WorksheetsBrown Quiz 8 Round TWO
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. Please identify the sentence with the correct capitalization.
a)
President Lincoln sent a letter to General Sherman. (he was Sherman's commander.)
b)
President Lincoln sent a letter to General Sherman. (He was Sherman's commander.)
c)
President Lincoln sent a letter to General Sherman. (he was Sherman's Commander.)
d)
President Lincoln sent a letter to general Sherman. (He was Sherman's commander.)
2.
2. Please identify the sentence with the correct capitalization.
a)
"Did Queen Anne's War," asked Tyrone, "involve Great Britain in a war in Europe?"
b)
"Did Queen Anne's War," asked Tyrone, "Involve Great Britain in a war in Europe?"
c)
"Did Queen Anne's war," asked Tyrone, "involve Great Britain in a war in Europe?"
d)
[None of these are correct.]
3.
3. Please identify the sentence with the correct punctuation.
a)
"By the way, Ms. Jones", said the judge, "outbursts won't be tolerated."
b)
"By the way, Ms. Jones", said the judge ",outbursts won't be tolerated."
c)
"By the way, Ms. Jones," said the judge ",outbursts won't be tolerated."
d)
"By the way, Ms. Jones," said the judge, "outbursts won't be tolerated."
4.
4. Please identify the sentence with the correct punctuation.
a)
Yesterday, Macy Luna, RN, spoke to serious-minded citizens about flu shots.
b)
Yesterday, Macy Luna, R.N., spoke to serious-minded citizens about flu shots.
c)
Yesterday, Macy Luna, R.N. spoke to serious-minded citizens about flu shots.
d)
Yesterday Macy Luna, R.N. spoke to serious-minded citizens about flu shots.
5.
5. Please identify the correct verb usage.
a)
Melissa and Luis lives on a boat.
b)
One of the performers walk onstage to applause.
c)
One of the performers walks onstage to applause.
d)
[None of these are correct.]
6.
6. Please identify the correct verb usage.
a)
The doctor was going to operate, but Robert's appendix had already bursted.
b)
The phone rung three times before I heard it.
c)
She planned on releasing the pigeons, but someone had already let them go.
d)
Billy sweared every time he hurt his leg.
7.
7. Please identify the number of adjective in this sentence: "Two Hungarian detectives sat in the comfortable lobby of the expensive hotel -- I think they were looking for several rare coins that a thief stole." (including articles)
a)
3
b)
4
c)
Option 3
d)
9
8.
8. Please identify which sentence does NOT contain an appropriate antecedent for its pronoun. (Remember an antecedent is the noun to which the pronoun refers.)
a)
Tammy had no interest in discussing her long day at work.
b)
Whether it's Thursday or Friday, he usually left work early.
c)
You must take your garbage to the dumpster.
d)
[All of these sentences contain an antecedent.]
9.
9. Please identify the correct combination spelling.
a)
snap + ing = snaping
b)
charge + able = chargable
c)
slice + able = slicable
d)
erase + able = erasable
10.
10. Please identify the correct verb usage.
a)
Mimi is lying on a cot because she's tired.
b)
The leader lay his glasses on the table.
c)
By the time Roger got home, him mom had already laid down.
d)
[None of these are correct.]
11.
11. Please identify the correct usage of the possessive apostrophe.
a)
the father of one child and another child = two children's father
b)
the bowl belonging to two dogs = two dog's bowl
c)
Tad and Mario each owning a separate dog = Tad and Mario's dog
d)
[None of these are correct.]
12.
12. Please identify the INCORRECT way to separate an appositive from the rest of the sentence.
a)
Penny's favorite cat, a Siamese, had beautiful two-toned fur.
b)
Penny's favorite cat—a Siamese—had beautiful two-toned fur.
c)
Penny's favorite cat (a Siamese) had beautiful two-toned fur.
d)
Penny's favorite cat; a Siamese; had beautiful two-toned fur.
13.
13. Please identify the sentence with the correct punctuation.
a)
After the election, Tom thanked his father, Bill Jones, Ph D, for his support.
b)
After the election, Tom thanked his father, Bill Jones, Ph. D, for his support.
c)
After the election, Tom thanked his father, Bill Jones, Ph. D., for his support.
d)
After the election, Tom thanked his father Bill Jones, Ph. D., for his support.
14.
14. Please choose the correct answer about this sentence: "After the game, Sara walked to the store and bought her brother a Coke."
a)
"Walked" is transitive, "bought" is transitive, and "Coke" is the direct object.
b)
"Walked" is transitive, "bought" is transitive, and "Coke" is the indirect object.
c)
"Walked" is intransitive, "bought" is transitive, and "Coke" is the indirect object.
d)
"Walked" is intransitive, "bought" is transitive, and "Coke" is the direct object.
15.
15. What part of speech is this?
Oh wow!
a)
Noun phrase
b)
Conjunction
c)
Interjection
d)
Preposition
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