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| 1. | Which of the following is an example of a sentence fragment? |
| | With my friend. |
| | The store closed early. |
| | Tom and Marcy were startled. |
| | Kai's pizza had mushrooms and olives. |
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| 2. | How would you correct the fragment Because she ran? |
| | Add a subject. |
| | Add a predicate. |
| | Place a period after the word ran. |
| | Combine it with a sentence like The dog chased her. |
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| 3. | Which of the sentences below is a run-on? |
| | I play piano Jorge plays bass. |
| | I play piano; Jorge plays bass. |
| | I play piano. Jorge plays bass. |
| | I play piano, and Jorge plays bass. |
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| 4. | In a sentence like There were many surprises., _________. |
| | the subject is always there |
| | the verb should always be is |
| | the verb should agree with surprises |
| | the subject and verb can never agree |
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| 5. | How would you correct I score two goals last week? |
| | I scored two goals last week. |
| | I will score two goals last week. |
| | I have score two goals last week. |
| | I myself score two goals last week. |
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| 6. | The word that a pronoun refers to is called its _________. |
| | case |
| | object |
| | subject |
| | antecedent |
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| 7. | Which of these sentences is punctuated correctly? |
| | “I think Chris said,” we've got it. |
| | “I think,” Chris said “we've got it.” |
| | “I think,” Chris said, “we've got it.” |
| | “I think,” Chris, said, “we've got it.” |
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| 8. | Which sentence uses commas correctly? |
| | Jo likes carrots brussels sprouts and broccoli. |
| | Jo likes carrots brussels, sprouts, and broccoli. |
| | Jo likes carrots, brussels sprouts, and broccoli. |
| | Jo likes carrots, brussels, sprouts, and broccoli. |
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| 9. | Which sentence uses an apostrophe correctly? |
| | The children’s laughter grew louder. |
| | The childrens’ laughter grew louder. |
| | The children’s’ laughter grew louder. |
| | The childrens laughter’s grew louder. |
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| 10. | Which quotation is capitalized correctly? |
| | "I speak english and spanish," Carmen said. |
| | "I speak English and Spanish," carmen said. |
| | "I speak english and Spanish," Carmen said. |
| | "I speak English and Spanish," Carmen said. |
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