WorksheetsQ2: W1
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
Coordinating conjunction acronym
(a)
Please fill out the forms _____ so that the doctor has all the information she needs.
horrify
likelihood
completely
exclude
3. What is the verb tense error in this sentence: Dr. Jones has jury duty next week.
Dr. Jones will have jury duty next week.
Dr. Jones has had jury duty next week.
Dr. Jones will have jury duty last week.
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 payment
an accusation made against someone
fill with electrical energy
in basketball, when an offensive player runs into a defensive player
5. What does the bolded word mean in the following sentence? My mother noticed an unusual charge on her credit card statement.
12. Which of the following sentences contains a misplaced modifier?
The cat sat on the mat, purring softly.
Purring softly, the mat was sat on by the cat.
The cat, purring softly, sat on the mat.
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: The weather was so ____ that we decided to stay indoors.
pleasant
inclement
sunny
warm
14. Which of the following sentences contains a subject-verb agreement error?
The team of players are ready for the match.
The team of players is ready for the match.
The players on the team are ready for the match.
15. Identify the correct use of a semicolon in the following sentences.
I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight.
I have a big test tomorrow, I can't go out tonight.
I have a big test tomorrow; but I can't go out tonight.
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: The committee was divided in its ____ on the new policy.
decision
decide
deciding
decided
17. Which of the following sentences contains a pronoun-antecedent agreement error?
Each of the students must submit their homework by Friday.
Each of the students must submit his or her homework by Friday.
The students must submit their homework by Friday.
18. Identify the sentence with a parallel structure error.
She likes reading, writing, and to jog.
She likes reading, writing, and jogging.
She likes to read, to write, and to jog.
19. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: The results of the experiment were ____ than expected.
more surprising
most surprising
surprising
surprised
