| 1. Choose the eight parts of speech. |
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conjunction, adjective, pronoun, preposition, interjection, verb, adverb, noun |
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conjunction, adjective, pronoun, preposition, infinitive, verb, adverb, noun |
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conjunction, article, pronoun, preposition, interjection, verb, adverb, noun |
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clause, adjective, pronoun, preposition, interjection, verb, adverb, noun |
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none (i.e., no answer shows the eight parts of speech) |
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| 2. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence describing the dogs of Mr. and Mrs. Jones. |
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none (i.e., no answer shows correct possessive punctuation) |
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all (i.e., all answers are correct) |
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The Joneses’ dogs are here again! |
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The Jones’ dogs are here again! |
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The Jone’s dogs are here again! |
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| 3. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence. |
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none (i.e., each sentence has one or more errors) |
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I get up in the evening, and I don’t have anything to say, I come home in the morning, I go to bed feeling the same way. |
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I get up in the evening, and I don’t have anything to say; I come home in the morning, and I go to bed feeling the same way. |
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I get up in the evening, and I don’t have anything to say I come home in the morning, I go to bed feeling the same way. |
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I get up in the evening; and I don’t have anything to say. I come home in the morning; and I go to bed feeling the same way |
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| 4. Choose the sentence that has no punctuation or grammar errors. |
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We’ll never be royals it doesn’t run in our blood that kind of luxury just isn’t for us we crave a different kind of buzz. |
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We’ll never be royals. It doesn’t run in our blood. That kind of luxury just isn’t for us; We crave a different kind of buzz. |
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none (i.e., each sentence has at least one punctuation error) |
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We’ll never be royals, it doesn’t run in our blood, that kind of luxury just isn’t for us, we crave a different kind of buzz. |
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We’ll never be royals; it doesn’t run in our blood. That kind of luxury just isn’t for us we crave a different kind of buzz. |
| 5. Choose the sentence showing a misplaced or dangling modifier. |
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At the age of four, my biological grandfather passed away in White Hall, Montana. |
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Pedro encountered many new museums walking through New York. |
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Sitting at Central Park, the outdoor musical performance was outstanding. |
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Sick Sarah went to visit a doctor with nausea. |
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all (i.e., all answers have misplaced modifiers) |
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| 6. Choose the sentence showing correct word usage. |
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Whom will receive the best essay award? |
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Were you, too, affected by the power outage? |
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The bicycle tire lost it’s air after a summer of neglect. |
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Our band will not loose in the battle of the bands next weekend! |
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Who did you invite to the ’80s party? |
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| 7. Choose the sentence showing correct antecedent-pronoun or subject-verb agreement. |
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Be patient; the committee is doing their best. |
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If a person is looking for restaurant reviews, you should check Yelp. |
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Neither his teammates nor Damian misses a wide-open shot at the basket. |
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none (i.e., each sentence has one or more agreement errors) |
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Each person seems to have forgotten their cloaks at the coat room. |
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| 8. Choose the sentence showing correct pronoun cases. |
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The fifth grader was taller than them. |
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Even though we lost, we definitely trained harder than they. |
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none (i.e., each sentence has one or more pronoun errors) |
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Us young people, at least for me, are super tech-savvy. |
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The attendant called he and I to the front desk. |
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| 9. Choose the correct statement about organization. |
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Both an essay and a paragraph will have a beginning, middle, and end. |
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all (i.e., each sentence is correct) |
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Syntax means the arrangement of words and phrases in a sentence. |
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A body paragraph is built in this order: transition phrase, topic sentence stating main idea, major and minor supporting details, concluding sentence. |
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A formal essay is structured thus: introductory paragraph with thesis sentence, body paragraphs, conclusion paragraph. |
| 10. Choose the sentence that most clearly and simply describes the event. |
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Having thrown the ball to the second baseman, the catcher helped put out the runner, who was tagged by the second baseman. |
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The runner was tagged out by the second baseman, who caught the ball that had been thrown by the catcher. |
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The catcher threw the ball to the second baseman, who tagged out the runner. |
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The ball was thrown by the catcher to the second baseman, and then the runner was tagged out by the second baseman. |
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The second baseman tagged out the runner after catching the ball that had been thrown by the catcher, who had the ball first. |
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| 11. Which answer choice shows a comma splice punctuation error? |
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We are born of love, love is our mother. |
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Love is our mother, Rumi writes, for we are born of it. |
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all (i.e., each sentence has a comma splice error) |
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none (i.e., no sentence has a comma splice error) |
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We are born of love, for love is our mother. |
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| 12. Which answer choice shows a comma splice punctuation error? |
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Although health is the greatest gift, contentment is the greatest wealth; moreover, faithfulness comprises the best relationship. |
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none (i.e., no answer is correct) |
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Health is the greatest gift, contentment is the greatest wealth, and faithfulness comprises the best relationship. |
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all (i.e., each answer is correct) |
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Health is the greatest gift, contentment is the greatest wealth, faithfulness comprises the best relationship. |
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| 13. Which answer choice shows a run-on (also called a “fused sentence”) error? |
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all (i.e., each sentence is a run-on) |
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Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, for happiness never decreases by being shared. |
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Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle happiness never decreases by being shared. |
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none (i.e., no sentence is a run-on) |
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Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle; happiness never decreases by being shared. |
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| 14. Which answer choice shows correct grammar and punctuation (no fragment, run-on / fused sentence, or comma splice errors)? |
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You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger. |
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While you will not be punished for your anger. |
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While you will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger. |
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You will not be punished for your anger you will be punished by your anger. |
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none (i.e., each sentence has one or more errors) |
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| 15. Which answer choice shows correct usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation? |
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In middle school she got sent to the principle almost weekly. |
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Its too late to turn back now; let’s keep going. |
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none (i.e., each sentence has one or more errors) |
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You’re right: Coldplay is definitely better then Band of Horses. |
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Their starting the movie any minute, so hurry up with the popcorn! |
