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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 29mins
A necklace made from the claws of a grizzly bear and a Colt .45 six-shooter once owned by "Buffalo Bill" Cody (was/were) sold at an auction in Dallas for more than $40,000 each.
was
were
Did you know that (its/it's) the moon that causes the tide to rise and fall?
its
it's
On the island of Santorini, Greece, donkeys are often used in place of taxis for transporting tourists and (their/there) luggage.
their
there
Teddy Roosevelt, (who's/whose) life was dramatically altered by the tragic deaths of his mother and wife on the same day, went on to become the 26th president of the United States.
who's
whose
Humpback (whales/whale's/whales') low frequency calls are the loudest noise made by living creatures.
whales
whale's
whales'
Maudie and (them/they) discovered a year is actually 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds.
them
they
This thermos has (sprang/sprung) a leak.
sprang
sprung
First we laughed, then we cried.
This is a fragment.
This is a run-on.
This is a complete sentence.
Please speak softly.
This is a fragment.
This is a run-on.
This is a complete sentence.
As long as you remember how to get there.
This is a fragment.
This is a run-on.
This is a complete sentence.
Hurry!
This is a fragment.
This is a run-on.
This is a complete sentence.
AFTER WHICH WORD DOES THE COMMA GO?
Since the NCAA basketball tournament moved to the 64 game format there has never been a year that all four #1 seeds made it to the Final Four.
format
moved and format
moved
tournament
WHAT PUNCTUATION IS MISSING? AND WHERE SHOULD IT GO?
Elizabeth answered heartily I would love to go to the movies on Friday night!
comma after heartily
quotation marks around "I would... night!"
both the comma and the quotation marks
this sentence is correct as it is
WHERE DO THE COMMAS GO?
The world's largest outdoor food festival Taste of Chicago takes place annually in Chicago's downtown Millennium Park.
after Chicago
before taste
before taste and after Chicago
after largest, before taste, and after Chicago
WHERE DOES THE PUNCTUATION GO?
Terry Pratchett said The trouble with having an open mind of course is that people will insist upon putting things in it.
comma after said, mind, and course; quotation marks before the trouble and after the period
comma after said and quotation marks around "The trouble... in it."
comma after mind and course
no corrections needed
WHAT WORDS ARE CAPITALIZED AND/OR ITALICIZED?
John steinbeck's novel the grapes of wrath tells how poor oklahoma farmers traveled to california during the great depression of the 1930s.
no corrections needed
capitalize Steinbeck
capitalize Steinbeck and The Grapes of Wrath; italicize The Grapes of Wrath
capitalize Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath, Oklahoma, California, Great Depression; italicize The Grapes of Wrath
WHERE IS THE MISTAKE?
In Tokyo riding a bicycle for short trips is alot faster than taking a car.
comma after Tokyo
a lot (they are two separate words)
comma after Tokyo; a lot (they are two separate words)
no corrections needed
WHERE IS THE MISTAKE?
Did you know that there's three golf balls on the moon?
there are
golfballs is one word
comma after balls
no corrections needed
WHERE IS THE MISTAKE?
If a person can't follow simple directions, you're likely to get lost frequently.
change to "he or she is likely"
change to "if you"
either of these options would correct the sentence
WHERE IS THE MISTAKE?
Scott's mother has spoke to him about moving his metal band's rehearsals to someone else's house.
Scott is
has spoken
bands'
elses
