Just wanted to see if someone would review my answers and tell me if they are correct.
Dangling Modifiers
If your baby does not like cold apple juice, it should be heated.
Your answer:
1.
If your baby does not like cold apple juice, the apple juice should be heated.
Dangling Modifiers
When they are fresh, eating oranges can often keep away the cold virus.
Your answer:
2.
Eating fresh oranges can often keep away the cold virus.
Predication
Our plans for tomorrow should begin today.
Your answer:
3.
Our plans for tomorrow should begin immediately.
Punctuating Sentences
The dinner party will begin at 8 o’clock sharp.
Your answer:
4.
correct
Punctuating Sentences
Without a doubt, cramming for the test.
Your answer:
5.
Without a doubt, cramming for the test gave me a headache.
Punctuating Sentences
He took the curve too sharply, it caused an accident.
Your answer:
6.
He took the curve to sharply and caused an accident.
Punctuation—Colon
The ingredients for my favorite grilled sandwich are: peanut butter and bananas.
Your answer:
7.
The ingredients for my favorite grilled sandwhich are peanut butter and bananas.
Punctuation—Colon
Studying is exciting: find something about the subject that interests you, and resolve to become an expert.
Your answer:
8.
Studying is exciting, find something about the subject that interests you, and resolve to become an expert.
Punctuation—Dash
Pens come in all shapes—my favorite is an ergonomic one shaped like a wishbone.
Your answer:
9.
Pens come in all shapes--my favortie is an ergonomic one shaped like a wishbone.
Punctuation—Hyphen
She ate two thirds of the pie in one sitting!
Your answer:
10.She are two-thirds of the pie in one sitting!
Punctuation—Hyphen
The high rise building is located at 3114 Main Street.
Your answer:
11.The high-rise building is located at 3114 Main Street.
Punctuation—Parentheses
The blouse did not fit properly. (You will find it in this package.)
Your answer:
12.
The blouse (In this package.) did not fit properly.
Punctuation—Square Brackets
The article about American history stated, “The revolution began over a beer [during Prohibition] and ended with a bang.”
Your answer:
13.
Correct
Inclusive Language - Non-Sexist Language
We need more manpower to finish the job on schedule.
Your answer:
14.
We need more personnel to finish the job on schedule.
Inclusive Language—Nonracist and Nonagist Language
The woman who earned the award was a Negro from Louisiana.
Your answer:
15.
The woman who earned the award was a African-American from Louisiana.
Inclusive Language—Nonracist and Nonagist Language
It seems that every Golden Ager is on the bus trip to Laughlin, Nevada.
Your answer:
16.
correct
Inclusive Language—Talking about People with Disabilities and Disease
The blind people were downtown for a national conference.
Your answer:
17.
People with vision impairments were down for a national conference.
Inclusive Language—Talking about People with Disabilities and Disease
His sister is afflicted with polio and muscular dystrophy, so she is confined to a wheelchair.
Your answer:
18.
His sister has polio and muscular dystrophy, so she uses a wheelchair.
Inclusive Language—Quoting from Biased Material
The mayors and their wives were invited on a tour of the state buildings.
Your answer:
19.
The mayors and their wives [sic] were invited on a tour of the state building.
Inclusive Language—Quoting from Biased Material
Back in the 1400s, the laws governing the people were quite specific: “All men shall tithe 10% to the church and pay taxes every six months. All men can attend school until they are 16 years of age.”
Your answer:
20.
Back in the 1400s, the law governing the people quite specific: "All men [sic]shall tithe 10% to the church and pay taxes every six months. All men [sic] can attend school until they are 16 years of age."
Dangling Modifiers
If your baby does not like cold apple juice, it should be heated.
Your answer:
1. If your baby does not like cold apple juice, the apple juice should be heated.
looks good
Dangling Modifiers
When they are fresh, eating oranges can often keep away the cold virus.
Your answer:
2. Eating fresh oranges can often keep away the cold virus.
correct
Predication
Our plans for tomorrow should begin today.
Your answer:
3. Our plans for tomorrow should begin immediately.
good
Punctuating Sentences
The dinner party will begin at 8 o’clock sharp.
Your answer:
4. correct
yes
Punctuating Sentences
Without a doubt, cramming for the test.
Your answer:
5. Without a doubt, cramming for the test gave me a headache.
looks good
Punctuating Sentences
He took the curve too sharply, it caused an accident.
Your answer:
6. He took the curve to sharply and caused an accident.
Wording is OK except this: too
Punctuation—Colon
The ingredients for my favorite grilled sandwich are: peanut butter and bananas.
Your answer:
7. The ingredients for my favorite grilled sandwhich are peanut butter and bananas.
perfect
Punctuation—Colon
Studying is exciting: find something about the subject that interests you, and resolve to become an expert.
