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A sentence must contain which of the following?
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a subject and a fragment |
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a subject and a predicate |
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C) |
a predicate and a pronoun |
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D) |
a compound subject and end punctuation |
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E) |
a verb and a predicate |
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What does the verb in a sentence tell you?
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whom or what the sentence is about |
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where the subject is |
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how long the predicate is |
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D) |
what the simple subject is |
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E) |
what the subject is or does |
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Which of the following words is a linking verb?
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gives |
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runs |
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C) |
seems |
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D) |
watches |
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E) |
counts |
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What is the subject of the following sentence?
George and Brian, stop feeding Patches catnip.
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George |
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B) |
Brian |
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C) |
George and Brian |
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D) |
you |
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E) |
Patches |
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Which version of the sentence below uses commas correctly?
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The lettuce and the spinach have been rinsed, dried, and chopped. |
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The lettuce, and the spinach have been rinsed, dried, and chopped. |
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C) |
The lettuce and the spinach, have been rinsed, dried, and chopped. |
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D) |
The lettuce and the spinach have been rinsed dried and chopped. |
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E) |
The lettuce and the spinach have been rinsed dried, and chopped. |
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Which of the following nouns is plural?
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imagination |
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leaf |
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C) |
ostriches |
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D) |
alarm clock |
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E) |
central processing unit |
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Which sentence below does NOT use capitalization correctly?
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Oswald is going to Alaska in August. |
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Does it seem that winters are getting shorter? |
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Tom has an appointment with Dr. Eddins on Thursday. |
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The presidents of six companies are at this banquet. |
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The red cedar river overflowed its banks. |
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Which of the following sentences uses the possessive form correctly?
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The Joneses' house has been painted blue. |
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There are two hydrogen atom's in a water molecule. |
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C) |
The Ortiz boys say that bike is their's. |
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The womens' basketball team won the championship. |
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The tigers' leg was injured. |
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Which of the following is NOT a subject pronoun?
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I |
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B) |
she |
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C) |
we |
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D) |
him |
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E) |
they |
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Which sentence below uses pronouns correctly?
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There's a disagreement between him and I. |
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Angie made lunch for Barb and her. |
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Them and their families went on vacation. |
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Kevin and me went fishing last week. |
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The Steiners and us share a backyard. |
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