UIL Copy Editing

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Which of the following is the correct spelling of the word 'accommodate'?

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accommodate

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Identify the incorrect usage of the semicolon:

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I went to the store; and bought some groceries.

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Choose the correct sentence that uses the word 'their' correctly: They left them bags at the hotel. They left there bags at the hotel. They left their bags at the hotel. They left they're bags at the hotel.

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They left their bags at the hotel.

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Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct? She is going to the store., She is going to the store!, She is going to the store?, She is going to the store.

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She is going to the store.

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Choose the correct sentence that uses the word 'affect' correctly: The loud noise affected my concentration.

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The loud noise affected my concentration.

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Identify the incorrect usage of the apostrophe: 'it's', it's', its, its'

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'it's' is incorrect usage of the apostrophe.

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Choose the correct sentence that uses the word 'your' correctly: Please bring your own lunch to the picnic.

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Please bring your own lunch to the picnic.

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Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? Options: Sentence 1, Sentence 3, Sentence 2, Sentence 4

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Sentence 2

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Identify the incorrect usage of the comma: I went to the store, and bought some apples, I went to the store, bought some apples, I went to the store and, bought some apples, I went to the store and bought some apples

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I went to the store and bought some apples

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Choose the correct sentence that uses the word 'its' correctly: The dog wagged its tail.

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The dog wagged its tail.