Your answer:
8. Studying is exciting, find something about the subject that interests you, and resolve to become an expert.
You created a run-on; better to keep the colon after "exciting," put a capital F on "find," and delete the comma after "you."
Punctuation—Dash
Pens come in all shapes—my favorite is an ergonomic one shaped like a wishbone.
Your answer:
9. Pens come in all shapes--my favorite is an ergonomic one shaped like a wishbone.
Don't use a dash to separate independent clauses; you could use a colon there, or maybe a semicolon. If you use a colon, be sure to put a capital M on "my."
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/colon.htm
and
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/dash.htm
Punctuation—Hyphen
She ate two thirds of the pie in one sitting!
Your answer:
10.She are two-thirds of the pie in one sitting!
correct
Punctuation—Hyphen
The high rise building is located at 3114 Main Street.
Your answer:
11.The high-rise building is located at 3114 Main Street.
correct
Punctuation—Parentheses
The blouse did not fit properly. (You will find it in this package.)
Your answer:
12. The blouse (In this package.) did not fit properly.
correct except make the I lower-case and remove the period after "package."
Punctuation—Square Brackets
The article about American history stated, “The revolution began over a beer [during Prohibition] and ended with a bang.”
Your answer:
13. Correct
correct
Inclusive Language—Nonsexist Language
We need more manpower to finish the job on schedule.
Your answer:
14. We need more personnel to finish the job on schedule.
correct
Inclusive Language—Nonracist and Nonagist Language
The woman who earned the award was a Negro from Louisiana.
Your answer:
15. The woman who earned the award was a African-American from Louisiana.
correct, except you need "an" instead of "a" in front of a word that begins with a vowel; you could also simply state this: The woman who earned the award was from Louisiana.
Inclusive Language—Nonracist and Nonagist Language
It seems that every Golden Ager is on the bus trip to Laughlin, Nevada.
Your answer:
16. correct
Hmmm. Golden Ager??
Inclusive Language—Talking about People with Disabilities and Disease
The blind people were downtown for a national conference.
Your answer:
17. People with vision impairments were down for a national conference.
correct, except isn't it "downtown"?
Inclusive Language—Talking about People with Disabilities and Disease
His sister is afflicted with polio and muscular dystrophy, so she is confined to a wheelchair.
Your answer:
18. His sister has polio and muscular dystrophy, so she uses a wheelchair.
correct
Inclusive Language—Quoting from Biased Material
The mayors and their wives were invited on a tour of the state buildings.
Your answer:
19. The mayors and their wives [sic] were invited on a tour of the state building.
correct
Inclusive Language—Quoting from Biased Material
Back in the 1400s, the laws governing the people were quite specific: “All men shall tithe 10% to the church and pay taxes every six months. All men can attend school until they are 16 years of age.”
Your answer:
20. Back in the 1400s, the law governing the people quite specific: "All men [sic]shall tithe 10% to the church and pay taxes every six months. All men [sic] can attend school until they are 16 years of age."
I'm not sure; in referring to the 1400s, the words "men" is probably correct. Girls/women weren't accorded much attention outside the home.
=)
Thanks for your help!!I suprised myself. I am not good when it comes to English, but looks like I am getting better.
is this sentence corrected, If your baby does not like cold apple juice, it should be heated.
Punctuating Sentences
The dinner party will begin at 8 o’clock sharp.
This is not correct. 8 o' clock sharp is unclear by failing to indicate a.m. or p.m. AND precise time (sharp) should be indicated in a sentence by a numeral entry
8:00 p.m. sharp
Rob, is that necessary? The fact that it speaks of a dinner party, eliminates 8:00 a.m. Right?
Hee hee... I didn't think of that! Ur right. dinner means night... not morning. Good point. Thanks! :)
19. The mayors and their spouses were invited on a tour of the state building.
Because mayors can be male or female.
In reference to number 4. You should write out the number when usine 0'clock.
The dinner party will begin at eight o'clock sharp.
I thought that a number under 10 had to be written out.
1. Although heated in the microwave, the center of the pizza was still cold.
2. Eating fresh oranges can often keep the cold virus away.
3. no change
4. no change
5. I will pass the test, without a doubt, since I have been cramming for the test.
6. He took the curve too sharply; his reckless driving caused an accident.
7. The ingredients for my favorite grilled sandwich are peanut butter and bananas.
8. Studying is exciting; find something about the subject that interests you, and resolve to become an expert.
9. No change.
10. She requested two- and three-yard ribbons for her sewing project.
11. The high-rise building is located at 3114 Main Street.
12. No Change.
13. No change.
14. We need more staff to finish the job on schedule.
15. The woman who earned the award was from Louisiana.
16. Bus trips to Laughlin, Nevada, seem to be popular amongst retired people.
17. Visually-impaired people were downtown for a national conference.
18. His sister is afflicted with polio and muscular dystrophy, so she has to use a wheelchair.
19. The mayors and their guest were invited on a tour of the state buildings.
20. Back in the 1400s, the laws governing the people were quite specific: “All men [people] shall tithe 10% to the church and pay taxes every six months. All men [people] can attend school until they are 16 years of age.”
