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Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 3hrs 54mins
Choose the sentence that has no errors in grammar usage.
Siberian huskies is known for its thick, furry coat, which help to keep them warm in the winter.
Siberian huskies is known for its thick, furry coats, which help to keep them warm in the winter.
Siberian huskies are known for their thick, furry coat, which help to keep them warm in the winter.
Siberian huskies are known for there thick, furry coat, which help to keep them warm in the winter.
Choose the sentence with correct capitalization.
"The only way to get to the top," said Tom, "is by aircraft."
"the only way to get to the top," said Tom, "is by aircraft."
"The only way to get to the top," said Tom, "Is by aircraft."
"The only way to get to the top," Said Tom, "Is by aircraft."
Which is guilty of a comma splice?
Roxy is a therapy dog and she loves LHS!
Roxy will be nine, in March.
Dogs are great companions, and they enrich our lives.
Dogs can decrease stress, they are great companions.
Which is a sentence fragment?
Every day deserves your best effort.
Strong writing skills will help you succeed, but mastery is hard work!
Every day after graduation but before summer.
Which is a run-on sentence?
The start of the school day may be delayed the 2019 school year may bring changes.
The start of the school day may be delayed, the 2019 school year may bring changes.
Because School Board members want to make a later start to the school day.
Which is a run-on sentence?
When graduation arrives, I'll be cheering.
Students and teachers have worked hard.
Graduation will be here soon students are looking to the future.
Where does the comma belong?
Because you are my best friend I will be loyal to you always.
Where does the comma belong?
Which is guilty of a comma splice?
Roxy is a therapy dog and she loves LHS!
Roxy will be nine, in March.
Dogs are great companions, and they enrich our lives.
Dogs can decrease stress, they are great companions.
Identify the sentence error
It is a difficult time for many people, but people are strong, and they will survive.
Run-on sentence
Comma splice
Sentence fragment
No error
Identify the sentence error
Since you finished your work early, you can take a break.
Run-on sentence
Comma splice
Sentence fragment
No error
Identify the sentence error
Text messaging is a good way to keep in touch it is also a good way to practice English.
Run-on sentence
Comma splice
Sentence fragment
No error
Which sentence is correctly capitalized?
My favorite Month is September because I love the Fall.
My favorite month is september because I love the fall.
My favorite month is September because I love the fall.
Which sentence is correctly capitalized?
Her name is Betty, and She loves Christmas.
Her name is betty, and she loves christmas.
her name is Betty, and she loves Christmas.
Her name is Betty, and she loves Christmas.
Which example shows correct parallel structure?
Recommended exercise includes to run, to swim, and cycling.
Recommended exercise includes running, swimming, and cycling.
Recommended exercise includes running, swimming, and to cycle.
Recommended exercise includes running, to swim, and cycling.
Read this sentence.
The customer service representative was asked to deal with customers kindly, professionally, and in a helpful manner.
In this sentence, how is kindly, professionally, and in a helpful correctly written?
as it is
kindly, professionally, and helpfully.
kindly, to be professional, and helpful.
customers kindly, to be professional, and to be helpful.
Read this sentence.
Going to school, riding a bike, and to spend time with friends were little things enjoyed today that Anne Frank could not do, due to her circumstances.
How is this sentence correctly written?
as it is
To go to school, to ride a bike, and spending time with friends were little things enjoyed today that Anne Frank could not do, due to her circumstances.
School, riding bikes, and spending time with friends were little things enjoyed today that Anne Frank could not do, due to her circumstances.
Going to school, riding a bike, and spending time with friends were little things enjoyed today that Anne Frank could not do, due to her circumstances.
Read this sentence.
Scientists and meteorologists are currently studying storms and try to find better ways of predicting them.
How is this sentence correctly written?
Scientists and meteorologists are currently studying storms and to try to find better ways of predicting them.
Scientists and meteorologists are currently studying storms and tried to find better ways of predicting them.
as it is
Scientists and meteorologists are currently studying storms and trying to find better ways of predicting them.
