What is a common mistake with 'your' and 'you're'?

• 'Your' is a contraction for 'you are', while 'you're' is possessive.

• 'Your' and 'you're' are interchangeable in all contexts.

• 'Your' is possessive, while 'you're' is a contraction for 'you are'.

• 'Your' is used for plural nouns, while 'you're' is for singular nouns.

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CCSS.L.2.2C

What is the correct form of 'there', 'they're', or 'their' in the sentence: 'Your coat is hanging up over ___.'?

• there

• they're

• their

• there's

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CCSS.L.3.1A

What is the difference between 'loose' and 'lose'?

• 'Loose' means tight or restricted, while 'lose' means to misplace or not win.

• 'Loose' means not tight or free, while 'lose' means to misplace or not win.

• 'Loose' means to win, while 'lose' means to be free or unrestricted.

• 'Loose' means to misplace, while 'lose' means to be tight or restricted.

What is the difference between 'its' and 'it's'?

• 'Its' is a contraction for 'it is', while 'it's' is possessive.

• 'Its' is possessive, while 'it's' is a contraction for 'it is'.

• Both 'its' and 'it's' are possessive forms.

• 'It's' is used for plural nouns, while 'its' is used for singular nouns.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

What is the purpose of an apostrophe?

• To indicate possession or to form contractions.

• To separate items in a list.

• To indicate a pause in a sentence.

• To emphasize a particular word.

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

What is the correct usage of 'fewer' vs 'less'?

• 'Fewer' is used for uncountable nouns, while 'less' is used for countable nouns.

• 'Fewer' is used for countable nouns, while 'less' is used for uncountable nouns.

• 'Fewer' and 'less' can be used interchangeably in all contexts.

• 'Fewer' is used for plural nouns, while 'less' is used for singular nouns.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is a misplaced modifier?

• A word or phrase that is improperly separated from the word it modifies.

• A grammatical error that occurs when a subject and verb do not agree in number.

• A type of sentence structure that emphasizes the main idea.

• A phrase that adds unnecessary information to a sentence.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What is the purpose of a comma?

• To indicate a pause between parts of a sentence or to separate items in a list.

• To connect two independent clauses without a conjunction.

• To indicate a strong emotion or exclamation in a sentence.

• To separate adjectives that describe the same noun.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

What is a run-on sentence?

• A sentence that contains a subject and a verb.

• A sentence that is too long and needs to be shortened.

• A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation.

• A sentence that uses too many commas.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

What is the difference between 'affect' and 'effect'?

• 'Affect' is a verb meaning to influence, while 'effect' is a noun meaning the result of a change.

• 'Affect' is a noun meaning the result of a change, while 'effect' is a verb meaning to influence.

• Both 'affect' and 'effect' are verbs with the same meaning.

• 'Affect' and 'effect' are interchangeable terms with no significant difference.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3