Language Spiral 27

Your dad has introduced you to his boss, Mr. Buzzy. You would like to make a good impression. Which response contains vocabulary that is formal and appropriate for this situation?

• Hi there! I would shake your hand, but I am super allergic to bees.

• It is nice to meet you Mr. Buzzy. You have a memorable name.

• Is that Buzzy like a bee? Ain’t that a cute name!

• Wow, what a weird name. It’s nice to meet you anyway!

Which is a run-on sentence?

• All of the fish that we caught were too small to keep.

• The striking patriotic design surprised the memorial planning committee.

• Ricky changed the oil, he forgot to replace the oil filter.

• Everyone on the harbor cruise reported feeling a little seasick and left early.

Which of the following is punctuated correctly?

• Hooray? I won first place in the talent show!

• Hooray I won first place in the talent show?

• Hooray! I won first place in the talent show!

• Hooray, I won first place in the talent show.

Which is the most PRECISE?

• seven

• a few

• several

• some

When she _________ the job, she knew that she would have to move to Chicago.

Choose the word or phrase that BEST completes the sentence.

• excepts

• accepts

• excepted

• accepted

Make sure you use the right tul for the job.

• toole

• tull

• tule

• tool

Which sentence uses a comma CORRECTLY?

• Don't talk to the lifeguard, or she will lose her concentration.

• The audience loved the play but, the critics hated it.

• John wrote a short story, and sent it to a magazine editor.

• Hank gave away his tickets, and made other plans for the evening.

Choose the sentence in which quotation marks are used correctly.

• Jackson, said Elizabeth, "If we don't leave now, we will be late for dinner."

• "Jackson," said Elizabeth, "if we don't leave now, we will be late for dinner."

• Jackson, "said Elizabeth," "if we don't leave now, we will be late for dinner."

• "Jackson, said Elizabeth, if we don't leave now, we will be late for dinner."

Which sentence correctly uses dialogue?

• Sally asked. Should, we stop right there?

• Jessie please, stop right there! I screamed.

• "Danny, stop right there!" I screamed.

• Travis screamed, we would stop right there!"

Vocabulary: What is dialogue?

• When characters are talking using commas.

• A piece of a sentence that is missing a subject or predicate

• When two sentences are not properly joined by a comma.

• When characters are talking by using quotation marks.