheduled.

What relationship between idea does the conjunctive adverb in this sentence show?

• comparison and contrast

• addition

• sequence

This sentence contains a conjunctive adverb. Which punctuation should you add to the sentence to punctuate the conjunctive adverb correctly?

You must add baking powder to the cake otherwise, it won't rise.

• Add a semicolon after the word cake.

• Add a colon after the word powder

• Add a comma after the word baking

Which sentence includes a gerund?

• Swimming is a great way to exercise.

• Anne went swimming in the lake.

• She was swimming for exercise.

In which sentence is running used as a present participle, not a gerund?

• Jamal is running as fast as he can.

• Running is Jamal's favorite sport.

• Jammal enjoys running distances.

Which revision corrects the vague pronoun in this sentence?

Nadia brought her sister Jamila to the fair, and she had a wonderful time.

• Nadia brought her sister Jamila to the fair, and Jamila had a wonderful time.

• Nadia and her sister went to the fair, and she had a wonderful time.

• She brought her sister Jamila to the fair, and Jamila had a wonderful time.

Which revision corrects the vague pronoun in this sentence?

After taking the book out of the cabinet, Michael sold it.

• Michael took the book out of the cabinet and then sold it.

• The book was taken out of the cabinet before Michael sold it.

• After taking the book out of the cabinet, Michael sold the book.

Which part of the sentence is an appositive?

Jane, a fast runner, was only a little worried about tomorrow's race; she knew she was ready to beat the competition.

• tomorrow's race

• a fast runner

• she was ready

Which sentence includes an appositive should NOT be set off with commas?

• The novel, Call of the Wild, tell about sled dogs at work.

• Joe's dog, a golden retriever, jumped up to catch the ball.

• Jamila, a full-time blogger, walks five miles every morning.

It is a verb form that ends in -ing and is used as a noun in a sentence.

• participle

• gerund

• infinitive

A part of speech made up the word "to" and the base form of the verb.

• gerund

• infinitive

• participle