Question 1

Directions: Use your knowledge of reading, writing, and the conventions of grammar to answer the following questions. Identify the error: My grandmother said we could eat the pie after everyone finished their chores.

Accepted Answer

The sentence should read "My grandmother said we could eat the pie after everyone finished his or her chores." The use of "their" to refer to a singular subject is grammatically incorrect. Using "his or her" is the correct way to show gender neutrality.

Question 2

Directions: Use your knowledge of reading, writing, and the conventions of grammar to answer the following questions. ____ students have to organize a fundraiser for the computer lab.

Accepted Answer

"We" is the subject pronoun that is needed to indicate who will be organizing the fundraiser. "Us" is an object pronoun and would be grammatically incorrect in this context.

Question 3

Directions: Use your knowledge of reading, writing, and the conventions of grammar to answer the following questions."Every time we try to celebrate a holiday with our extended family"

Accepted Answer

The sentence lacks a main subject and verb, making it a fragment. It should be revised to include a main clause.

Question 4

Directions: Use your knowledge of reading, writing, and the conventions of grammar to answer the following questions."Every Saturday, I plays softball with my coworkers" is an example of

Accepted Answer

The subject "I" is singular, but the verb "plays" is plural. It should be "play" to match the subject/verb agreement.

Question 5

Directions: Use your knowledge of reading, writing, and the conventions of grammar to answer the following questions. "If you submit your application on time, the committee is guaranteed to look at it" is a ____________ .

Accepted Answer

This sentence is a complex sentence because it contains an independent clause ("the committee is guaranteed to look at it") and a dependent clause ("If you submit your application on time").

Question 6

Directions: Use your knowledge of reading, writing, and the conventions of grammar to answer the following questions. The student turned in ___ history paper on George Washington.

Accepted Answer

"History" begins with a consonant sound, so the article "a" should be used before it. "An" is used before words that begin with a vowel sound.

Question 7

Directions: Use your knowledge of reading, writing, and the conventions of grammar to answer the following questions.Identify the error: After every dinner party, Susan argue that she paid too much of the bill.

Accepted Answer

The correct verb form should be "argues" to match the singular subject "Susan."

Question 8

Directions: Use your knowledge of reading, writing, and the conventions of grammar to answer the following questions.Each of the discounted items ______ displayed in the shop window yesterday.

Accepted Answer

Since the sentence talks about the past, it requires the past tense verb “was.” Therefore, we should use “was” instead of “is” or “were.”

Question 9

Directions: Use your knowledge of reading, writing, and the conventions of grammar to answer the following questions. It is important to treat other people ________.

Accepted Answer

"Well" is an adverb and describes how you treat other people. "Good" is an adjective and describes the noun. Therefore, the correct answer is "well."

Question 10

Directions: Use your knowledge of reading, writing, and the conventions of grammar to answer the following questions.The blue ceramic vase, ______ was left on the coffee table, broke during an earthquake.

Accepted Answer

"Which" is the correct relative pronoun to introduce a non-restrictive clause because it adds extra information to the sentence without changing the main meaning. "That" is used for restrictive clauses that are essential to the meaning of the sentence. Therefore, the best choice is B) which.

Question 11

Directions: Use your knowledge of reading, writing, and the conventions of grammar to answer the following questions. ______ was the last person to turn out the lights?

Accepted Answer

In this sentence, the word "who" is used as the subject of the sentence, referring to the person who performed the action of turning out the lights. Therefore, the subjective case "who" is the correct choice.

Question 12

Directions: Use your knowledge of reading, writing, and the conventions of grammar to answer the following questions.The correct plural of the word woman is

Accepted Answer

The correct plural form of woman is women. This is because in English, many plural nouns are formed by adding an -s or -es to the singular form, and this is one of those cases. The incorrect forms would be womans or womens, as neither follows the standard rules for forming plurals.

Question 13

Directions: Use your knowledge of reading, writing, and the conventions of grammar to answer the following questions. "The store manager started a competition, clerks with the most sales will receive a gift certificate"

Accepted Answer

The sentence is a run-on because it improperly connects two independent clauses without a conjunction or proper punctuation, making it a comma splice.

Question 14

Directions: Use your knowledge of reading, writing, and the conventions of grammar to answer the following questions.Predicate adjectives appear after the nouns they modify.

Accepted Answer

Predicate adjectives appear after the nouns they modify, so this statement is true.

Question 15

Directions: Use your knowledge of reading, writing, and the conventions of grammar to answer the following questions.A compound sentence combines two simple sentences.

Accepted Answer

A compound sentence combines two simple sentences using a conjunction, semi-colon, or colon.

Question 16

Directions: Use your knowledge of reading, writing, and the conventions of grammar to answer the following questions.Active of Passive Voice? The cookies were passed to all the hungry guests.

Accepted Answer

The sentence is in passive voice because the subject "cookies" is being acted upon by the verb "passed." The action is being done to the cookies by someone/something else (the subject is not the one doing the action).

Question 17

Directions: Use your knowledge of reading, writing, and the conventions of grammar to answer the following questions. Misplaced modifiers can be corrected with a semicolon or a period.

Accepted Answer

Misplaced modifiers can be corrected by placing them in the proper location in the sentence, not necessarily by using a semicolon or a period.

Question 18

Directions: Use your knowledge of reading, writing, and the conventions of grammar to answer the following questions.Active of Passive Voice? I passed the same store several times before noticing it.

Accepted Answer

The sentence has a subject (I) performing the action (passed). Therefore, it is in the active voice.

Question 19

Directions: Use your knowledge of reading, writing, and the conventions of grammar to answer the following questions.Identify the error: Elizabeth called me, even though she knows I be working late all week.

Accepted Answer

The verb "be" should be changed to the present tense "am" to match the subject "I." The correct sentence would be "Elizabeth called me, even though she knows I am working late all week."

Question 20

Directions: Use your knowledge of reading, writing, and the conventions of grammar to answer the following questions.Identify the error: Jennifer and Jack watches a movie every Friday night without fail.

Accepted Answer

The subject "Jennifer and Jack" is plural, so the verb should be plural as well. "Watches" is singular, so it is incorrect. The correct form of the verb is "watch."

Quiz 27: Understanding Social Media: A Special Kind of Conversation