Grammar Lesson Quiz’s – Flashcards
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Lesson 01 - Fragments Davis had been working on his essay for weeks. The day was rapidly coming upon him, and anxiety started to fill his soul. His anxiety included sweaty hands, shaking, and stumbling of speech.
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. There is no fragment in these sentences.
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The mother hyena attacked a new antelope. While her pups ate her last kill. They were having success today.
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The mother hyena attacked a new antelope while her pups ate her last kill. They were having success today.
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For fear of awakening the child. We try to keep the teenagers quiet after 10 p.m. Sometimes it is rather frustrating.
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For fear of awakening the child, we try to keep the teenagers quiet after 10 p.m. Sometimes it is rather frustrating.
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Every morning as he is going to work. He catches the 6:00 train, walks across the street, and enters the left-hand door. He is a creature of habit.
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Every morning as he is going to work, he catches the 6:00 train, walks across the street, and enters the left-hand door. He is a creature of habit.
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My half sister and I share shoes all the time. Even when we are mad at each other, we share our shoes. Since we really like each other.
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My half sister and I share shoes all the time. Even when we are mad at each other, we share our shoes since we really like each other.
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By regularly checking my coolant, I have kept my motorcycle in good shape for a really long time. Even through the harsh winters in Rexburg. It still runs like a dream.
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By regularly checking my coolant, I have kept my motorcycle in good shape for a really long time. Even through the harsh winters in Rexburg, it still runs like a dream.
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While I was studying. My phone kept buzzing. I felt bad because I was in the library. People with disgusted looks on their faces would look at me each time my phone buzzed.
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While I was studying, my phone kept buzzing. I felt bad because I was in the library. People with disgusted looks on their faces would look at me each time my phone buzzed.
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She dropped her computer today. When it happened, she watched in slow motion. As it smashed on the ground.
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She dropped her computer today. When it happened, she watched in slow motion as it smashed on the ground.
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I moved in to a new pad with all new roommates. To get to know them better. We decided to have roommate dance parties every night.
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I moved in to a new pad with all new roommates. To get to know them better, we decided to have roommate dance parties every night.
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He got all the cash he could ever want in life. For doing absolutely nothing. Can you believe that?
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He got all the cash he could ever want in life for doing absolutely nothing. Can you believe that?
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Lesson 2 - Run Ons Alan didn't find out he had a boot on his car until it was too late. He was very upset when he found out, he punched his car.
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. Alan didn't find out he had a boot on his car until it was too late. He was very upset when he found out, so he punched his car.
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This guy thinks I am from Mexico, he doesn't know I just visited there for 4 months. Everyone was laughing at him when he told me that my English accent was good.
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This guy thinks I am from Mexico. He doesn't know I just visited there for four months. Everyone was laughing at him when he told me that my English accent was good.
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My dog likes to sleep right in the middle of everything it's like he enjoys being in everyone's way. I feel bad when someone accidentally kicks him.
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My dog likes to sleep right in the middle of everything. It's like he enjoys being in everyone's way. I feel bad when someone accidentally kicks him.
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Grant was surprising to everyone, he was a beach bum from California, but he loved to read literature.
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Grant was surprising to everyone. He was a beach bum from California, but he loved to read literature.
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Every time Dana finishes a question, she takes a bite out of her sandwich. It's funny to watch her because we all know when she has finished a question.
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There is no run-on in these sentences.
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Looking at how much homework I have makes me want to puke. I never know where to start, I just start with the thing I like the most.
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Looking at how much homework I have makes me want to puke. I never know where to start, so I just start with the thing I like the most.
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While I was walking my dog, a neighbor stopped to talk to me. She said that she had counted the number of times I had ever walked my dog. I thought that was a little weird.
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There is no run-on in these sentences.
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A popular thing for girls to do is to complain that their hands are cold, the boys then hold their hands to make them warm. This is just a signal girls do to get guys to hold their hands.
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A popular thing for girls to do is to complain that their hands are cold. The boys then hold their hands to make them warm. This is just a signal girls do to get guys to hold their hands.
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I had to start making dinner but I didn't have any cheese. There was no way I was going out to the store in that cold weather!
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I had to start making dinner, but I didn't have any cheese. There was no way I was going out to the store in that cold weather!
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Kyle's car wasn't working, he forgot to turn off his lights. He had woken up on the wrong side of the bed that morning.
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Kyle's car wasn't working; he forgot to turn off his lights. He had woken up on the wrong side of the bed that morning.
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Lesson 03 - Commas According to a girl in the library campus opened in June of 2001.
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. According to a girl in the library, campus opened in June of 2001.
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I've weighed 120 pounds since my senior year of high school.
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This sentence doesn't need a comma.
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Spitting got Sally in trouble.
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This sentence doesn't need a comma.
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You still have a year of school left right?
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You still have a year of school left, right?
