Question 1 (1 point)  Listen Choose the least ambiguous sentence…

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Question 1 (1 point)  Listen Choose the least ambiguous sentence…

Question 1 (1 point) 
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Choose the least ambiguous sentence from the ones below.

Question 1 options:

Adding a loaf of homemade bread to the oven, the spaghetti dinner will be delicious.

Heaping spaghetti and bread slices onto a plate, the butter will be passed around next.

Adding a loaf of homemade bread to the oven, I know the spaghetti dinner will be delicious.

Heaping spaghetti and bread slices onto a plate, cheese was added next.

Question 2 (1 point) 
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Choose the sentence that uses appositives correctly.

Question 2 options:

A reusable canned dough Playdoh has many shaping accessories.

Once left in the air to dry, however, Playdoh cannot be reused.

Hasbro’s famous colorful dough has been delighting children for years, first created in 1956.

Playdoh, a colorful dough compound, is a toy from the Hasbro company.

Question 3 (1 point) 
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Choose the sentence that uses parallelism correctly.

Question 3 options:

We can update the room either by painting it a new color or we can add a new lamp.

Would you rather choose light colors than vibrant colors?

When considering a vibrant color, we should think about not only the wall color, but also we can’t forget the trim color.

If we paint a new color, we should choose either a vibrant color to emphasize the change or a light color to open the room.

Question 4 (1 point) 
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Choose the least ambiguous sentence from the ones below.

Question 4 options:

The boy found his missing sock in his pajama drawer.

I grabbed the umbrella for my afternoon stroll when I noticed it was raining.

The missing sock was found by the boy in his pajama drawer.

I grabbed an umbrella when I noticed it was raining for my afternoon stroll.

Question 5 (1 point) 
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Does the subject agree with the verb?

Mrs. Callahan does not like tardy students, but Dr. Blake do not mind so much.

Question 5 options:

Yes

No

Question 6 (1 point) 
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Which sentence uses the progressive verb form properly?

Question 6 options:

Beatriz and Jon will be playing piano in the recital next month.

Beatriz and Jon playing piano in the recital next month.

Beatriz and Jon were playing piano in the recital next month.

Beatriz and Jon will play piano in the recital next month.

Question 7 (1 point) 
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Choose the most accurate modal auxillary verb for the meaning of the sentence.

Question 7 options:

Can I ask a question?

May I ask a question?

Might could I ask a question?

Question 8 (1 point) 
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Does the subject agree with the verb?

Even though school just started, the children hopes for recess.

Question 8 options:

Yes

No

Question 9 (1 point) 
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Have the quantities of the count and non-count nouns been indicated accurately in the following sentence?

Before I can finish my research project, I will need more informations.

 

Question 9 options:

yes

no

Question 10 (1 point) 
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Choose the correct article for the blank in the sentence below.

I enjoy _____ afternoon walk through my neighborhood when the weather is nice.

Question 10 options:

a

an

the

Question 11 (1 point) 
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Choose the correct relative pronoun for the blank in the sentence below.

The new Marvel movie, _____ is yet another blockbuster, has little similarity to the original comic book plot or characters.

Question 11 options:

that

who

where

which

Question 12 (1 point) 
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Does the pronoun agree with the antecedent in the following sentence?

Everybody is good at something; the trick is finding their specialty.

Question 12 options:

yes

no

Question 13 (1 point) 
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Choose the sentence with the apostrophe(s) in the correct location(s)

Question 13 options:

The coaches’ may cancel practice tonight; its too muddy to run on the track.

The coaches may cancel practice tonight; it’s too muddy to run on the track.

The coaches may cancel practice tonight; its too muddy to run on the track.

The coach’s may cancel practice tonight; it’s too muddy to run on the track.

Question 14 (1 point) 
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Choose the sentence with the quotation marks in the correct location(s).

Question 14 options:

Sandra Cisnero’s Only Daughter” is a good example of a narrative essay.

Sandra Cisnero’s “Only Daughter” is a good example of a narrative essay.

“Sandra Cisnero’s Only Daughter” is a good example of a narrative essay.

Sandra Cisnero’s “Only Daughter is a good example of a narrative essay.

Question 15 (1 point) 
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Choose the sentence with the comma(s) in the correct location(s).

Question 15 options:

I am going to complete all of the grammar exercises in my textbook, so I can become a better proofreader for my essays.

I am going to complete all of the grammar exercises, in my textbook, so I can become a better proofreader, for my essays.

I am going to complete all of the grammar exercises in my textbook so I can become a better proofreader for my essays.

I am going to complete all of the grammar exercises, in my textbook, so I can become a better proofreader for my essays.

Question 16 (1 point) 
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Choose the sentence with the apostrophe(s) in the correct location(s).

Question 16 options:

Our neighbor’s dog bark’s too much at night.

Our neighbors dog barks too much at night.

Our neighbor’s dog barks too much at night.

Our neighbors dog bark’s too much at night.

Question 17 (1 point) 
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Which additional words should be capitalized in the following sentence?  

According to History.com, on february 14, 1977, the B-52’s, “one of the strangest and, to fans, most irresistible, pop groups ever to achieve mainstream success,” played its first performance at a house party for valentine’s Day in Athens, GA.

Question 17 options:

February

One

Valentine’s

No additional capitalization needed

Question 18 (1 point) 
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Which additional words should be capitalized in the following sentence?  

In Dr. jensen’s spanish 2203 class, we had to read One Hundred Years of solitude by gabriel García Marquez.

Question 18 options:

Jensen’s

Spanish

Solitude

Gabriel

Question 19 (1 point) 
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Choose the correct homonym for the sentence below.

Each month, most of my car payment goes to the _____ of the loan.

Question 19 options:

principle

principal

Question 20 (1 point) 
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Which is the slang term or the cliche that should be removed and rephrased within this sentence?

I’ve dreamed of taking a trip to Cancun every since I’d heard of the beaches there, so I’m saving money whenever I can because, as I explain to anyone who asks, YOLO!

Question 20 options:

whenever I can
as I explain
YOLO
I’ve dreamed of