
LA II Grammar Test
Quiz by Baily Stevenson
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Determine if the word in the following sentence should be hyphenated or not: The (well educated/well-educated) professor doesn't make a lot of money.
Write the correct form of the verb in PAST PROGRESSIVE form:
Dad and Uncle Sean ___________ (swap) stories on the porch and didn't realize—until the street lamps flickered off and the sky began to brighten—that they'd been talking all night. Only fill in the blank of the sentence. Do not rewrite the entire sentence.
Write the correct form of the verb in PRESENT PROGRESSIVE form.
At this point in the video, Brett and his research partner _______________ (explain) how the ability to create fire allowed humans to expand their diet. Only fill in the blank of the sentence. Do not rewrite the entire sentence.
The following sentence is written in what tense?
Chase really had thrown himself into his internship this summer.
The following sentence is written in what tense?
We will go swimming with my aunt tomorrow.
Which is the best way to complete the text?
Olivia was an experienced speed chess _____________ still struggled with the pace of competitive tournaments.
Which is the best way to complete the text:
Certain items are indispensable for a wilderness backpacking trip, _______________ compass, a map, a water filter, and a pocket knife.
Where should the em dash go, if anywhere in the sentence?
"If you ever visit Shanghai, be sure to sample some of the street food fried dumplings are extremely popular with tourists and natives alike."
Where should the em dash go, if anywhere in the sentence?
"'The Art Festival features face painting, food vendors, live music oh, and fireworks,' Sue said."
Where should the hyphen go, if anywhere in the sentence?
"Some cold blooded animals can fight an infection by lowering their body temperatures to slow the growth rate of harmful bacteria."
Where should the hyphen go if anywhere in the sentence?
Actress Shirley Temple was famous by the time she was six. Her short lived acting career came to an end in 1950 when she left Hollywood at the age of twenty-two.
According to the text above, is the following example an appropriate use of ellipsis?
"Two phytochemicals in ginger . . . for reducing nausea and improving digestion."
Is this an appropriate use of ellipsis?
"The National Museum of Health and Medicine houses . . . President Eisenhower's gallstones and fragments from President Lincoln's skull."
Three of the most important breakthroughs in medicine were _____the identification of insulin, the introduction of aspirin, and the discovery of penicillin.
Which form of punctuation, if any, should go in the blank?
Punctuate the blank in the sentence.
At the first-ever Climate Engineering Conference, geoengineers discussed how gigantic orbiting lasers might be used to fight climate change in three ways____ by breaking down greenhouse gasses, by changing weather patterns, and by causing clouds to form.