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Learning a new subject isn't easy nor does it come quickly.
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This sentence doesn't need a comma.
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When I glance outside I am baffled by how much rain there is on the ground already.
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When I glance outside, I am baffled by how much rain there is on the ground already.
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She could walk to the market in 15 minutes and to campus in 10.
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This sentence doesn't need a comma.
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I was thinking about doing most of my studying tonight but all my pals decided to go swimming.
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I was thinking about doing most of my studying tonight, but all my pals decided to go swimming.
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While I was snowboarding I saw an eagle.
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While I was snowboarding, I saw an eagle.
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Whenever I go to my grandma's house, it brings back memories of my childhood.
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This sentence doesn't need an additional comma.
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Lesson 04 - Comma Rules Class starts on September 10, 2012, and ends on December 19, 2012.
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. The press conference, Mr. President, is going to begin in about 5 minutes.
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This sentence does not require a comma.
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Dizziness, shortness of breath, chest pain, and sweating are all signs of a heart attack.
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He seems to think, however, that it will be much easier to write a paper than perform in a play.
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On November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Texas.
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He told me, by the way, that he really liked the way you sang the song in the concert tonight.
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This sentence doesn't need a comma.
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I had to iron my shirt, get the spot off of my tie, and put on my shoes before I could leave for my job interview.
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One of the most exciting locations in the nation for Red Sox fans is Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.
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I didn't mean to offend you, Shirley, by what I said about woman drivers.
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This test, I believe, will be harder than all the other tests I have taken in this class.
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I was born in May of 1988 in Teton, Idaho.
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This sentence doesn't need a comma.
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Rexburg, Idaho, was incorporated on May 14, 1883.
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This sentence doesn't need a comma.
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I'm going to have to ask you to leave, George, because I need to go to work in five minutes.
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I took a really hard test today and got 100 percent on it; I thought, however, I got one question wrong.
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I knew, of course, that we would be good friends when you pulled your Harry Potter poster out of your suitcase.
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The winning tickets were sold in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, and California.
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Lesson 9 ...I need to buy bananas, apples, and we should pick up some yogurt, too.
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I need to buy bananas, apples, and yogurt.
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Forgetting to put in my contacts makes me blind and bothers me all day long.
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This sentence is correct.
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Albert was excited to go skiing, buy warm socks, and doing none of his homework this weekend.
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Albert was excited to go skiing, buy warm socks, and do none of his homework this weekend.
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It's easier to type a paper than writing it by hand.
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It's easier to type a paper than to write it by hand.
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The girl on the corner liked making lemonade stands more than to go to the park with her family.
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The girl on the corner liked making lemonade stands more than going to the park with her family.
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His teachers thought he cared about his tests, did all of his homework, and his motivation was high.
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His teachers thought he cared about his tests, did all of his homework, and had high motivation.
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Eating too much sugar will make you gain weight as well as creating an addiction.
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Eating too much sugar will make you gain weight as well as create an addiction.
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Driving a car is better than to fly in a plane if you are only going a short distance.
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Driving a car is better than flying in a plane if you are only going a short distance.
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Speaking Spanish and writing Spanish are two of my favorite things to do.
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This sentence is correct.
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This paper needs to be written, editing, and printed out for class tomorrow.
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This paper needs to be written, edited, and printed out for class tomorrow.
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Lesson 10..................... "When a person doesn't have goals, they have no direction in life."
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- - - - When people don't have goals, they have no direction in life.
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"A teacher should provide each student with a copy of ______ test."
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his or her
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"Farmers may not earn a lot of money, but you learn how to work hard."
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Farmers may not make a lot of money, but THEY LEARN how to work hard.
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"Human beings can be quite irresponsible when it comes to how we deal with trash. They usually just throw it away and forget about it. We should really find ways to recycle or reuse things we no longer need."
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Human beings can be quite irresponsible when it comes to how we deal with trash. WE usually just throw it away and forget about it. WE should really find ways to recycle or reuse things we no longer need.
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"Americans need to take their civic duties more seriously. When Election Day comes around, do we take the time to vote or do we make excuses?"
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We Americans need to take our civic duties more seriously. When Election Day comes around, do WE take the time to vote or do we make excuses?
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"You can tell by their faces if a person is honest or not."
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You can tell by a person's face if HE OR SHE is honest or not.
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"We couldn't get a pool until I was three years old."
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This sentence is correct as is and needs no revision.
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"A nurse is on call 24/7 for whatever her patients might need."
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Nurses are on call 24/7 to meet THEIR patients' needs.
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"Parents must be supportive if they want their children to become a college graduate."
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Parents must be supportive if they want THEIR children to become college graduates.
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"Whenever my family eats at a restaurant, we cause quite a scene. They make so much noise that people stare at us disapprovingly."
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Whenever my family eats at a restaurant, WE cause quite a scene. WE make so much noise that people stare at US disapprovingly.
