1. Which of the following sentenced uses "so"? correctly?
A. Playing on the school’s volleyball team is one of my favorite activities, and so is helping out with the school play.
B. Working after school most days is something I have to do, so is helping prepare dinner on Thursdays.
C. Snakes are one of the most adaptable animals on the planet, so are humans.
Answer: C
2. Read the following paragraph:
Every year my family and my best friend’s family go to the beach so we can relax and have fun. Each October our parents start looking for a place to stay at the beach. We don’t go to the same beach every year, so there is always something new and exciting to see. Once December comes, we have our reservation made and my parents tell us on Christmas morning the details about the trip. Then I start getting excited about the trip, so does my best friend.
Which sentence contains an error using so?
A. Every year my family and my best friend’s family go to the beach so we can relax and have fun.
B. We don’t go to the same beach every year, so there is always something new and exciting to see.
C. Then I start getting excited about the trip, so does my best friend.
Answer: C
3. Read this sentence.
Costa Rica bordered by Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south, has a rich history and booming tourist industry.
Which of these sentences corrects the punctuation in the sentence?
A. Costa Rica bordered by Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south has a rich history and booming tourist industry.
B. Costa Rica, bordered by Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south, has a rich history and booming tourist industry.
C. Costa Rica bordered by Nicaragua to the north, and Panama to the south, has a rich history and booming tourist industry.
Answer: B
4. Read this sentence.
Many tourists, who visit Costa Rica choose to visit the Arenal volcano, considered Costa Rica’s most active volcano because of its young age, perfect conical shape, and easy accessibility.
Which of these sentences corrects the punctuation in the sentence?
A. Many tourists who visit Costa Rica choose to visit the Arenal volcano considered Costa Rica’s most active volcano because of its young age, perfect conical shape, and easy accessibility.
B. Many tourists, who visit Costa Rica choose to visit the Arenal volcano considered Costa Rica’s most active volcano, because of its young age, perfect conical shape, and easy accessibility.
C. Many tourists who visit Costa Rica choose to visit the Arenal volcano, considered Costa Rica’s most active volcano, because of its young age, perfect conical shape, and easy accessibility.
Answer: C
5. Read this sentence.
Many Americans travel to Costa Rica during the winter months, the peak season because of the warmer temperatures found at many of Costa Rica’s tropical beaches and lush rain forests.
Which of these sentences corrects the punctuation in the sentence?
A. Many Americans travel to Costa Rica during the winter months, the peak season, because of the warmer temperatures found at many of Costa Rica’s tropical beaches and lush rain forests.
B. Many Americans travel to Costa Rica during the winter months, the peak season because of the warmer temperatures found at many of Costa Rica’s tropical beaches and lush rain forests.
C. Many Americans travel to Costa Rica, during the winter months the peak season, because of the warmer temperatures found at many of Costa Rica’s tropical beaches and lush rain forests.
Answer: A
6. Which sentence uses the word "whose" correctly?
A.
Whose the best person to serve as president of the Youth in Government Club?
B. My uncle, whose chief deputy of the circuit court, allowed me to come to work with him one day to understand better what he does.
C. After finding the can of soda in the classroom, the teacher turned to the class and asked, “Whose can of soda is this?”
D. A panel of judges determines whose going to receive the crafts award for Best of Show.
Answer: C
7. Which sentence uses the word "who’s" correctly?
A. Calling from the kitchen, my father said, “Who’s turn is it to empty the dishwasher?”
B. Brenda, who's car is 52 years old, regularly participates in vintage car rallies.
C. The lady who’s wearing the black dress is the wife of Mr. Darcy.
D. Who’s car is parked in the no-parking area?
Answer: B
8. Which sentence uses the word "set" correctly?
A. The ushers asked the audience to set through the entire show.
B. We need to set boxes of bottled water on shelves close to the kitchen exit.
C. Every day in gym class, we are asked to set while the teacher goes over the activity for that day.
D. Please set right here until they call your name.
Answer: B
9. Which sentence uses the word "lay" correctly?
A. My mother warned me not to lay in the sun.
B. Have you ever seen a horse lay down?
C. Caesar could hear the teacher asking students to lay the homework assignment on his desk.
D. “Leave me alone,” I said to my sister. “I just want to lay here for awhile.”
Answer: C
Agree with 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 and 9.
Disagree on 2, 7.
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Okay thank you. I will review those again.
2. B
7. A
My apologies. Had time to check #2 and #7. Ignore my previous answer.
2. A
7. C
Great job! You got all the answers correct. Here's an explanation of each question:
1. The correct statement using "so" is C: "Snakes are one of the most adaptable animals on the planet, so are humans." In this sentence, "so" is used to establish a comparison between snakes and humans as both being adaptable.
2. The sentence that contains an error using "so" is C: "Then I start getting excited about the trip, so does my best friend." The correct sentence should be "Then I start getting excited about the trip, and so does my best friend." This corrects the error by adding the conjunction "and" before "so."
3. The sentence that corrects the punctuation is B: "Costa Rica, bordered by Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south, has a rich history and booming tourist industry." This sentence correctly uses commas to set off the phrase "bordered by Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south."
4. The sentence that corrects the punctuation is C: "Many tourists who visit Costa Rica choose to visit the Arenal volcano, considered Costa Rica’s most active volcano, because of its young age, perfect conical shape, and easy accessibility." This sentence correctly uses commas to set off the nonessential information about the Arenal volcano.
5. The sentence that corrects the punctuation is A: "Many Americans travel to Costa Rica during the winter months, the peak season, because of the warmer temperatures found at many of Costa Rica’s tropical beaches and lush rainforests." This sentence correctly uses commas to set off the nonessential information about the winter months being the peak season.
6. The sentence that uses the word "whose" correctly is C: "After finding the can of soda in the classroom, the teacher turned to the class and asked, 'Whose can of soda is this?'" In this sentence, "whose" is used to ask about ownership or possession.
7. The sentence that uses the word "who's" correctly is B: "Brenda, who's car is 52 years old, regularly participates in vintage car rallies." In this sentence, "who's" is a contraction of "who is," and it correctly indicates that Brenda's car is 52 years old.
8. The sentence that uses the word "set" correctly is B: "We need to set boxes of bottled water on shelves close to the kitchen exit." In this sentence, "set" is used as a verb to mean "place in position."
9. The sentence that uses the word "lay" correctly is C: "Caesar could hear the teacher asking students to lay the homework assignment on his desk." In this sentence, "lay" is used as a verb meaning "to place or put down."