Grammar And Punctuation Diagnostic For Students! Trivia Quiz

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1. The babies rattle fell on the floor so her mother rinsed it off.

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The original sentence contains a spelling error, a comma error, and an apostrophe error.

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Punctuation has a major role to play in a sentence and a wrong punctuation changes not only how a person reads the sentence but at times the meaning as well. What we have here is a grammar and punctuation diagnostic for students’ trivia quiz that is designed to see how... see morewell they use punctuations in a sentence or notice wrongly used punctuations. Give it a try and get to gauge yourself. .
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2. Do to the popularity of smart phones, some retailers have to many basic phones left on there shelves.

Explanation

The original sentence contains three commonly confused words (do/due, to/too, there/their).

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3. Some people spend their free time watching old movies on television, reading about celebrities, and then they check their text messages.

Explanation

The original sentence contains an error in parallel construction (parallelism). Choice D contains a spelling error ('there' instead of 'their).

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4. The food sucked but the band was hot. 

Explanation

The original sentence contains slang that does not belong in formal writing.

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5. The container of toxic chemicals are on the top shelf.

Explanation

The original sentence contains an error in subject-verb agreement. There is no possessive, so no apostrophe is needed.

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6. Everyone is being asked to work at least one weekend a month, the alternative is to take a pay cut.

Explanation

The original sentence contains a comma splice.

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7. The access road is being repaired, so travelers that drive to the airport should allow extra time.

Explanation

Use 'who' not 'that' for people.

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8. Nurses who complete 20 hours of voluntary community service may wear a Helping Hands pin on his or her uniform.

Explanation

The original sentence contains an error in pronoun-antecedent agreement.

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9. Every successful job candidate needs three qualities, patience, persistence, and perseverence.

Explanation

The original sentence lacks a needed colon.

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10. Driving too quickly, the car left the road and hit a tree.

Explanation

This revision provides clarity by identifying the driver as the one responsible for the speed, which caused the accident. It also maintains the cause-and-effect relationship between speeding and the accident. The other options either have punctuation issues or maintain the original sentence's ambiguity, which implies that the car was driving itself.

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11. The cafeteria was in an uproar because every student was overcharged for their lunch

Explanation

The original sentence contains an error in pronoun-antecedent agreement.

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12. Muttering to himself, the disoriented man wandered through the mall for hours before anyone stopped him. 

Explanation

The original sentence is correct.

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13. Every job seeker should have an error-free resume, good references, and be on time for employment interviews.      

Explanation

The original sentence contained an error in parallel construction (parallelism).

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14. The library's main entrance is blocked by scaffolding, however the side door is open.

Explanation

The original sentence contains a comma splice.

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15. In addition to textbooks, the bookstore sells:  copy paper, printer ink, and paper clips.

Explanation

The colon is used incorrectly in the original sentence.

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16. Everyone who is going to the picnic should wear their most comfortable shoes. 

Explanation

The original sentence contains an error in pronoun-antecedent agreement. Choice C fixes the pronoun problem but creates an error in subject-verb agreement.

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17. The architects spent more than a week studying the property they designed a perfect building for the site.

Explanation

The original is a run-on (fused) sentence. Choice C fixes the punctuation problem but creates three spelling errors involving commonly confused words (then/than, week/weak, site/sight).

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18. Before I was hired, I was interviewed by George Madison Director of Marketing, Marsha McKenzie Vice President of Human Resources, and Darian Dominguez Assistant Director of Product Development.

Explanation

The original sentence is incorrect because semicolons are required to separate items in a series when those items contain (or need) internal commas.

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19. Peering through the fog, the Statue of Liberty was visible across the chilly water.

Explanation

The original sentence contains a dangling modifier.

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20. None of the neighbors were home when the delivery truck arrived.

Explanation

The original sentence contains an error in subject-verb agreement. (The subject of the sentence is "none," not "neighbors.")

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The babies rattle fell on the floor so her mother rinsed it off.
Do to the popularity of smart phones, some retailers have to many...
Some people spend their free time watching old movies on...
The food sucked but the band was hot. 
The container of toxic chemicals are on the top shelf.
Everyone is being asked to work at least one weekend a month, the...
The access road is being repaired, so travelers that drive to the...
Nurses who complete 20 hours of voluntary community service may wear a...
Every successful job candidate needs three qualities, patience,...
Driving too quickly, the car left the road and hit a tree.
The cafeteria was in an uproar because every student was overcharged...
Muttering to himself, the disoriented man wandered through the mall...
Every job seeker should have an error-free resume, good...
The library's main entrance is blocked by...
In addition to textbooks, the bookstore sells:  copy paper,...
Everyone who is going to the picnic should wear their most...
The architects spent more than a week studying the property...
Before I was hired, I was interviewed by George Madison Director of...
Peering through the fog, the Statue of Liberty was visible across the...
None of the neighbors were home when the delivery truck...
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