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Conventions And Usage Quiz 1 (39 MCQs)

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1. Refer to the section in red:The airport is about to shut down because of the snow and if the plane doesn't land soon it will have to go on to Boston.
2. Grammar is made up of 4 parts
3. Selena loved her cooking class, ..... she's going to enter the skills competition for photography instead.
4. Refer to the section in red:Because it was a gorgeous day they didn't want to stay inside, and decided to go to the park.
5. The restaurant offers a combo meal with a choice of ..... fries or onion rings.
6. Choose the CORRECTLY punctuated sentence.
7. Which sentence uses proper grammar?
8. There are ..... types of phrases
9. Which of the following changes would make the sentence below correct?Although lacrosse has been played for century, professional leagues for the sport did not begin until the 1980s.
10. It was hot outside I was about to pass outThis sentence is an example of a:
11. None of my friends have seen that movie yet.This sentence is a:
12. Which sentence below is written correctly?
13. Because Leonard was the only person outside walking at night. This sentence is a:
14. Choose the sentence containing the capitalization error.
15. Capitalization helps us:
16. Which of the following changes would make the sentence below correct?Paulette Bourgeois has written over twenty children's books about a young turtle named Franklin. These books have been adapted into two television shows, Franklin and Franklin and Friends.
17. Andrew and Kai have chosen cell regeneration as their science fair topic, ..... they've set up an appointment with a science professor to help them plan their experiment.
18. True or False:A run-on sentence can be corrected simply by inserting a comma.
19. Which of the following changes would make the sentence below correct?Geocaching is a type of global treasure hunt of people looking for caches; or hidden stashes of objects, where hiders provide online clues for seekers.
20. My favorite color is red my dining room is painted redThis sentence is a:
21. Choose the sentence that uses the commas correctly:
22. The largest earthquake in Canadian history happened in 1700; ..... , geologists are working on predicting when the next major quake might occur.
23. Shows no improvementThis sentence is an example of a .....
24. The track meet was postponed ..... the field was too soggy from the rainstorm.
25. Punctuation helps us:
26. Which of the following changes would make the sentence below correct?The first city in Canada to use the 911 system for emergencies was London, ontario, which first began using the system in 1974.
27. Even though I studied all weekend long. This sentence is a:
28. Everyone ..... Joseph turned in their permission forms for the field trip.
29. Although the Toronto Maple Leafs have not won the Stanley Cup since 1967, their fans remain ..... hopeful and optimistic each year.
30. I have to work all weekend I hate working weekends.This sentence is a:
31. Refer to the section in red:Jose, who had been a particularly good student in high school, knew he was ready to take on the greatest challenge of his life.
32. I want to get my lifeguarding certificate; ..... I can get a summer job at the community pool.
33. Every clause has to have at least a subject and a verb.
34. Which of the following changes would make the sentence below correct?The Canada Summer Games were held in Niagara in August 2022; the provinces with the highest medal count was Ontario, with 86 gold, 60 silver, and 52 bronze.
35. Neither oatmeal ..... chocolate chip cookies were offered at today's bake sale.
36. A proper noun is used when
37. ..... of cleaning their room, Roz chose to play video games.
38. What are language conventions?
39. I like swimming, and I enjoy running. This sentence is a:
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