1 — Parts of Speech
Identify the parts of speech in a sentence.
We spent the day driving around to see some of our favorite places in the
countryside.
In this sentence, the word "countryside" is which part of speech?
B. Noun
2 — Verb Tense
Recognize verb tense errors in sentences.
Nathan, a registered nurse, is working on an admissions essay for a BSN
program.
Select the sentence from his draft that has a verb tense error.
A. Earning my BSN will be extremely important to me and I
was excited to advance my career.
3— Subjects, Verbs, and Agreement
Implement proper subject-verb agreement in sentences.
The gorilla at the zoo, along with the chimpanzees, are allowed to play in
the new-fallen snow.
Select the option that corrects the error in subject-verb agreement in this
sentence.
A. Change “are” to “is.”
4 — Pronoun Choice and Reference
Correct errors in pronoun choice and reference.
Us, the members of the mayor’s staff, apologize for the late notice, but
this month’s city council meeting has been rescheduled. Mayor Filson,
whomever serves on the governor’s task force, has been summoned to
take part in a legislative session at the state capital. She and her team
will be out of town for the week. Please let me know if you have questions
or concerns.
Select the option that corrects any pronoun errors in this email.
A. We, the members of the mayor’s staff, apologize for the
late notice, but this month’s city council meeting has
been rescheduled. Mayor Filson, who serves on the
governor’s task force, has been summoned to take part in
a legislative session at the state capital. She and her
team will be out of town for the week.
5 — Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Implement proper pronoun-antecedent agreement in sentences.
"All of the students should take __________ seats immediately upon
entering the room," said the teacher.
Select the pronoun that agrees with its antecedent to complete this sentence.
D. their
6 — Independent and Dependent Clauses
Implement conjunctions to correctly join clauses.__________ we tried our
best to get to the theater on time, the play had already begun by the time
we got there.
Choose the correct subordinating conjunction to join the two clauses.
D. Although
7 — Avoiding Sentence Fragments
Correct fragments to form complete sentences.
While eating at a restaurant, Nancy read this on the menu:
Since opening our family-owned restaurant in 1979. We are proud to
serve the freshest ingredients with the friendliest smiles.
Select the sentence that corrects the sentence fragment.
A. Our family-owned restaurant opened in 1979.
8 — Avoiding Run-On Sentences
Correct run-ons to form clear, concise sentences.
We usually have class promptly at 8:00 today it’s different we’re not
beginning until 9:00.
Choose the option that corrects this run-on sentence.
B.) We usually have class promptly at 8:00; today it’s different.
We’re not beginning until 9:00.
9 — Modifiers
Determine the correct placement of modifiers in sentences.
After she got ready for bed, Olivia lifted the heavy book down from the
shelf.
Choose the best placement for the modifier "carefully" in this sentence.
C After she got ready for bed, Olivia carefully lifted the
heavy book down from the shelf.
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