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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which is best?
You should remove shoes in the house.
One should remove shoes in the house.
Both are grammatically correct, but have different levels of formality.
Neither are grammatically correct, and you should keep your shoes on always.
Which is incorrect?
People that walk slowly in the hallway are the worst.
Dolphins, which are mammals, breathe air using lungs.
The car with California plates is the one which hit me.
The book that we're reading for class is amazing.
Which is incorrect?
I'll eat most cuisines (such as Italian, Mexican, Japanese, etc.).
She loves all movies (including drama, comedy, romance, etc.)
(Miraculously, she turned every F to a C--Chemistry, Algebra 2, Art, etc.)
Benjamin Franklin was a Language Rock Star. Which of the following didn't he do?
Proposed an alphabet that dropped letters he considered redundant and introduced new letters to represent sounds not covered by the current alphabet
Commissioned his own type set (style of typing)
Likely influenced Noah Webster's introduction of new American spellings
Proposed replacing English words with newly created American ones
Which is incorrect?
I love using the Summer Festival eyeshadow palette, because it's full of warm bronze color tones.
The chef has a very refined pallet, and can tell exactly what kind of salt was used.
It helps to touch the palate of your mouth with your tongue when trying to make that sound.
I can make a picnic table out of a discarded shipping pallet.
Correct or incorrect? The soldier engaged in gorilla warfare.
Correct
Incorrect
Which is correct formatting of a character's inner thoughts?
With a sickening feeling beginning to emerge, she looked at the last slice of pizza and thought to herself, "I can do this!"
Harrison said with a wry smile, "I said to myself, 'If anyone's going to break this world record, it's gonna be me,' and then I went for it."
When you think you can't go a step further, think to yourself You've got this.
All are acceptable formats.
Which is the INCORRECT use of parentheses in the middle of a sentence?
I like my science class (It's very hands on.), but my math class feels more challenging.
The themes proposed for the dance are so juvenile (Alice in Wonderland, the Jungle Book, etc.), but I can see how they'd be a lot of fun.
He is so obnoxious (doesn't he notice no one is laughing at his jokes?), but he must be starved for attention for a reason.
I love the red dress (it was really flattering), but the blue was pretty too.
Which is NOT an example of a portmanteau word?
bromance
brunch
chocoholic
cantaloupe
Which sentence is correct?
You have until 10pm to hang out with your friends.
We danced and had fun till 2am.
I didn't come home 'til the sun came up.
Most usage guides agree that all are acceptable, but A is the safest choice.
