This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Conventions And Usage – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Conventions And Usage Quiz 2 (14 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. A) Capitalize "city". B) Remove the capital letter in "Canada". C) Capitalize "ontario". D) Capitalize "system". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Capitalize "ontario". 2. Even though I studied all weekend long. This sentence is a: A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 3. Everyone ..... Joseph turned in their permission forms for the field trip. A) Accept. B) Except. C) Than. D) Then. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Except. 4. Although the Toronto Maple Leafs have not won the Stanley Cup since 1967, their fans remain ..... hopeful and optimistic each year. A) Also. B) Both. C) Either. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both. 5. I have to work all weekend I hate working weekends.This sentence is a: A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-on. 6. 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. A) No Change. B) School. Knew. C) School; knew. D) School, and knew. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No Change. 7. I want to get my lifeguarding certificate; ..... I can get a summer job at the community pool. A) Accept. B) Except. C) Then. D) Than. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Then. 8. Every clause has to have at least a subject and a verb. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. 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. A) Change the semicolon to a period. B) Remove the capital letters for "Summer" and "Games". C) Change "provinces" to "province". D) Change the period to a question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Change "provinces" to "province". 10. Neither oatmeal ..... chocolate chip cookies were offered at today's bake sale. A) Nor. B) For. C) Yet. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nor. 11. A proper noun is used when A) You write a person's name. B) You write an adjective. C) You write an action. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You write a person's name. 12. ..... of cleaning their room, Roz chose to play video games. A) Because. B) Instead. C) For instance. D) Opposite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Instead. 13. What are language conventions? A) Help make writing sound better. B) Help make writing clear and understandable. C) Help us write shorter sentences. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Help make writing clear and understandable. 14. I like swimming, and I enjoy running. This sentence is a: A) Run-on. B) Fragment. C) Complete sentence. D) None of the above. 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