1. Which of the following words is spelled correctly?
A) Absence
B) Abcense
C) Absense
D) Absents Ans: A) Absence
2. The principle of the high school was debating whether to pursue the issue any
further.
Which of the following corrects an error in the sentence above?
A) Replace debating with debateing
B) Replace principle with principal
C) Replace whether with weather
D) Replace further with farther Ans: B) Replace principle with principal
3. Which of the following demonstrates correct punctuation?
A) We will be studying three sources of electrical power, solar, wind, and tidal energy.
B) We will be studying three sources of electrical power: solar, wind, and tidal energy.
C) We will study three sources of electrical power; solar, wind, and tidal energy.
D) We will study three sources of electrical power that are: solar, wind, and tidal
energy Ans: B) We will be studying three sources of electrical power: solar, wind, and
tidal energy.
4. Where do you recommend scheduling a pedicure appointment
Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above?
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,A) around here
B) around here.
C) around here?
D) around here!: C) around here?
5. She baked the to perfection.
Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above?
A) soft fluffy biscuits
B) soft, fluffy biscuits
C) soft fluffy, biscuits
D) soft and fluffy biscuits: B) soft, fluffy biscuits
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, Reasoning: a comma separates the two coordinating adjectives.
6. My has many tips on finding deals at the grocery store.
Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above?
A) sister a single mother of two
B) sister, a single mother of two,
C) sister. A single mother of two,
D) sister: a single mother of two Ans: B) sister, a single mother of two,
7. register with a valid email address.
Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above?
A) First: please
B) First, please
C) First; please
D) First please Ans: B) First, please
8. Which of the following sentences shows the correct use of punctuation marks?
A) "How did you become such a good cook"? Grandma asked Carley at dinner.
B) 'How did you become such a good cook?" Grandma asked Carley at dinner.
C) "How did you become such a good cook? Grandma asked Carley at din- ner."
D) "How did you become such a good cook?" Grandma asked Carley at dinner
Ans: D) "How did you become such a good cook?" Grandma asked Carley at dinner.
9. To prepare the entree, the chef mixed olive oil chicken and vegetables. Which
of the following correctly punctuates the sentence above?
A) To prepare the entree, the chef mixed olive oil, chicken, and vegetables.
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