Identify the proper noun in the sentence:
The judge awarded custody to the mother, Margaret.
a. mother.
b. judge.
c. Margaret.
d. The. - ANSWER Answer: c - Margaret.
A proper noun includes the name of a person, organization or place, designated with a capi-
tol letter.
Which words complete the sentence with the correct spelling?
The ___________ was apprehended, and the __________ encounter was over.
a. theif, brief.
b. thief, brief.
c. theif, breif.
d. thief, breif. - ANSWER Answer: b - thief, brief.
Remember the rule, use i before e, except after the letter "c".
Choose the word in each pair which correctly uses the adverb and adjective:
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,He careless/carelessly ran his car into a ravine. He later told officers how carelessly/careless
it was.
a. carelessly, carelessly.
b. carelessly, careless.
c. careless, carelessly.
d. careless, careless. - ANSWER Answer: b - carelessly, careless.
The adverb carelessly describes the verb ran. The adjective careless describes the choice
(pronoun) he made.
Identify the sentence fragment in the passage:
Officer Fields responded to a 911 call. After arriving on scene. He noticed an open door.
Nervous, Officer Fields searched the home. Officers found a twelve-year-old girl in the
closet.
a. After arriving on scene
b. He noticed an open door
c. Nervous, Officer Fields searched the home
d. Officers found a twelve her old girl in the closet - ANSWER Answer: a - After arriving on
scene.
The clause "After arriving on scene" is not a sentence, but a dependent clause. It does not
have a subject or a verb.
Which answer below corrects the use of the plural possessive for the underlined text?
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, Our counselors skills have been put to the test in the probation office.
a. counselor's
b. counselores
c. counselors'
d. No correction needed. - ANSWER Answer: c - counselors'.
The possessive plural form of counselors is counselors. When a word ends in an (s) and own-
ership is present, an apostrophe at the end of the word is the correct way to write a plural
possessive.
Which answer below corrects the usage errors for the underlined text?
The too suspects were appointed too appear in court to have the judge set there bail.
a. two, too, their
b. too, to, there
c. two, to, their
d. two, to, they're - ANSWER Answer: c - two, to, their.
The various uses of to, too and two are used to express motion or direction, to indicate a re-
lationship to something and as a number or in addition to something. "Their" is the proper
plural possessive of they.
Which answer below corrects the use of verb agreement for the underlined text?
The restaurant owner give complimentary coffee to the officer. The officer insisting on pay-
ing.
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The judge awarded custody to the mother, Margaret.
a. mother.
b. judge.
c. Margaret.
d. The. - ANSWER Answer: c - Margaret.
A proper noun includes the name of a person, organization or place, designated with a capi-
tol letter.
Which words complete the sentence with the correct spelling?
The ___________ was apprehended, and the __________ encounter was over.
a. theif, brief.
b. thief, brief.
c. theif, breif.
d. thief, breif. - ANSWER Answer: b - thief, brief.
Remember the rule, use i before e, except after the letter "c".
Choose the word in each pair which correctly uses the adverb and adjective:
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,He careless/carelessly ran his car into a ravine. He later told officers how carelessly/careless
it was.
a. carelessly, carelessly.
b. carelessly, careless.
c. careless, carelessly.
d. careless, careless. - ANSWER Answer: b - carelessly, careless.
The adverb carelessly describes the verb ran. The adjective careless describes the choice
(pronoun) he made.
Identify the sentence fragment in the passage:
Officer Fields responded to a 911 call. After arriving on scene. He noticed an open door.
Nervous, Officer Fields searched the home. Officers found a twelve-year-old girl in the
closet.
a. After arriving on scene
b. He noticed an open door
c. Nervous, Officer Fields searched the home
d. Officers found a twelve her old girl in the closet - ANSWER Answer: a - After arriving on
scene.
The clause "After arriving on scene" is not a sentence, but a dependent clause. It does not
have a subject or a verb.
Which answer below corrects the use of the plural possessive for the underlined text?
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, Our counselors skills have been put to the test in the probation office.
a. counselor's
b. counselores
c. counselors'
d. No correction needed. - ANSWER Answer: c - counselors'.
The possessive plural form of counselors is counselors. When a word ends in an (s) and own-
ership is present, an apostrophe at the end of the word is the correct way to write a plural
possessive.
Which answer below corrects the usage errors for the underlined text?
The too suspects were appointed too appear in court to have the judge set there bail.
a. two, too, their
b. too, to, there
c. two, to, their
d. two, to, they're - ANSWER Answer: c - two, to, their.
The various uses of to, too and two are used to express motion or direction, to indicate a re-
lationship to something and as a number or in addition to something. "Their" is the proper
plural possessive of they.
Which answer below corrects the use of verb agreement for the underlined text?
The restaurant owner give complimentary coffee to the officer. The officer insisting on pay-
ing.
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