Question 1

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. ​ Which of the following sentences is correct? ​

Accepted Answer

A) The election was won by the oldest members of the club: no new members were elected. 
B) The election was won by the oldest members of the club; no new members were elected. 
C) The election was won by the oldest members of the club, no new members were elected. 
A) The election was won by the oldest members of the club: no new members were elected. 
B) The election was won by the oldest members of the club; no new members were elected. 
C) The election was won by the oldest members of the club, no new members were elected. B

Question 2

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. ​ The ideal candidate for the job will have ​

Accepted Answer

A) three important qualities: intelligence, honesty, and reliability. 
B) three important qualities; intelligence, honesty, and reliability. 
C) three important qualities: intelligence, honesty and reliability. 
A) three important qualities: intelligence, honesty, and reliability. 
B) three important qualities; intelligence, honesty, and reliability. 
C) three important qualities: intelligence, honesty and reliability. A

Question 3

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. ​ Its always a struggle to persuade someone to quit smoking. ​

Accepted Answer

A) It's 
B) alway's 
C) no error 
A) It's 
B) alway's 
C) no error A

Question 4

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. ​ The cat always hides in the babys room. ​

Accepted Answer

A) alway's 
B) baby's ​ 
C) no error 
A) alway's 
B) baby's ​ 
C) no error

Question 5

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 26. ​ 
A hyphen joins words, but a dash separates them. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. ​ I visited colleges in ​

Accepted Answer

A) Portland, Oregon, Seattle, Washington, and Santa Barbara, California. 
B) Portland, Oregon, Seattle, Washington; and Santa Barbara, California. 
C) Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Washington; and Santa Barbara, California. 
A) Portland, Oregon, Seattle, Washington, and Santa Barbara, California. 
B) Portland, Oregon, Seattle, Washington; and Santa Barbara, California. 
C) Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Washington; and Santa Barbara, California.

Question 7

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. ​ ​ Jim doesnt understand the rules of soccer.

Accepted Answer

A) doesn't 
B) rule's 
C) no error 
A) doesn't 
B) rule's 
C) no error

Question 8

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. ​ Which of the following sentences is not correct? ​

Accepted Answer

A) All I need is the one thing I can't get-time. 
B) All I need is the one thing I can't get, time. 
C) All I need is the one thing I can't get: time. 
A) All I need is the one thing I can't get-time. 
B) All I need is the one thing I can't get, time. 
C) All I need is the one thing I can't get: time.

Question 9

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. ​ The show contestant was wrong in thinking that Texas capital is Dallas when it's actually Austin.

Accepted Answer

A) Texas's 
B) its 
C) no error 
A) Texas's 
B) its 
C) no error

Question 10

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. ​ Which of the following sentences is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) The meeting included Jane, the president, John, the treasurer, and Alexis, the secretary. 
B) The meeting included: Jane, the president, John, the treasurer, and Alexis, the secretary. 
C) The meeting included: Jane, the president; John, the treasurer; and Alexis, the secretary. 
A) The meeting included Jane, the president, John, the treasurer, and Alexis, the secretary. 
B) The meeting included: Jane, the president, John, the treasurer, and Alexis, the secretary. 
C) The meeting included: Jane, the president; John, the treasurer; and Alexis, the secretary.

Question 11

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 26. ​ 
A colon can be used in place of a comma and a conjunction to join clauses. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 26. ​ 
The most common use of a colon is to introduce an example or a list. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. ​ The sign clearly said, " Orange's $1 a pound." ​

Accepted Answer

A) sign's 
B) Oranges 
C) no error 
A) sign's 
B) Oranges 
C) no error

Question 14

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. ​ Which of the following sentences is correct? ​

Accepted Answer

A) I'm a bit reckless in my driving; my wife rides a bus to work. ​ 
B) I'm a bit reckless in my driving, my wife rides a bus to work. 
C) I'm a bit reckless, in my driving my wife rides a bus to work. 
A) I'm a bit reckless in my driving; my wife rides a bus to work. ​ 
B) I'm a bit reckless in my driving, my wife rides a bus to work. 
C) I'm a bit reckless, in my driving my wife rides a bus to work.

