I am just not sure about these questions. Any help is greatly appreciated.
1: Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.
A: Although the trend is shifting, careers in science and technology continue to attract predominately men.
B: Although the trend is shifting, careers in science and technology continues to attract predominately men.
C: Neither of the two women who responded to my personal ad seem like a suitable match for my, outgoing, athletic nature.
D: Neither of the two women who responded to my personal ad look like a suitable match for my outgoing, athletic nature.
MY ANSWER: A
2: Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.
A: Dental veneers made of porcelain or plastic can covers chipped, stained, or crooked teeth.
B: Dental veneers made of porcelain or plastic can hides chipped, stained, or crooked teeth.
C: One of the athletes in the weightlifting competition was disqualified for using an anabolic steroid.
D: One of the athletes in the weightlifting competition were disqualified for using an anabolic steroid.
MY ANSWER: C
3: Identify the sentence with correct pronoun agreement.
A: I know who parks his car illegally in the stall reserved for the provost.
B: I know whom parks his car illegally in the stall reserved for the provost.
C: Everyone at the building permit office wanted their application to be processed within a few working days.
D: Everyone at the building permit office wanted their applications to be processed within a few working days.
MY ANSWER: C
4: Identify the sentence with correct adjective or adverb.
A: Dorie is the short person in the room, standing at just five feet tall.
B: My mother has five children, and I am the oldest.
C: Habanero chilies are more hotter then jalapeno peppers.
D: Although Ralph’s panic attacks were bad, his neuroses were worst.
MY ANSWER: C
5: Identify the sentence with correct adjective or adverb
A: I have little to offer, but you have lesser.
B: If Dennis were least obnoxious, potential clients might find him more approachable.
C: I need a haircut badly.
D: The summer solstice is the most longest day of the year.
MY ANSWER: C
6: Indicate whether the underlined words or groups of words need capital or lower case letters by selecting the best choice. If an underlined section is correct, select “No change.”
A: “don’t say a word.”
B: “Don’t Say A Word.”
C: “Don’t Say a Word.”
D: No change.
MY ANSWER: A
7: Identify the sentence that uses numbers and abbreviations correctly.
A: My professor assigned 5 homework problems.
B: One tbsp. equals fifteen milliliters.
C: 20 horses are in the field.
D: The main cave at Lascaux is called the Great Hall of Bulls: e.g., it has a picture of bulls and horses in many colors.
MY ANSWER: B
8: Identify the sentence that uses numbers and abbreviations correctly
A: 26 people posted messages to my blog in just thirty-three minutes.
B: I learned in anatomy class that the adult human body contains 206 bones, and over 20 of them are located in the hand alone.
C: To avoid traffic, Kenneth leaves home at 5 o’clock each weekday morning.
D: Mehrun and Jimmy will meet us at the basketball court by three-thirty.
MY ANSWER: B
9: Identify the sentence that contains the correct form (the contraction or the possessive word).
A: All of the stylists stations at the hair salon are furnished with posh leather chairs.
B: All of the stylists’ stations at the hair salon are furnished with posh leather chairs.
C: All of the stylist’s stations at the hair salon are furnished with posh leather chairs.
D: All of the stylist stations at the hair salon are furnished with posh leather chairs.
MY ANSWER: C
3, 4, 8, 9 -- all incorrect; please re-think.
6 - hard to say. What is underlined?
I forgot the rest of the question on Num. 6.
"Hush little baby," my grandfather would often whisper softly to me, "Don't say a word." ("Don't say a word." is underlined) thank you.
I'm still thinking on the others.
Ok, here is my corrected answers.
#3: A
#4: A
#8: D
#9: B
6 - yes, A is correct.
Your corrections for 3, 4, and 9 are good.
Your original choice for 8 is correct. Sorry, I was misreading it.
Thank you so much. I greatly appreciate it.
You're welcome.
Just wanted to say thank you very much for your help to Writeacher. I made a 95 on my test. Thanks again.
Identify the complete sentence that is correctly punctuated.
a. Most people support the sex offender registry, I worry that this information will promote discrimation.
b. Most people support the sex offender registry; and I worry that this information will promote discrimation.
Most people support the sex offender registry; this information will promote discrimation.
Great job on answering the questions! Here's an explanation for each question:
1. The correct sentence is A. To identify correct subject-verb agreement, you need to ensure that the subject and verb match in number. In sentence A, "careers" (plural) is the subject and "continue" (plural) is the verb. They agree in number.
2. The correct sentence is C. In sentence C, "One" (singular) is the subject and "was" (singular) is the verb. They agree in number.
3. The correct sentence is D. To identify correct pronoun agreement, you need to ensure that the pronoun matches the noun in number. In sentence D, "everyone" (singular) is the noun and "their" (plural) is the pronoun. They don't agree in number. The correct form should be "everyone... wanted his or her application."
4. The correct sentence is A. In sentence A, "short" is used as an adjective to describe "person." "More hotter" in sentence C is incorrect as it uses a comparative form ("more") with a word that is already in the superlative form ("hotter").
5. The correct sentence is C. In sentence C, "badly" is an adverb that describes the verb "need." "Most longest" in sentence D is incorrect as it uses two superlative forms ("most" and "longest") together.
6. The correct answer is C. "Don’t Say a Word" is the correct capitalization for the sentence. The first word after the quotation mark should be capitalized, but all others should be in lowercase unless they are proper nouns or start a new sentence.
7. The correct sentence is B. Abbreviations should follow standard rules, such as "tbsp." for tablespoon and "ml" for milliliters. The other options have incorrect use of abbreviations.
8. The correct sentence is B. In sentence B, the numbers are written out correctly, and the abbreviations "206" for bones and "20" for the number of bones in the hand are used appropriately.
9. The correct sentence is C. The possessive form "stylist's" indicates ownership and is correct in sentence C. The other options have incorrect forms of possession or use no possessive form at all.
Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any further questions.