which sentence is written correctly?
A. - a. Because she was uncertain of her abilities, Renee asked for help.
b. Because she was uncertain of her
... [Show More] abilities; Renee asked for help.
c. Because she was uncertain of her abilities Renee asked for help.
d. Because she was, uncertain of her abilities, Renee asked for help.
- A comma must appear between the dependent clause (Because she was uncertain of her abilities) and
the independent clause (Renee asked for help)
Select the phrase that will make the following sentence gramatically correct? .
C - Three days from now, the horses ____
a. performing in a show
b.performed in a show
c. will perform in a show
d. have performed in a show.
-The phrase (three days from now) places the action in the future, so the future-tense verb is required.
Which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the following sentence?
A - The iterate teacher moved continually from one school to another within the district.
a.iterate
b.continually
c.within
d.district
-"Iterate" means to repeat. The correct word is itinerant, meaning "traveling from place to place"
Which sentence is gramatically correct?
A - a. When I noticed Dave coming inside with a bundle in his arms, I ran to help him.
b.Dave, coming inside with a bundle in his arms, was noticed and helped by me.
c.Having noticed Dave coming inside, I ran to help him with a bundle in his arms.
d.After Dave came inside with a bundle in his arms, I ran to help him, having noticed him.
-Read choices outloud to determine which has a logical orrder of phrases and clauses.
Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence?
A - Dr. Leo lay the paperwork out upon the table for us to view.
a. lay
b. upon
c. us
d. view
-The past tense form of the transitiveverb Lay is laid. Dr. Leo laid the paperwork out on the table.
Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence.
B - Nurse Junko and ___ will review the patient's chart.
a. me
b. she
c. them
d. him
-Working with Nurse Junko, the pronoun required must be a subject pronoun. Only "she" fulfills this
requirement.
What word is best to substitue for the underlined words in the following sentence?
C - The nurse told Silvio's family that visiting hours were over, but (Silvio's family) could come back early
tomorrow morning.
a. them
b. us
c. they
d. those
-The pronoun must be a plural, third person, subject pronoun. When in doubt, test the choices in place
of the underlined phrase.
Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence?
B. - For who was that e-mail intended?
a.For
b.who
c. that
d. intended
-The correct sentence is "For whom was that e-mail intended"?
Which of the following words fits best int he following sentence?
C - The meteorologist had forecast rain, ___ Sheila brought her umbrella to work.
a. because
b. yet
c. so
d.nor
-Pick the word that makes sense given the sentence as a whole
What punctuation is needed in the following sentence to make it corret?
C - Harvey please make sure the patient is resting comfortably.
a. period
b. question mark
c.comma
d. colon
-Harvey is a noun of direct address and should be followed by a comma.
Which of the following is spelled correctly?
C - a. embarassing
b. embarrasing
c. embarrassing
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