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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Jose played soccer. Although he had never played before.
What is the correct way to combine these sentences?
Although he had never played before, Jose played soccer.
Jose played soccer, although he had never played before.
Jose played soccer although he had never played soccer before.
Although he had never played soccer before Jose played soccer.
Where should you insert a comma?
After we start the game you can call your brother.
after start
after you
after game
No comma is needed.
What change should be made in this sentence:
For decades Trevino has been painting in his hometown of San Antonio Texas.
change decades to decaids
change has been painting to would have been painting
change hometown to Hometown
insert a comma after San Antonio
What change should be made to this sentence:
Perhaps his art is most appreciated for it's cultural importance.
change appreciated to apreciated
change it's to its
change importance to importence
No change is needed.
Which sentence has correct capitalization?
The little league baseball fields near San diego, California are well-lit.
The little league baseball fields near san Diego, california are well-lit.
The Little League baseball fields near San Diego, California are well-lit.
the Little League baseball fields near San Diego, California are well-lit.
Which of these sentences does NOT have correct capitalization?
On Friday, it was Chinese New Year, so we went to Chang's Restaurant to celebrate.
I plan to go to Canada this summer to visit Vancouver.
Mr. Lindquist was my second grade teacher at McGill Elementary in Austin, Texas.
My family was excited to attend a speech given by senator Watkins and representative Jones.
Which verb is correct in this sentence:
Claire is such a good cook that she rarely ______ recipes.
follow
follows
Which verb is correct in this sentence:
_____ the students on the decorating committee?
Who's
Who are
What is the correct pronoun for this sentence:
Neither my teacher no my classmates now what ____ will read next.
he
they
What are the correct pronouns for this sentence:
The conductor let ____ and ____ stand at the podium.
him, me
he, I
him, I
he, me
What is the best way to combine these sentences:
She is known by the whole town. She is the best goalie on the team.
She is known by the whole town, she is the best goalie on the team.
She is known by the whole town to be the best goalie on the team.
She is the best goalie on the team known by the whole town.
She is the best goalie known by the whole town to be on the team.
Which sentence has correct punctuation?
"I am positive," said William, "that I left my phone in here."
The parking attendant replaced everyones' keys.
The team would not refund it's season ticket holders.
Mr Davis my math teacher, is also my next-door neighbor.
Which sentence does NOT have correct punctuation?
All the writer's work was destroyed in the fire.
Those are children's books.
You should've gone to the party with Mike; it was a blast!
Whos' in charge of Rubens' report this week?
What change needs to be made in this sentence:
It was an old magazine from 1961 called woods hill journal.
change was to is
change from to in
change called to it was called
change woods hill journal to Woods Hill Journal
What change needs to be made in this sentence:
As Presley opened the box she realized it was full of papers.
change As to Even though
change opened to opens
insert a comma after box
change she to they
What revision needs to be made to this sentence:
Some racers have described situations in which people that they didn't know helped them complete a part of the course that they could not have managed on their own.
Some racers have described situations, unable to manage them on their own, and they helped them complete a part of the course that they didn't know.
Some racers have described situations since people that they didn't know helped them complete and finish a part of the course that they could not have managed on their own.
Some racers have described situations, and there were people they didn;t know who helped them, and they completed a part of the course that they could not have managed on their own.
No change is needed.
What is the best way to combine these sentences:
Everyone enjoys a tin cup of one of your delicious flavors. It doesn't matter what the temperature is outside.
Everyone enjoys a cup of one of your flavors, it doesn't matter what the temperature is outside.
It doesn't matter, what the temperature is outside, everyone enjoys a cup, of one of your delicious flavors.
No matter what the temperature is outside, everyone enjoys a cup of one of your delicious flavors.
The temperature outside is it doesn't matter-everyone enjoys a cup.
What is the best way to revise this sentence:
Puzzled, the sign was read by Mom, who walked ahead, squinting.
Mom walked ahead and squinted to read the sign and was puzzled to read it.
Puzzled, Mom walked ahead and squinted to read the sign.
Mom was puzzled and squinting, and she read the sign, walking ahead.
Puzzled and reading the sign, Mom squinted, who walked ahead.
What change needs to be made in this sentence:
To some, there isn't nothing better than having a dog or cat sit closely beside them.
change there to their
change isn't to is
change closely to closer
change them to it
What is the best way to revise this sentence:
In the late spring, the sides of the cliff's echo with the music of tiny tree frogs.
In the late spring the sides of the cliffs echo with the music of tiny tree frogs.
In the late Spring, the sides of the cliffs echo with the music of tiny tree frogs.
In the late spring the sides of the cliffs echo with the music of tiny tree frogs, and it is music.
In the late spring the sides of the cliffs echo music, and it is the music of tiny tree frogs.
