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Choose whether the following sentence is correct or has a misplaced modifier:

He almost won every race he ran.

A.Correct

B.Misplaced

Question 1 of 15

Is the underlined group of word(s) correctly combined or separated as appropriate or does it need to be changed?

There were alot of people in the mall today.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 2 of 15

Is the underlined group of word(s) correctly combined or separated as appropriate or does it need to be changed?

Some one will help us with the flat tire.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 3 of 15

Identify the following as a paradox, equivocation, irony or oxymoron:

A plumber spends all day working on leaky faucets and comes home to find a pipe has burst in his home.

A.Paradox

B.Equivocation

C.Irony

D.Oxymoron

Question 4 of 15

Indicate which type of phrase is underlined in the following sentence:

America's favorite pastime, baseball, draws millions to the ballpark each year.

A.Appositive phrase

B.Gerund phrase

C.Participial phrase

D.Absolute phrase

Question 5 of 15

The underlined pronoun in the following sentence is an example of which of the following in the absence of any previous sentences:

Mrs. Price yelled at Sarah and she was sad.

A.Missing Pronoun-Antecedent

B.Vague Pronoun-Antecedent

C.Clear Pronoun-Antecedent

Question 6 of 15

Before which of the following words would you place a colon to make the sentence grammatically correct?

Chenel won the race she was always the fastest person on the track.

A.Chenel

B.she

C.always

D.the

Question 7 of 15

Choose which of the following is the correct option for the missing word below?

I____ down to rest after a long day.

A.lied

B.laid

Question 8 of 15

Dale wrote his lab report and began with the following:

Eureka!

Is this an acceptable use of an exclamation mark?

A.Yes

B.No

Question 9 of 15

10.

Indicate whether the underlined pronoun is an interrogative, reflexive, relative, indefinite, or possessive pronoun:

Dave, who we found in the restaurant, will be playing the piano.

A.Interrogative Pronoun

B.Reflexive Pronoun

C.Relative Pronoun

D.Possessive Pronoun

Question 10 of 15

11.

Indicate whether the following is a sentence fragment, a complete sentence, or a run on sentence:

A complete sentence is.

A.Fragment

B.Complete

C.Run-on

Question 11 of 15

12.

Indicate the connotation of the following word:

Wheels

A.Car

B.Circular objects that revolves around an axle

Question 12 of 15

13.

Indicate whether the underlined pronoun is an interrogative, reflexive, relative, indefinite, or a possessive pronoun:

Is anyone going my way?

A.Interrogative Pronoun

B.Reflexive Pronoun

C.Relative Pronoun

D.Possessive Pronoun

E.Indefinite Pronoun

Question 13 of 15

14.

Indicate whether the underlined pronoun and its antecedent are in agreement in the sentence below:

Molly is going to start her adventure.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 14 of 15

15.

Identify the following as simile, metaphor, personification, or hyperbole:

I am so busy I have a million things to do.

A.Simile

B.Metaphor

C.Hyperbole

D.Personification

Question 15 of 15