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Q2: W1

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Coordinating conjunction acronym

(a)  

2.
1. In all ____, we will go to the beach again this summer.
a)
horrify
b)
likelihood
c)
completely
d)
exclude
3.

Please fill out the forms _____ so that the doctor has all the information she needs.

a)

horrify

b)

likelihood

c)

completely

d)

exclude

4.

3. What is the verb tense error in this sentence: Dr. Jones has jury duty next week.

a)

Dr. Jones will have jury duty next week.

b)

Dr. Jones has had jury duty next week.

c)

Dr. Jones will have jury duty last week.

5.

What does the bolded word mean in the following sentence? Sam forgot to charge his phone last night; consequently, it was dead this morning.

a)

a payment

b)

an accusation made against someone

c)

fill with electrical energy

d)

in basketball, when an offensive player runs into a defensive player

6.

5. What does the bolded word mean in the following sentence? My mother noticed an unusual charge on her credit card statement.

a)
a payment
b)
an accusation made against someone
c)
fill with electrical energy
d)
in basketball, when an offensive player runs into a defensive player
7.
6. Identify the conjunction in the following sentence: Kris was hungry, so she made herself a snack.
a)
hungry
b)
made
c)
so
d)
snack
8.
8. Does the 𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐝 section function as an appositive, prepositional phrase, direct object, or dependent clause? 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲, we need to make a list of all the places we want to visit.
a)
appositive
b)
prepositional phrase
c)
direct object
d)
dependent clause
9.
9. Is this a simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex sentence? The attorneys delivered their opening statements while the jury listened attentively.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
10.
10. Identify the dangling participle in the following sentence: Hiking slowly up the hill, the birds sang to one another.
a)
hiking slowly up the hill
b)
the birds
c)
sang
d)
to one another
11.

12. Which of the following sentences contains a misplaced modifier?

a)

The cat sat on the mat, purring softly.

b)

Purring softly, the mat was sat on by the cat.

c)

The cat, purring softly, sat on the mat.

12.

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: The weather was so ____ that we decided to stay indoors.

a)

pleasant

b)

inclement

c)

sunny

d)

warm

13.

14. Which of the following sentences contains a subject-verb agreement error?

a)

The team of players are ready for the match.

b)

The team of players is ready for the match.

c)

The players on the team are ready for the match.

14.

15. Identify the correct use of a semicolon in the following sentences.

a)

I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight.

b)

I have a big test tomorrow, I can't go out tonight.

c)

I have a big test tomorrow; but I can't go out tonight.

15.

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: The committee was divided in its ____ on the new policy.

a)

decision

b)

decide

c)

deciding

d)

decided

16.

17. Which of the following sentences contains a pronoun-antecedent agreement error?

a)

Each of the students must submit their homework by Friday.

b)

Each of the students must submit his or her homework by Friday.

c)

The students must submit their homework by Friday.

17.

18. Identify the sentence with a parallel structure error.

a)

She likes reading, writing, and to jog.

b)

She likes reading, writing, and jogging.

c)

She likes to read, to write, and to jog.

18.

19. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: The results of the experiment were ____ than expected.

a)

more surprising

b)

most surprising

c)

surprising

d)

surprised