Daily Language Review 26, Titles, and Dialogue

Choose the sentence with correct grammar and punctuation.

• Mom’s meatloaf and mashed potatoes is more tasty than anything I’ve ever ate!

• Moms meatloaf and mashed potatos is more tastier than anything I’ve ever eaten!

• Mom’s meatloaf and mashed potatoes are tastier than anything I’ve ever eaten!

• Moms’ meatloaf and mashed potato’s are the most tastiest!

Which word is the correct contraction for “we will”?

• we’ll

• well

• were

• we’d

What is the correct way to rewrite this phrase using a possessive noun? "The boat that belongs to the Jacksons."

• The Jackson’s boat

• The Jacksons’ boat

• The Jacksons boat

• The Jacksons’s boat

Identify the coordinating conjunction in the sentence: I wanted to stay up late, but I had an early meeting in the morning.

• and

• but

• or

• so

Which sentence is **correct**?

• A cup of coffee, tea, or hot chocolate are a good way to start the morning.

• A cup of coffee, tea, or hot chocolate is a good way to start the morning.

• A cup of coffee tea or hot chocolate is a good way to start the morning.

• A cup of coffee tea, or hot chocolate is a good way to start the morning.

What type of sentence is this? Can you please send me more information about Costa Rica?

• Declarative

• Interrogative

• Imperative

• Exclamatory

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

• Kansas city kansas is famous for blues barbecue and baseball.

• Kansas City, Kansas is famous for blues, barbecue, and baseball.

• Kansas City Kansas is famous for blues barbecue and baseball.

• Kansas City kansas, is famous for blues, barbecue and baseball.

Which prefix can be added to "flexible" to create a new word?

• in-

• un-

• re-

• dis-

Identify the **predicate adjective(s)** in the sentence: *He believes that exercising every day is challenging but important.*

• He

• every

• challenging, important

• believes, exercising

Which of the following is a **compound sentence**?

• The dog barked.

• The dog barked, and the cat ran away.

• The dog, barking loudly, scared the cat.

• Barking loudly, the dog scared the cat.