Dangling Modifiers 1:
Your answer, "If your baby does not like cold apple juice, the apple juice should be heated," is correct. You have correctly rephrased the sentence to eliminate the dangling modifier by specifying that it is the apple juice that should be heated.
Dangling Modifiers 2:
Your answer, "Eating fresh oranges can often keep away the cold virus," is correct. You have successfully eliminated the dangling modifier by starting the sentence with the subject "eating fresh oranges."
Predication 3:
Your answer, "Our plans for tomorrow should begin immediately," is not a correct rephrasing of the sentence. The sentence already implies that the plans for tomorrow should begin today. A better rephrasing would be "Our plans for tomorrow should be prepared today," to clarify that the action of planning should start today.
Punctuating Sentences 4:
Your answer, "correct," is correct. The sentence is punctuated correctly.
Punctuating Sentences 5:
Your answer, "Without a doubt, cramming for the test gave me a headache," is not a correct rephrasing of the sentence. The original sentence is not a complete sentence because it lacks a subject. A better rephrasing would be "Without a doubt, cramming for the test is not recommended as it gave me a headache."
Punctuating Sentences 6:
Your answer, "He took the curve to sharply and caused an accident," is not a correct rephrasing of the sentence. The correct rephrasing should be "He took the curve too sharply, causing an accident." This way, you connect the action of taking the curve too sharply to causing the accident.
Punctuation—Colon 7:
Your answer, "The ingredients for my favorite grilled sandwich are peanut butter and bananas," is correct. You have correctly punctuated the sentence with a colon.
Punctuation—Colon 8:
Your answer, "Studying is exciting, find something about the subject that interests you, and resolve to become an expert," is not a correct rephrasing of the sentence. The correct rephrasing should be "Studying is exciting: find something about the subject that interests you, and resolve to become an expert." In this way, you use a colon to introduce the list of actions that should be taken.
Punctuation—Dash 9:
Your answer, "Pens come in all shapes--my favorite is an ergonomic one shaped like a wishbone," is not a correct rephrasing of the sentence. The correct rephrasing should be "Pens come in all shapes—my favorite is an ergonomic one shaped like a wishbone." Use an em dash to set off the additional information about your favorite pen.
Punctuation—Hyphen 10:
Your answer, "She ate two-thirds of the pie in one sitting!" is not a correct rephrasing of the sentence. The correct rephrasing should be "She ate two-thirds of the pie in one sitting!" Use a hyphen between "two" and "thirds" to correctly represent the fraction.
Punctuation—Hyphen 11:
Your answer, "The high-rise building is located at 3114 Main Street," is correct. You have correctly used a hyphen to join "high" and "rise" to form the compound adjective "high-rise."
Punctuation—Parentheses 12:
Your answer, "The blouse (In this package.) did not fit properly," is not a correct rephrasing of the sentence. The correct rephrasing should be "The blouse (you will find it in this package) did not fit properly." Use the parentheses to clarify where the blouse is located.
Punctuation—Square Brackets 13:
Your answer, "Correct," is correct. The sentence is punctuated correctly.
Inclusive Language—Nonsexist Language 14:
Your answer, "We need more personnel to finish the job on schedule," is correct. You have successfully replaced the term "manpower" with a nonsexist term.
Inclusive Language—Nonracist and Nonagist Language 15:
Your answer, "The woman who earned the award was an African-American from Louisiana," is correct. You have successfully replaced the outdated term "Negro" with a more inclusive term.
Inclusive Language—Nonracist and Nonagist Language 16:
Your answer, "correct," is correct. The sentence does not need any changes to be more inclusive.
Inclusive Language—Talking about People with Disabilities and Disease 17:
Your answer, "People with vision impairments were downtown for a national conference," is correct. You have successfully replaced the term "blind people" with a more inclusive and respectful term.
Inclusive Language—Talking about People with Disabilities and Disease 18:
Your answer, "His sister has polio and muscular dystrophy, so she uses a wheelchair," is correct. You have successfully replaced the term "afflicted with" with a more respectful term.
Inclusive Language—Quoting from Biased Material 19:
Your answer, "The mayors and their wives [sic] were invited on a tour of the state building," is correct. You have correctly used square brackets to indicate that the term "wives" is from the original material and might be biased or outdated.
Inclusive Language—Quoting from Biased Material 20:
Your answer, "Back in the 1400s, the law governing the people [sic] quite specific: 'All men [sic] shall tithe 10% to the church and pay taxes every six months. All men [sic] can attend school until they are 16 years of age,'" is correct. You have correctly used square brackets to indicate that the terms "men" and "law" in the original material might be biased or outdated.