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7721. Spot the error: "Above all you must remember to conjugate the verbs correctly on tomorrow's test, " the French teacher said.
- A. "Above all
- B. the verbs
- C. tomorrow's
- D. test,
Explanation: The error is missing a comma after "Above all", which is an introductory phrase.
Correct answer: "Above all7722. Spot the error: The crowd jumped out of their seats and cheered loudly, when the home team scored the game-winningshot at the buzzer.
- A. out of
- B. loudly, when.
- C. game-winning
- D. at
Explanation: The comma before "when" is incorrect because "when the home team scored..." is an essential part of the sentence, not an extra interruption.
Correct answer: loudly, when.7723. Choose the CORRECT option:
- A. "A state-of-the-art printer is not that expensive."
- B. "A state of the art printer is not that expensive."
- C. "A state-of the art printer is not that expensive."
- D. "A state-of-the art printer is not that expensive."
Explanation: This option is correct. "State-of-the-art" is correctly hyphenated as an adjective describing the printer.
Correct answer: "A state-of-the-art printer is not that expensive."7724. Choose the CORRECT option:
- A. "A liberally sprinkled dose of humor was very much appreciated."
- B. "A liberally-sprinkled dose of humor was very much appreciated."
- C. "A liberally-sprinkled-dose of humor was very much appreciated."
- D. "A liberally sprinkled dose-of-humor was very much appreciated."
Explanation: No hyphen is needed because liberally is an adverb modifying sprinkled, and adverb-adjective pairs are not hyphenated. The other options use necessary or incorrect hyphens.
Correct answer: "A liberally sprinkled dose of humor was very much appreciated."7725. CORRECT it: The baby was obviously getting too hot, then Sam did what he could to cool her.
- A. Hot, then Sam did
- B. Hot, Sam did
- C. Hot; Sam, therefore, did
- D. Hot; Sam therefore trying to do
Explanation: The original sentence is a comma splice, two independent clauses joined incorrectly with just a comma. A semicolon (;) or a period is needed instead. Also, adding "therefore" makes the logical connection clearer.
Correct answer: Hot; Sam, therefore, did7726. Punctuate the following word: we are
- A. We're
- B. Were
- C. Were'
- D. Wer'e
Explanation: This is contraction of "we are." It is used to indicate present tense of verb "to be" (are) combined with the pronoun "we."
Correct answer: We're7727. _ You did it again.
- A. Hey!
- B. Wow!
- C. Bravo!
- D. None
Explanation: "Wow!" is used to show strong surprise or admiration. It is the correct choice for this sentence.
Correct answer: Wow!7728. Choose the CORRECTLY punctuated sentence:
- A. Ali said "I am going to the market".
- B. Ali said, "I am going to the market."
- C. Ali said "I am going to the market."
- D. Ali said, "I am going to the market".
Explanation: A comma is placed before quotation marks, and the period stays inside the closing quotation mark.
Correct answer: Ali said, "I am going to the market."7729. Identify the CORRECTLY punctuated sentence:
- A. Pakistan, my homeland is beautiful.
- B. