Conventions of Standard English

Read the sentence.

The startled deer looked up it ran into the thicket.

Which answer choice corrects the run-on sentence?

• The startled deer looked up, and it ran into the thicket.

• The startled deer looked up, it ran into the thicket.

• The startled deer looked up and it ran into the thicket.

• The startled deer looked up, it ran. Into the thicket.

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• I packed two, ripe apples in my lunch today.

• I prefer the light, blue shirt to the darker-colored one.

• James is a kind, thoughtful boy with many friends.

• Emma is proud of her brand, new bicycle.

Read the sentence. Aaron read the book wrote a report and gave a presentation about it. Which is the correct way to punctuate the sentence?

• Aaron read the book, wrote a report, and gave a presentation about it.

• Aaron read the book wrote a report, and, gave a presentation about it.

• Aaron read the book, wrote a report and gave a presentation, about it.

• Aaron read the book wrote a report, and gave a presentation about it.

Read the sentence. Rami gave the book to a girl with a lot of pictures. Which sentence corrects the misplaced modifier (this is what is describing the book)?

• With a lot of pictures, Rami gave the book to a girl.

• The book with a lot of pictures, Rami gave to the girl.

• Rami gave the book with a lot of pictures to the girl.

• The girl had the book with a lot of pictures from Rami.

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

• Him and I went to the store.

• He and I went to the store.

• Him and me went to the store.

• He and me went to the store.

What type of question is this?

• Information & Ideas

• Craft and Structure

• Expression of Ideas

• Standard English Convenstions

I do NOT accept writing that is...

• written in complete thoughts and complete sentences.

• created with proper paragraphs and proofread.

• formatted in either MLA or APA format.

• not capitalized nor punctuated properly.

It is tempting to glamorize the hunt for dinosaur ______ majority of fieldwork is characterized by a daily routine of heat, insects, and tedious labor.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• fossils but the

• fossils, the

• fossils but

• fossils, but the

Answer explanation

The coordinating conjunction "but" grammatically links the two independent clauses while logically indicating the contrast between them.

standard English

• English that is the same in all regions; formal English

• giving human feeling and responses to inanimate things

• 10 syllables following a pattern of unstressed/stressed syllables

• phrase that has become overly familiar

Read the sentence.

Before Kate left for school, she eats breakfast. Then Kate packed her lunch and put her school supplies in her backpack.

Which underlined word should be changed to correct an error?

• left

• eats

• packed

• put