Mastering English Conventions Quiz Part 1

Which of the following sentences is a run-on sentence?

• The sun set, and the sky turned orange.

• I love reading I read every night before bed.

• She went to the store, but it was closed.

• The dog barked loudly, waking up the neighbors.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Choose the sentence with correct punctuation.

• My favorite colors are blue, green and red.

• My favorite colors are blue green, and red.

• My favorite colors are blue, green, and red.

• My favorite colors are, blue, green and red.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Identify the sentence with correct capitalization.

• We visited the eiffel tower in Paris.

• We visited the Eiffel Tower in paris.

• We visited the Eiffel tower in Paris.

• We visited the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Which sentence uses commas correctly to separate coordinate adjectives?

• It was a long, boring, lecture.

• It was a long boring lecture.

• It was a long, boring lecture.

• It was a long boring, lecture.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Select the correctly spelled word.

• Recieve

• Receive

• Recive

• Receeve

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Which of the following sentences is a run-on sentence?

• She loves to swim, she goes to the pool every day.

• She loves to swim; she goes to the pool every day.

• She loves to swim. She goes to the pool every day.

• She loves to swim, and she goes to the pool every day.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Choose the sentence with correct punctuation.

• The cake was delicious, moist and sweet.

• The cake was delicious moist, and sweet.

• The cake was delicious, moist, and sweet.

• The cake was, delicious, moist and sweet.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Identify the sentence with correct capitalization.

• We traveled to new york last summer.

• We traveled to New York last summer.

• We traveled to new York last summer.

• We traveled to New york last summer.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Which sentence uses commas correctly to separate coordinate adjectives?

• It was a dark stormy night.

• It was a dark, stormy night.

• It was a dark, stormy, night.

• It was a dark stormy, night.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Select the correctly spelled word.

• Accomodate

• Acommodate

• Accommodate

• Acommodate

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept