Comm_215_Review

The following word group is a FRAGMENT 1. That movie, one of my favorites. True 2. The local baseball tea, needing a good pitcher most of all. True 3. Using a flashlight, he looked under the bed for his shoes. False The capitalized verb agrees with the subject 4. Three employees from our company and one from our competitor WAS fired. False 5. Forgot to write sentence. True 6. Six girls and one boy WAS in the dance class. False Quotation marks are correctly used in the following sentence, the entire sentence is correctly punctuated and all the words are capitalized. 7. “This is a fantastic opportunity”, the salesman insisted. False 8. “Are you serious'!'” Fred asked. False 9. My best friend said that “She’d heard something like that.” False Sentence Fragment, Comma Splice, Run-On Sentence, or Complete Sentence 10. Cats, unlike dogs and fond of sitting on laps. Sentence Fragment 11. I don’t know what you want me to do, the directions are not clear. Comma S 12. While I like bacon, it is not good for me. Complete Sentence 13. I like chocolate she likes butterscotch. Run-On Sentence Pronoun Shift in Number, Pronoun Shift in Person, Ambiguous Reference, or No Error 14. When one buys insurance, you need to be clear about your needs. Pronoun Shift in Person 15. A person who is attempting to improve their character needs to become aware of their own weakness as well as the good qualities of others. Pronoun shift in Number 16. Sally told Janice that she made the honor roll. Ambiguous Reference 17. The new employees worked long hours, hoping that doing so would advance their careers. No Error 18. Dave hoped that Steve and ___ would win the tennis tournament. He 19. Lisa hoped that Shelly had remembered to ask her mother for the chocolate chip cookies. Ambiguous Reference Identify the location or locations where the apostrophe error occurs 20. When we we’re (A) on our way home, we were (B) eager to get they’re (C). A and C 21. “Put the clothes over they’re (A), “he said. “That is where they’re (B) going”. A 22. When the dog knocked over it’s (A) bowl, the little girl claimed that the dog wasn’t (B) her’s (C). A and C Which portion of the sentence is followed by a letter that’s not parallel 23. The company president inspired his employees (A), charmed the press (B), and redefined his company’s strategic plan (C). No error 24. The clown juggles (A), make animal balloons (B), and will paint faces (C). C 25. The retired fireman liked fishing (A), to hunt (B), and watching basketball on television. A Choose the appropriate irregular verb form in the sentence 26. Whenever I ___ to go to the grocery store, I always ___ for fresh produce. Want/Looked 27. In light of recent developments, the company president ___ his position. rethought 28. I was surprised by how successful Janice _____. had become 29. In retrospect, Jason shouldn’t have taken that important business call right after he’d been _____. awakened 30. Investing in pure research ____ yields no immediate profit, can be hard to justify when a company is in financial difficulties. , which 31. I had hoped the police would blame Bruce, not ____. me 32. Some interviews ____ have a clear sense of what they want in an employees, ask very tough questions. who 33. A venture capitalist has to be willing to take risks when ____ invests ____ money. He/she or his/hers 34. Many times people will ask a writer where ____ gets ____ ideas. He/she or his/her Revise the word group, remove fragments and error 35. I like baseball because it is fun and teaches me about the sport. 36. The White Sox are really good at the fundamentals of baseball. Which is why they won the World Series in 2005. The White Sox are really good at the fundamentals of baseball, which is why they won the World Series in 2005. Revise the word group, and remove the run-on 37. Studying is hard work many students find they study better when they take regular breaks. Many students find they study better when they take regular breaks. 38. Some tests are so hard that no one does well on them other tests are too easy and don’t really test comprehension. Some tests are so hard that no one does well on them. Other tests are too easy and don’t really test comprehension. Revise the sentence so that the subject and verbs agree 39. One of my friends want to attend my graduation ceremony. One of my favorite friends wants to attend my graduation ceremony. 40. Seven cats, two monkeys, and a dog plays in the store window. Seven cats, two monkeys, and a dog play in the store window. Remove Pronoun errors 41. When a police officer fires his gun, he must fill out a lot of paperwork. When the police officers fire their guns, they must fill out a lot of paperwork. 42. When a teacher writes an exam, they think about what aspects of students learning they want to write. When a teacher writes an exam, he or she must think about aspects of a student learning to write. Remove Apostrophe 43. Some people know where they parked they’re cars, and some don’t. their 44. I gave you your’s, and Im sorry if its broken now. Yours , I’m, it’s 45. The hurricane destroyed some oil rigs. Fuel prices rose. Fuel prices rose because the hurricane destroyed some oil rigs. 46. People know they are going to have to retire. They often don’t save enough money to do so comfortably. People know they’re going to retire; however, they often don’t save enough money to do so comfortably. 47. Have you ever read the story “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe' Dave asked. “Have you ever read the story ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’ by Edgar Allan Poe'” Dave asked. 48. Did the professor say Put down your pencils' Janice asked. “Did the professor say, ‘Put down your pencils’' Janice asked. 49. To succeed in the new economy, workers will have to learn throughout their careers, adapt to changing circumstances, and self-motivation will be needed. To succeed in the new economy, workers will have to learn throughout their careers, adapt to changing circumstances, and self motivate. 50. Some students hate math; some students dislike math and math is liked by other students. Some students hate math; some dislike math; and other like math.