Punctuation And Grammar Quiz

The correct answer is "You do those problems easily." This is the correct form because "do" is the correct verb form to use with "you." Additionally, "easily" is the correct adverb form to describe how the problems are done. The other options are incorrect because they either use the wrong verb form ("does" instead of "do") or the wrong adverb form ("easy" instead of "easily").

The correct answer is "If you eat a balanced diet, you will be healthier." This answer is grammatically correct and properly punctuated. It follows the standard sentence structure of "If [condition], [result]." The use of the word "balanced" to describe the diet indicates that it contains a variety of nutrients in appropriate proportions, which is generally considered to be healthier.

The answer "I have many chores every morning: milking the cows, feeding the cat, finishing homework, preparing for school." is correct because it uses a colon to introduce a list of chores that the speaker has every morning. This punctuation choice helps to clearly separate the introductory statement from the list, making the sentence more organized and easier to read.

The correct answer is "Bring your books with you: the novel, the play, the autobiography." This answer correctly uses a colon to introduce the list of books that should be brought. The colon helps to clearly separate the instruction to bring the books from the list itself.

The correct answer is "Both the corn and the wheat have been harvested." The subject "Both the corn and the wheat" is plural, so the verb "have" should be used instead of "has." Additionally, the present perfect tense "have been harvested" is appropriate to indicate that the harvesting has recently occurred.

The correct answer is "The children were playing quietly; I had time to bake muffins." This answer is correct because it uses a semicolon to correctly join two independent clauses. The semicolon is used to indicate a stronger connection between the two clauses than a comma would provide. In this case, it shows that the fact that the children were playing quietly directly led to the speaker having time to bake muffins.

This sentence correctly uses subject-verb agreement and punctuation. The phrase "no less than the wholesaler" is an aside that doesn't affect the grammatical number of the subject, which is "grocer" (singular). Therefore, the singular verb "is" is correct. The commas are used correctly to set off the nonrestrictive phrase.

Option b) incorrectly uses the plural verb "are." Option c) has awkward phrasing and an unnecessary "who is." Option d) incorrectly uses "grocery" instead of "grocer."

The correct answer is "Answer the doorbell (who on earth could that be?) because I haven't finished dressing." This answer correctly uses parentheses to indicate a thought or question within the sentence. The phrase "who on earth could that be?" is a separate thought that is being expressed in a questioning manner. The parentheses help to separate this thought from the rest of the sentence. Additionally, the word "because" is used to provide a reason for answering the doorbell, indicating that the speaker hasn't finished dressing.

The correct answer is "It is necessary, however, to maintain a normal weight." The use of commas before and after "however" helps to set it off as a parenthetical element, indicating that it is an interruption or clarification in the sentence. Without the commas, the sentence may be read as "It is necessary however to maintain a normal weight," which could change the meaning or cause confusion. Adding the commas helps to ensure clarity and proper punctuation.

The apostrophe in "it's" is a contraction for "it is," and "hers" is the correct possessive form. So, the sentence correctly uses punctuation and possessive forms for clarity and grammatical accuracy.

The correct answer is "George, Frank, and she are in the pool." The pronoun "she" is used as the subject of the sentence, indicating that George, Frank, and she are the ones in the pool. Using "her" would be incorrect because it is an object pronoun, not a subject pronoun. "Their" is also incorrect because it is a possessive pronoun, and "them" is incorrect because it is an object pronoun.

The correct answer is "Sean often mixes up my sister and me." This is because "me" is the correct pronoun to use when it is the object of the verb "mixes up." In this sentence, "my sister and me" are the objects of the verb "mixes up," so "me" is the appropriate pronoun to use.

The correct answer is "It's raining, and the dogs' coats are soaked." The use of the apostrophe in "dogs'" indicates that the coats belong to multiple dogs. Without the apostrophe, "dogs coats" would suggest that the coats are somehow related to dogs in general, rather than specifically belonging to the dogs in the context of the sentence.

The correct answer is "I wish I were a better musician." This is because the verb "wish" expresses a hypothetical or unreal situation, and in formal English, the subjunctive mood is used in such cases. The subjunctive form of the verb "to be" in the past tense is "were" for all subjects, regardless of whether the subject is singular or plural. Therefore, "I wish I were" is the correct grammatical construction in this context.

The correct sentence, "If he hadn't run, he wouldn't have fallen," uses the past participle "run" after "hadn't." In English, the past perfect tense requires the past participle, not the past tense form. The sentence expresses a hypothetical scenario where running could have prevented a fall.

The given statement "We won the soccer game, we lost the football and basketball games" is not correct because it lacks proper punctuation to separate the two independent clauses. In English, a comma is not sufficient to join two independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction. Therefore, the correct answer is the statement that does not use any punctuation to separate the two clauses.

The pronoun "her" is used here because "each" refers to an individual, and when referring to individuals in a group, the singular pronoun ("her") must agree with "each." The first option incorrectly uses the plural pronoun "their," which does not match the singular subject "each." The third option uses the incorrect homophone "there" instead of "their" or "her." The fourth option is grammatically correct but omits the pronoun and is less specific.

The correct answer is "The trees are losing their leaves--and it's certainly time--because autumn came early." This answer is correct because it correctly uses dashes to set off the phrase "and it's certainly time" and the phrase "because autumn came early." The use of dashes helps to emphasize and separate these phrases from the rest of the sentence, making the sentence clearer and more effective.