English COMP MidTerm Review--Grammar

Which sentence contains an error in colon usage?

• The textbook includes: a selection of poems and short stories, grammar exercises, and biographical information on authors.

• The textbook includes everything needed for this course except one thing: a smart brain!

• I will need two items for studying tonight: a quiet room and coffee.

• The exam, which I dread, will do one or two things: pass or fail me!

Answer explanation

NEVER place a colon right after a verb!

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Which sentence contains no error in grammar usage?

• Please get the cat off of the table.

• He should of known not to bring that pesty cat.

• We're fixing to eat, but now I have lost my appetite.

• He may let a cat reign at his house, but that isn't my style.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which sentence contains a proper noun that needs italics?

• We read the book, A Man Called Ove, in book club last month.

• The sinking of the ship, The Titantic, was made into a movie.

• The television series, Yellowstone, was captivating to my whole family.

• All of These

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CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is written in passive voice?

• By noon, I had already finished my chores.

• After prom, I always donate my dress to the Salvation Army.

• The book was left in the library by an unknown student.

• My grandmother donated over 300 books to the library in town.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Someone left their book bag on the bus yesterday, so I picked it up and handed to the bus driver.

What changes are need to the above sentence?

• omit "bus" by driver

• both are needed

• change "their" to his or her

• no change

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?

• The calico cat went under the bed with a bob tail.

• The bobbed tail calico kitten was my first choice, but it's already chosen.

• The kitten with a black patch over his left eye is my second choice.

• Three kittens were found in a suitcase under Granny's bed.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence contains an error in punctuation placement?

• The bus driver yelled, "Sit down kids!"

• The bus driver, knowing an accident was about to occur, grabbed the steering wheel tightly and yelled, "Hold on"!

• Who asked, "Why do buses not have seat belts"?

• He asked, "Why do buses not have seat belts"?

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Which sentence contains a grammatical error?

• When the bus stopped, we were told to keep our seats.

• In his statement. "The bus had stopped for a railroad crossing"; he continued, "however, the driver of the mini van keep moving."

• Who's statement was last?

• The bus driver was frantic!

Answer explanation

Whose is possessive.

Who's = Who is or Who has

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

Which sentence contains an error in the use of the ellipsis?

• ". . . supper, but then he stopped everyone to say the blessing," stated Grandfather.

• We always say "grace" before our meals . . . . , don't you all?

• According to the source, "In 1941, when the ship sank in the Atlantic, the soldiers left aboard went down . . . " (3).

• "The Lustinia was the first ship to sail across the Pacific . . . . Then, in 1912, the ship burned due to a kitchen fire," stated Marc.

Answer explanation

Use . . . . if the end of a sentence and . . . if words omitted within a sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

Which one of these do not require italics?

• ships

• short poems

• book titles

• magazine titles

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CCSS.L.5.2D