Choose the sentence with correct punctuation and capitalization in each pair.
a) We read a short essay from Langston Hughes' book The Big Sea.
b) The book is an autobiography, and the essay is called Salvation.
Ques. 2Choose the sentence with correct punctuation and capitalization in each pair.
a) Are you sure we've earned enough miles to use for a round-trip ticket?
b) Are you sure we've earned enough miles to use for, a round-trip ticket?
Ques. 3Choose the sentence with correct punctuation and capitalization in each pair.
a) I enjoy walking to campus in the fall, because the trees look so beautiful.
b) I enjoy walking to campus in the fall because the trees look so beautiful.
Ques. 4Choose the sentence with correct punctuation and capitalization in each pair.
a) Our club spent the day riding roller coasters at an amusement park, it was fun.
b) Our club spent the day riding roller coasters at an amusement park. It was fun.
Ques. 5Choose the sentence with correct punctuation and capitalization in each pair.
a) Drivers on the snowy road pulled over and made sure their chains were in place.
b) Drivers on the snowy road pulled over, and made sure their chains were in place.
Ques. 6Choose the sentence with correct punctuation and capitalization in each pair.
a) Our office needs: white paper, ink cartridges, and correction fluid.
b) Our office needs the following supplies: white paper, ink cartridges, and correction fluid.
Ques. 7Circle the letter of the incorrect sentence in each pair (a or b). Now that you have become more
familiar with these terms, try to identify the error that the sentence contains (c, d, or e).
a) That litter of puppies was so cute that we wanted to keep them all.
b) That litter of puppies were so cute that we wanted to keep them all.
c) misplaced modifier d) fragment e) subject-verb agreement error
Ques. 8Circle the letter of the incorrect sentence in each pair (a or b). Now that you have become more
familiar with these terms, try to identify the error that the sentence contains (c, d, or e).
a) Making a loud noise, I called the landlord about my air conditioner.
b) I called the landlord about my noisy air conditioner.
c) incorrect verb form d) misplaced modifier e) fragment
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