Question 1

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Accepted Answer

It is important to check your work before submitting it.

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It is important to check your work before you submit.

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It is important checking your work before submit it.

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It important to check your work before submitting it.

Question 2

Identify the sentence that correctly uses a semicolon.

Accepted Answer

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

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

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

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

Question 3

Which sentence correctly uses the possessive form?

Accepted Answer

The dog's leash is on the table.

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The dogs' leash is on the table.

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The dog leash is on the table.

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The dogs leash is on the table.

Question 4

Which of the following sentences uses a comma correctly?

Accepted Answer

After dinner, we went for a walk in the park.

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After dinner we went, for a walk in the park.

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After, dinner we went for a walk in the park.

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After dinner we, went for a walk in the park.

Question 5

Choose the sentence that correctly uses a colon.

Accepted Answer

She needed to pack the following items: toothpaste, shampoo, and a towel.

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She needed to pack the following: toothpaste: shampoo: a towel.

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She needed: toothpaste, shampoo, and a towel.

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She needed to pack the following items toothpaste: shampoo: and a towel.

Question 6

Which sentence correctly uses parallel structure?

Accepted Answer

She enjoys reading, writing, and painting.

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She enjoys reading, to write, and painting.

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She enjoys to read, writing, and paint.

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She enjoys reading, writing, and to paint.

Question 7

Identify the sentence that correctly uses an apostrophe to show possession.

Accepted Answer

Maria's book was left on the table.

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Marias' book was left on the table.

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Maria's book's was left on the table.

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Marias book was left on the table.

Question 8

Which sentence correctly uses a hyphen?

Accepted Answer

I bought a well-made piece of furniture.

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I bought a well made piece-of furniture.

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I bought a well made-piece of furniture.

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I bought a well made piece of-furniture.

Question 9

Which sentence uses the correct form of 'there', 'their', or 'they're'?

Accepted Answer

They're going to start their project over there.

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They're going to start there project their.

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Their going to start there project they're.

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There going to start their project they're.

Question 10

Which sentence correctly uses the past tense?

Accepted Answer

She walked to the store yesterday.

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She walk to the store yesterday.

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She walking to the store yesterday.

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She walks to the store yesterday.

Question 11

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

Accepted Answer

I enjoy reading novels, especially those by classic authors.

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I enjoy reading novels especially those by classic authors

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I enjoy reading novels; especially those by classic authors.

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I enjoy reading novels, especially, those by classic authors.

Question 12

Identify the sentence with the correct subject-verb agreement.

Accepted Answer

The team of scientists works tirelessly on the research project.

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The team of scientists have tirelessly worked on the research project.

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The team of scientists were tirelessly working on the research project.

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The team of scientists work tirelessly on the research project.

Question 13

Which sentence uses the correct verb tense?

Accepted Answer

She has been studying for the exam all week.

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She studies for the exam all week.

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She studied for the exam all week.

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She is studying for the exam all week.

Question 14

Which sentence correctly uses commas in a series?

Accepted Answer

For the recipe, you will need flour, sugar, eggs, and butter.

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For the recipe, you will need flour sugar eggs and butter.

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For the recipe; you will need flour, sugar, eggs, and butter.

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For the recipe, you will need flour, sugar, eggs and butter.

Question 15

Which sentence is punctuated correctly with quotation marks?

Accepted Answer

She asked, "Are you coming to the party tonight?"

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She asked 'Are you coming to the party tonight?'

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She asked, Are you coming to the party tonight?

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She asked, "Are you coming to the party tonight?".

Question 16

Which sentence demonstrates correct pronoun-antecedent agreement?

Accepted Answer

Each of the students brought their own lunch.

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Each of the students brought her own lunch.

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Each of the students brought its own lunch.

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Each of the students brought his own lunch.

Question 17

Which sentence correctly uses an apostrophe to show possession?

Accepted Answer

Jessica's book was left on the table.

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Jessica book was left on the table.

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Jessicas' book was left on the table.

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Jessicas book was left on the table.

Question 18

Which sentence correctly uses the semicolon?

Accepted Answer

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

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

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

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

Question 19

Which sentence uses the correct comparative form of the adjective?

Accepted Answer

This route is shorter than the one we took last time.

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This route is short than the one we took last time.

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This route is more shorter than the one we took last time.

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This route is the shorter than the one we took last time.

Question 20

Which sentence correctly uses colons?

Accepted Answer

There are three things I need to buy: milk, eggs, and bread.

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There are: three things I need to buy, milk, eggs, and bread.

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There are three things I need to buy; milk, eggs, and bread.

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There are three things: I need to buy milk, eggs, and bread.

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