Question 15

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. ​ Which of the following is not correct? ​

Accepted Answer

A) twenty-five 
B) well-adjusted child 
C) grade-A eggs 
D) father-in-law 
A) twenty-five 
B) well-adjusted child 
C) grade-A eggs 
D) father-in-law

Question 16

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. ​ Which of the following sentences is not correct? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Congress's proposal will affect all lower-, upper-, and middle-class workers. ​ 
B) Congress's proposal will affect all lower-class, upper-class, and middle-class workers. 
C) Congress's proposal will affect all lower, upper, and middle class workers. 
A) Congress's proposal will affect all lower-, upper-, and middle-class workers. ​ 
B) Congress's proposal will affect all lower-class, upper-class, and middle-class workers. 
C) Congress's proposal will affect all lower, upper, and middle class workers.

Question 17

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. ​ The girls called and said theyre waiting for us by the movie theater. ​

Accepted Answer

A) girl's 
B) they're 
C) no error 
A) girl's 
B) they're 
C) no error

Question 18

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. ​ The women's purses were locked in the bus while they were visiting the museum. ​

Accepted Answer

A) womens 
B) purse's 
C) no error 
A) womens 
B) purse's 
C) no error

Question 19

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. ​ Which of the following sentences is correct? ​

Accepted Answer

A) The election was over; however, the votes had yet to be counted. 
B) The election was over however; the votes had yet to be counted. 
C) The election was over, however, the votes had yet to be counted. 
A) The election was over; however, the votes had yet to be counted. 
B) The election was over however; the votes had yet to be counted. 
C) The election was over, however, the votes had yet to be counted.

Question 20

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 26. ​ 
Apostrophes are used to show when a letter or number has been left out. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 26: Other Punctuation

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. ​ Which of the following sentences is correct? ​

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. ​ The ideal candidate for the job will have ​

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. ​ Its always a struggle to persuade someone to quit smoking. ​

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. ​ The cat always hides in the babys room. ​

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 26. ​ A hyphen joins words, but a dash separates them. ​

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. ​ I visited colleges in ​

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. ​ ​ Jim doesnt understand the rules of soccer.

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. ​ Which of the following sentences is not correct? ​

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. ​ The show contestant was wrong in thinking that Texas capital is Dallas when it's actually Austin.

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. ​ Which of the following sentences is correct?

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 26. ​ A colon can be used in place of a comma and a conjunction to join clauses. ​

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 26. ​ The most common use of a colon is to introduce an example or a list. ​

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. ​ The sign clearly said, " Orange's $1 a pound." ​

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. ​ Which of the following sentences is correct? ​

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. ​ Which of the following is not correct? ​

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. ​ Which of the following sentences is not correct? ​

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. ​ The girls called and said theyre waiting for us by the movie theater. ​

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. ​ The women's purses were locked in the bus while they were visiting the museum. ​

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. ​ Which of the following sentences is correct? ​

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 26. ​ Apostrophes are used to show when a letter or number has been left out. ​

The Reading-Writing Connection

Understanding the Reading and Writing Processes

Using Reading and Writing Strategies

Improving Vocabulary

Critical Thinking and Viewing

Ideas

Organization

Voice

Reading and Writing Essays

Reading and Writing Narratives Texts

Reading and Writing Expository Texts

Reading and Writing Arguments

Conducting Research

Sentence Basics

Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences

Agreement

Sentence Problems

Nouns

Pronouns

Verbs

Adjectives and Adverbs

Conjunctions and Prepositions

Capitalization

Comma

Quotation Marks and Italics

Health Disparities and Racial Diversity in America

Filters

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. Which of the following sentences is correct?

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. The ideal candidate for the job will have

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. Its always a struggle to persuade someone to quit smoking.

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. The cat always hides in the babys room.

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 26. A hyphen joins words, but a dash separates them.

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. I visited colleges in

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. Jim doesnt understand the rules of soccer.

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. Which of the following sentences is not correct?

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. The show contestant was wrong in thinking that Texas capital is Dallas when it's actually Austin.

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. Which of the following sentences is correct?

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 26. A colon can be used in place of a comma and a conjunction to join clauses.

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 26. The most common use of a colon is to introduce an example or a list.

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. The sign clearly said, " Orange's $1 a pound."

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. Which of the following sentences is correct?

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. Which of the following is not correct?

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. Which of the following sentences is not correct?

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. The girls called and said theyre waiting for us by the movie theater.

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. The women's purses were locked in the bus while they were visiting the museum.

Directions: Identify the error, if any, in each sentence. Which of the following sentences is correct?

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 26. Apostrophes are used to show when a letter or number has been left out.