Capitalization, Punctuation, And Pronouns Question Preview (ID: 37225)
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Which sentence has an error in capitalization or punctuation?
a) Mustafa drove from Des Moines, Iowa to Boston, Massachusetts.
b) He has lived on Beacon Street, Boston since May 1, 2000.
c) Did you visit him when he lived in, Des Moines, for a year?
d) He lived outside the city at 128, Beale Street.
Which sentence has incorrect use of semicolons or colons?
a) I just tasted Mike's new muffins; I love them!
b) They have some great ingredients: cashews, walnuts, and sunflower seeds.
c) They don't seem like health food; he calls them Mike's Magnificent Muffins.
d) Here's how I would describe them; crunchy, satisfying, and big!
Which sentence has an error in capitalization?
a) I would recommend no Doctor more highly than Dr. Fernando.
b) She must be the best physician in Denver or even all of Colorado.
c) In November she went to a medical conference in Brazil.
d) She decorated her office at City Medical Group with Brazilian posters.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a) Tom does impressions of comics, movie stars and his favorite teachers.
b) Tom does impressions of comics, movie, stars, and his favorite teachers.
c) Tom does impressions of comics, movie stars, and his favorite teachers.
d) Tom does impressions, of comics, movie stars, and his favorite teachers.
Which sentence has completely correct punctuation?
a) Yvette, where did your pet salamander go? asked Jane.
b) Oh dear, answered Yvette, Sal has gone out the back door again.
c) You own a very adventurous pet, remarked Jane.
d) Yvette smiled and said, Sal will come back when she's hungry.
Which sentence has an error in the use of hyphens or dashes?
a) Richard is jogging again—he loves his new running shoes.
b) He has gone for a run on twenty six days in a row.
c) He reads up-to-date information about health and fitness.
d) He wants to build strength and endurance—an excellent goal!
Which of the following needs to be corrected?
a) Bravo! Courtney has won the pie-eating contest!
b) Whew, I never thought she'd get through the fourth pie.
c) Good grief! did you see the pie juice splatter?
d) Boy, Courtney certainly conquered the concord grape pies.
Which sentence is correct?
a) Julia likes to read the My Turn column in Newsweek magazine.
b) Julia likes to read the My Turn column in Newsweek magazine.
c) Julia likes to read the My Turn column in Newsweek magazine.
d) Julia likes to read the My Turn column in Newsweek magazine.
Which sentence shows correct use of commas?
a) Carla, a gifted gardener, is planting a new flower patch.
b) Carla, a gifted gardener is planting a new flower patch.
c) Carla a gifted gardener, is planting a new flower patch.
d) Carla a gifted gardener is planting a new flower patch.
Which sentence includes an incorrectly placed apostrophe?
a) Anya's whistling ability is definitely remarkable.
b) My dog's ears perk up when Anya walks by.
c) Anya does'nt avoid difficult tunes.
d) She likes Schubert's and Brahms's melodies best.
Which sentence is correct?
a) Skip hisself has designed a Web site about George Washington.
b) You can look at it yourself and read the interesting timeline.
c) Myself enjoyed finding out about this great leader.
d) The facts theirselves required lots of research.
Which sentence is correct?
a) Whose are these thick wool gloves?
b) Who's is this orange hat?
c) Who did you ask?
d) Whom answered your question?
Which sentence is correct?
a) Her and Gretchen will go to the movie with them.
b) She and Gretchen will go to the movie with them.
c) She and Gretchen will go to the movie with them.
d) Her and Gretchen will go to the movie with they.
Which of the following is a third person plural pronoun?
a) we
b) you
c) us
d) them
Which pronoun in CAPS does NOT agree with its antecedent? Choose the sentence.
a) Chuck and Jerry have invited us to THEIR ice-skating party.
b) Chuck can do figure eights on ITS new skates.
c) Jerry executes HIS fancy turns gracefully.
d) Olympic skaters do THEIR turns a bit faster than Jerry does his.
Which pronoun in CAPS has an unclear antecedent? Choose the sentence.
a) Deb and Claire saw a purple finch at HER bird feeder.
b) Finches and chickadees visit IT frequently.
c) Claire puts out only seed in summer, but SHE uses suet and seed in winter.
d) That red cardinal is returning to ITS nest.
Which of the following is an object pronoun?
a) I
b) me
c) they
d) we
Nellie knits better than ____.
a) I
b) me
c) myself
d) meself
Which of the following is a plural indefinite pronoun?
a) nothing
b) everything
c) someone
d) several
Which sentence has NO demonstrative pronoun?
a) That was a severe storm!
b) This is the damaged pine tree.
c) That tree will have to be taken down.
d) Those are the broken branches.
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