English Test Help

1 Answer: Listen! a. punctuated correctly b. contains an error in punctuation 2 Answer: Would you like to learn how to dye eggs. a. punctuated correctly b. contains an error in punctuation 3 Answer: To make beautiful marbleized eggs, you need these ingredients: hard-boiled eggs, water, food coloring, vinegar, and vegetable oil. a. punctuated correctly b. contains an error in punctuation 4 Answer: Add several drops of food coloring to a full cup of hot water: then add one teaspoon of vegetable oil and one teaspoon of vinegar. a. punctuated correctly b. contains an error in punctuation 5 Answer: Place the egg in this cup; and allow it to sit for about two minutes. a. punctuated correctly b. contains an error in punctuation 6 Answer: Remove the egg from the cup, wipe it well with a paper towel, and you will notice how unusual it looks: Only parts of the eggshell absorbed the dye. a. punctuated correctly b. contains an error in punctuation 7 Answer: Place the egg in another color; allow it to sit two more minutes; and wipe the egg well when you take it from the cup. a. punctuated correctly b. contains an error in punctuation 8 Answer: You can make: blue and green swirled eggs, purple and pink swirled eggs, orange and yellow swirled eggs, or any other color combinations you wish. a. punctuated correctly b. contains an error in punctuation 9 Answer: These marbleized eggs do take a bit more time than conventionally dyed eggs; nevertheless, the results are well worth the extra time. a. punctuated correctly b. contains an error in punctuation 10 Answer: Undoubtedly your friends will say "Those are the most unusual colored eggs we've ever seen." a. punctuated correctly b. contains an error in punctuation 11 Answer: Select the letter of the solution that should be used: I went for a long walk in the woods, and I went for a boat ride. a. Add a comma. b. Remove a comma. c. Replace comma with another mark of punctuation. d. No correction is needed. 12 Answer: Select the letter of the solution that should be used: I packed my comb, my brush, my sleeping bag, my toothbrush and a change of clothes. a. Add a comma. b. Remove a comma. c. Replace comma with another mark of punctuation. d. No correction is needed. 13 Answer: Select the letter of the solution that should be used: If you don't mind I would like a glass of water. a. Add a comma. b. Remove a comma. c. Replace comma with another mark of punctuation. d. No correction is needed. 14 Answer: Select the letter of the solution that should be used: This weekend I must read the play, King Lear. a. Add a comma. b. Remove a comma. c. Replace comma with another mark of punctuation. d. No correction is needed. 15 Answer: Select the letter of the solution that should be used: We ate a gigantic breakfast, consequently, we did not need to stop for lunch. a. Add a comma. b. Remove a comma. c. Replace comma with another mark of punctuation. d. No correction is needed. 16 Answer: Select the letter of the solution that should be used: No I do not want to go to the movies tonight. a. Add a comma. b. Remove a comma. c. Replace comma with another mark of punctuation. d. No correction is needed. 17 Answer: Select the letter of the solution that should be used: Around the neighborhood she is known for her beautiful lawn and garden. a. Add a comma. b. Remove a comma. c. Replace comma with another mark of punctuation. d. No correction is needed. 18 Answer: Select the letter of the solution that should be used: Speaking at a frantic rate Joseph told the operator where to send the ambulance. a. Add a comma. b. Remove a comma. c. Replace comma with another mark of punctuation. d. No correction is needed. 19 Answer: Select the letter of the solution that should be used: Raul, unlike most of the other children at his preschool, was content to sit and play for long periods of time. a. Add a comma. b. Remove a comma. c. Replace comma with another mark of punctuation. d. No correction is needed. 20 Answer: Select the letter of the solution that should be used: Quiet down children, or you will not be able to hear the movie. a. Add a comma. b. Remove a comma. c. Replace comma with another mark of punctuation. d. No correction is needed. 21 Answer: The juggler--using five balls in all performed in the park. a. sentence is written correctly b. contains error in the use of dashes, parentheses, quotation marks, or italics 22 Answer: Most of the houses in the neighborhood were built at the turn of the century. (Not all of them are as nice as this one, however.) a. sentence is written correctly b. contains error in the use of dashes, parentheses, quotation marks, or italics 23 Answer: Stephen Crane's novel The Red Badge of Courage was published in 1895. a. sentence is written correctly b. contains error in the use of dashes, parentheses, quotation marks, or italics 24 Answer: Henry Fleming, Crane's young hero, "had dreamed of battles all his life" but learns to prefer "an existence of soft and eternal peace". a. sentence is written correctly b. contains error in the use of dashes, parentheses, quotation marks, or italics 25 Answer: In 1896 Fannie Farmer's first cookbook, "Boston Cooking-School Cook Book," was published. a. sentence is written correctly b. contains error in the use of dashes, parentheses, quotation marks, or italics 26 Answer: These shoes must be somebody elses. a. written correctly b. contains error in the use of apostrophes, hyphens, abbreviations, numbers, or numerals 27 Answer: My grandparents have been married for fifty-one years. a. written correctly b. contains error in the use of apostrophes, hyphens, abbreviations, numbers, or numerals 28 Answer: They first met on July seventh, 1940. a. written correctly b. contains error in the use of apostrophes, hyphens, abbreviations, numbers, or numerals 29 Answer: Be sure to dot your is and cross your ts. a. written correctly b. contains error in the use of apostrophes, hyphens, abbreviations, numbers, or numerals 30 Answer: Both the principal and the vice-principal spoke at the assembly. a. written correctly b. contains error in the use of apostrophes, hyphens, abbreviations, numbers, or numerals 31 Answer: While she was growing up in Buffalo, New York, Stella lived at 42 West Ninth Street. a. written correctly b. contains error in the use of apostrophes, hyphens, abbreviations, numbers, or numerals 32 Answer: 6f. 2in. a. written correctly b. contains error in the use of apostrophes, hyphens, abbreviations, numbers, or numerals 33 Answer: In the early 1980's many factories went out of business. a. written correctly b. contains error in the use of apostrophes, hyphens, abbreviations, numbers, or numerals 34 Answer: It's dinner time, so please give the dog it's food. a. written correctly b. contains error in the use of apostrophes, hyphens, abbreviations, numbers, or numerals 35 Answer: By using coupons at the grocery store, you could get twenty dollars' worth of groceries for only sixteen dollars. a. written correctly b. contains error in the use of apostrophes, hyphens, abbreviations, numbers, or numerals 36 Answer: The new store features up to the minute fashions. a. written correctly b. contains error in the use of apostrophes, hyphens, abbreviations, numbers, or numerals 37 Answer: In the catalog the shoes' sizes range from size five to size ten. a. written correctly b. contains error in the use of apostrophes, hyphens, abbreviations, numbers, or numerals 38 Answer: Linda and David went to Marta's and Rosa's house. a. written correctly b. contains error in the use of apostrophes, hyphens, abbreviations, numbers, or numerals 39 Answer: The guide led the hikers on an eight-day journey up the mountain. a. written correctly b. contains error in the use of apostrophes, hyphens, abbreviations, numbers, or numerals 40 Answer: When they returned, they needed eight days' rest. a. written correctly b. contains error in the use of apostrophes, hyphens, abbreviations, numbers, or numerals