1. Choose the eight parts of speech.
conjunction, adjective, pronoun, preposition, interjection, verb, adverb, noun
conjunction, adjective, pronoun, preposition, infinitive, verb, adverb, noun
conjunction, article, pronoun, preposition, interjection, verb, adverb, noun
clause, adjective, pronoun, preposition, interjection, verb, adverb, noun
none (i.e., no answer shows the eight parts of speech)
2. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence describing the dogs of Mr. and Mrs. Jones.
none (i.e., no answer shows correct possessive punctuation)
all (i.e., all answers are correct)
The Joneses' dogs are here again!
The Jones' dogs are here again!
The Jone's dogs are here again!
3. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
none (i.e., each sentence has one or more errors)
I get up in the evening, and I don't have anything to say, I come home in the morning, I go to bed feeling the same way.
I get up in the evening, and I don't have anything to say; I come home in the morning, and I go to bed feeling the same way.
I get up in the evening, and I don't have anything to say I come home in the morning, I go to bed feeling the same way.
I get up in the evening; and I don't have anything to say. I come home in the morning; and I go to bed feeling the same way
4. Choose the sentence that has no punctuation or grammar errors.
We'll never be royals it doesn't run in our blood that kind of luxury just isn't for us we crave a different kind of buzz.
We'll never be royals. It doesn't run in our blood. That kind of luxury just isn't for us; We crave a different kind of buzz.
none (i.e., each sentence has at least one punctuation error)
We'll never be royals, it doesn't run in our blood, that kind of luxury just isn't for us, we crave a different kind of buzz.
We'll never be royals; it doesn't run in our blood. That kind of luxury just isn't for us we crave a different kind of buzz.
5. Choose the sentence showing a misplaced or dangling modifier.
At the age of four, my biological grandfather passed away in White Hall, Montana.
Pedro encountered many new museums walking through New York.
Sitting at Central Park, the outdoor musical performance was outstanding.
Sick Sarah went to visit a doctor with nausea.
all (i.e., all answers have misplaced modifiers)
6. Choose the sentence showing correct word usage.
Whom will receive the best essay award?
Were you, too, affected by the power outage?
The bicycle tire lost it's air after a summer of neglect.
Our band will not loose in the battle of the bands next weekend!
Who did you invite to the '80s party?
7. Choose the sentence showing correct antecedent-pronoun or subject-verb agreement.
Be patient; the committee is doing their best.
If a person is looking for restaurant reviews, you should check Yelp.
Neither his teammates nor Damian misses a wide-open shot at the basket.
none (i.e., each sentence has one or more agreement errors)
Each person seems to have forgotten their cloaks at the coat room.
8. Choose the sentence showing correct pronoun cases.
The fifth grader was taller than them.
Even though we lost, we definitely trained harder than they.
none (i.e., each sentence has one or more pronoun errors)
Us young people, at least for me, are super tech-savvy.
The attendant called he and I to the front desk.
9. Choose the correct statement about organization.