Question 1

What is this punctuation symbol called?

Accepted Answer

semicolon

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colon

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parentheses

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apostrophe

Question 2

Which word in this sentence is an ADVERB?

Sarah danced elegantly on stage.

Accepted Answer

elegantly

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danced

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on

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Sarah

Question 3

In which of these sentences is the apostrophe used CORRECTLY?

Accepted Answer

Truthfully, it's not worth worrying about Tom's mistakes.

Answer

Truthfully, its not worth worrying about Tom's mistakes'.

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Truthfully, it's not worth worrying about Toms mistakes.

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Truthfully, its not worth worrying about Toms' mistakes.

Question 4

Which one of these is NOT the correct collective noun for the animals referred to?

Accepted Answer

a pack of chickens

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a gaggle of geese

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a murder of crows

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a pride of lions

Question 5

A noun that does not become plural by adding "-s" or "-es" to its end is known as an _____________________-.

Accepted Answer

irregular plural noun

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abnormal plural noun

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strange plural noun

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inconsistent plural noun

Question 6

Which one of these is NOT a pronoun?

Accepted Answer

person

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she

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themselves

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I

Question 7

Fill in the blank with the correct word:

____ did I lend my sweater to?

Accepted Answer

Whom

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Who

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Why

Answer

How

Question 8

In which of these sentences is capitalization correctly used?

Accepted Answer

I visited Europe last summer with my mother and thoroughly enjoyed it!

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I visited europe last Summer with my Mother and thoroughly enjoyed it!

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I visited Europe last Summer with my mother and thoroughly enjoyed it!

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i visited Europe last summer with my Mother and thoroughly enjoyed it!

Question 9

In which of these sentences is the dialogue punctuated correctly?

Accepted Answer

"I don’t care," she said, "I never did."

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"I don't care" she said, "I never did".

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"I don't care," she said "I never did".

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"I don't care." she said "I never did."

Question 10

Which word in this sentence is a PREPOSITION?

A lengthy search revealed that Timmy the dog was stuck in some bushes.

Accepted Answer

in

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was

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lengthy

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some

Question 11

Fill in the blanks with the correct words:

After all, __(1)__ is no limit to what __(2)__ capable of.

Accepted Answer

(1) there, (2) they’re

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(1) there, (2) their

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(1) their, (2) their

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(1) their, (2) they're

Question 12

Which one of these is NOT an adjective?

Accepted Answer

blast

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excellent

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fantastic

Answer

Parisian

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