Grammar Editing

Which of these sentences are constructed correctly?

• She hit a brick wall and the car flipped over.

• She hit a brick wall, and the car flipped over.

• After hitting a brick wall; the car flipped over

• The car flipped over after hitting a brick wall.

Which of these sentences has the correct verb tense and subject agreement?

• Reading, writing, and arithmetic is my favorite thing to do.

• Reading, writing, and arithmetic are my favorite things to do.

• Charles had ate the last apple right in front of me.

• Charles had eaten the last apple before his mother, sister, and little brother arrives home.

What is the best combination of the two sentences?

• She wanted to go to prom and she never asked for permission.

• She wanted to go to prom; never asked for permission

• She wanted to go to prom but she never asked for permission.

• Although she wanted to go to prom, she never asked for permission.

Choose the best coordinating conjunction to join the sentence pair.

We can ask for directions. We can use a map.

• and

• but

• or

• because

The following sentence pair should be combined to make a better sentence. Which is the best revision? 
The bicycle tire is flat. The bicycle tire is on the bike. 

• The bicycle tire is on the bike and the bicycle tire is flat.

• The flat bicycle tire is on the bike.

• On the bike, the bicycle tire there is flat.

• The tire on the bicycle is flat.

Identify the correct verb for the blank in the following sentence: We, the entire student body, ____ the school colors to remain blue and red. 

• wants

• want

• wanting

• wanted

Which change should be made?
While I ate dinner I watched Regular Show.

• Add a comma after dinner

• Change While to After

• Change Regular to regular

• The sentence is correct.

Which word best enhances the clarity of the sentence below? Sheryl thought it was a bad idea to create a new logo for the stubborn client.

• replace thought with believed

• replace bad with risky

• replace client with customer

• make no change

How should this sentence be punctuated?
Not sure, Dad replied, you'd have to ask mom.

• "Not sure." Dad replied. "You'd have to ask mom."

• "Not sure," Dad replied, "you'd have to ask mom."

Rewrite the following sentence correctly. Choose the BEST answer.
Math is my least favorite subject however I make good grades anyway.

• Math is my least favorite subject. I make good grades, anyway.

• However, math is my least favorite subject; I make good grades anyway.

• Math is my least favorite subject; however, I make good grades anyway.

• Correct as written