Identifying Misplaced & Dangling Modifiers
Identify the underlined section of the sentence.
When he was a baby, John's father was elected mayor.
Misplaced Modifier
Dangling Modifier
Correct
Identifying Misplaced & Dangling Modifiers
Identify the underlined section of the sentence.
The pianist played a new composition sitting on the piano bench.
Misplaced Modifier
Dangling Modifier
Correct
Identifying Misplaced & Dangling Modifiers
Identify the underlined section of the sentence.
While taking inventory, the store was closed.
Misplaced Modifier
Dangling Modifier
Correct
Brian, the man with the bushy red beard, is Lydia's husband.
Choose the sentence that is written correctly,
No one hadn’t ever found a trace of the mountain lion’s tracks.
We hadn’t seen no hint of rain until the thunder cracked.
Raul and his team couldn’t find the last item on the scavenger hunt anywhere.
What is the most largest animal in the world?
Choose the sentence that is written correctly.
No one tells more funnier jokes than she does.
Jefferson Street is a shorter route than Palmer Avenue.
My mother considers Martin Luther King, Jr., Day one of the importantest holidays of the year.
The characters in this novel were least interesting than those in any other book I’ve ever read.
Choose the sentence that is written correctly
This colt is the wildest of the two that arrived here last week.
Between social studies and Spanish, Spanish is the subject I like most.
After a little extra practice, Jody was able to organize her essays more coherently.
I’m glad we didn’t use floodlights; these Chinese lanterns glow soft.
Three of the following sentences have errors in the use of modifiers; ONE sentence is written correctly. Choose the sentence that is written correctly, with NO ERRORS in the use of modifiers.
Your advice is the wisest that I’ve received.
The committee will choose the more abler of the two candidates.
Since her accident, Lisa seems more cautiously.
Brad and Kevin collect geodes; Brad’s collection is biggest.
What is the correct antecedent for they in the sentence? These pollutants must be controlled because they will cause serious problems if Earth gets too hot.
Earth
pollutants
control
the problem
What is the correct antecedent for it in the sentence? Because global warming acts to "put Earth in a greenhouse," it is also called the greenhouse effect.
global warming
greenhouse
effect
global
Which pronoun would be an appropriate replacement for the underlined words in the sentence? Pollutants in the air prevent the heat from leaving, trapping the heat in Earth's atmosphere.
her
them
it
him
Which sentence uses the pronoun incorrectly?
Because global warming acts to "put Earth in a greenhouse," it is also called the greenhouse effect.
Sunlight enters the atmosphere and then she warms Earth's surface.
Pollutants in the air prevent the heat from leaving, trapping the heat in Earth's atmosphere.
These pollutants must be controlled because they will cause serious problems if Earth gets too hot.
The boy and the girl were playing in the mud, causing both to stain their shirts.
What is the antecedent for their?
Boy, girl
playing, causing
mud, stain
shirts
Students should go to their classes prepared.
What is the antecedent of the underlined word?
When Josh danced with Jinx, he got a bruise.
Jinx
Josh
Kip met his girlfriend on the Internet her name is LaFawnduh.
We put the picnic basket on the table we walked over to the playground.
Correct the sentence.
We put the picnic basket, on the table, we walked over to the playground.
We put the picnic basket on the table, and we walked over to the playground.
We, put the picnic basket on the table we walked over to the playground.
Sally is captain of the soccer team she helped organize the tournament.
correct the sentence.
Sally is captain of the soccer team she helped, organize the tournament.
Sally, is captain of the soccer team she helped organize the tournament.
Sally is captain of the soccer team. She helped organize the tournament.
Identify the shift: Everyone was asked to bring their favorite dish to the pot luck dinner.
number
tense
person
voice
Identify the shift: The skater glided across the ice and was applauded by the crowd.
tense
person
voice
number
Identify the shift: I was driving last night when I see an animal dash out in front of my car.
tense
number
person
voice
Identify the shift: Everyone who was at the party seemed to enjoy themselves.
voice
person
number
tense
I unquestionably, emphatically, decidedly, firmly say no.
Stringy sentence
Run-on sentence
Wordy sentence
Choppy sentence
Choose the sentence that is correctly punctuated.
Whales are known to be the largest living animals in the world.
The blue whale is the largest existing whale weighing 130 tons, and measuring 115 feet in length.
Imagine the length of approximately three school buses parked end to end and you will have the size of a whale.
Blue whales are known to be larger than any other dinosaur, that lived years ago.
Choose the sentence with no errors in spelling.
I like to put cookies or chocolate syrup in my milkshakes.
I like to put cookies or chocolate syrrup in my milkshakes.
I like to put cookies or choclate syrup in my milkshakes.
I like to put cookies or chocolate syrop in my milkshakes.
Choose the sentence with the correct capitalization.
The mother adored her daughter's performance in Romeo and Juliet.
The Mother adored her daughter's performance in Romeo and Juliet.
The Mother adored her Daughter's performance in Romeo and Juliet.
The mother adored her daughter's performance in Romeo And Juliet.
It is a true fact that the U.S. has more divorces per capital than any country in the world.
Timmy said the UFO he spotted was oblong in shape.
In my personal opinion, the lines at the Post Office have grown too long.
The rally attendance was estimated at about one thousand.
Everyone who attends the grand opening celebration will receive a free gift
The little people in her diorama are made out of clay
“George, you had better make advance reservations at that hotel before we get on the plane!”
According to our mayor, the root cause of west-side crime is poverty.
How would you correct this sentence to make the sentence concise? The empty house on the side of the street was vacant.
The house on the street was vacantly empty.
The house on the street was empty before it became vacant.
The house on the street was vacant.
Which word or phrase should be deleted to avoid being redundant? Carlos gets up at 6:00am in the morning.
gets up
6:00am
in the morning
Carlos
Is the following sentence correct/a fragment/a run-on?
Academic writing requires students to use correct sentence structure.
correct sentence
a fragment
a run-on
Is the following sentence correct/a fragment/a run-on?
Because higher education requires academic skills.
correct sentence
a fragment
a run-on
Is the following sentence correct/a fragment/a run-on?
If a student practises writing and proofreads their work carefully.
correct sentence
a fragment
a run-on
Last week I received a letter from Joyce, ___________ a good friend of mine.
whose
who's
Identify the wrongly used word in the sentence.
What is the higher mountain in the world?
a. What
b. is
c. higher
d. in
Identify the wrongly used word in the sentence.
I wish my mother gives me presents more often.
a. wish
b. gives
c. me
d. more often
Identify the wrongly used word in the sentence.
The teacher was pleasing with the result of your examination
a. The
b. was
c. pleasing
d. of
Identify the wrongly used word in the sentence.
The little boy didn't know how lacing his shoes.
a. The little boy
b. didn't
c. how
d. lacing
Identify the wrongly used word in the sentence.
One day a lady saw a mouse to run across her kitchen floor.
a. One
b. saw
c. to run
d. kitchen
Identify the wrongly used word in the sentence.
I would rather live on a farm than to live in a city.
a. would rather
b. live
c. on
d. to live
Identify the wrongly used word in the sentence.
They point out that, despite of their advanced age, nearly a fifth of the women in the oldest group remained emotionally vital.
despite of
advanced
nearly
emotionally
Identify the wrongly used word in the sentence.
International imports of equipment supplied under this contract is exempt from Laotian taxes and duties.
imports
supplied
is
from
_________ is a sale at the store.
There
Their
They're
Identify the error in the sentence.
The girl who were injured in the accident is now in hospital.
a. who
b. were
c. in
d. is
Replace the underlined words with the best pronoun.
We discovered that the new car was Jerry and Hannah’s.
theirs
thems
they
they'res
Replace the underlined word with the best pronoun.
My dad gives you and me more hints when we need
them.
them
they
us
our
Who
Whom
Whose
What
Whose
Whom
Which
Who
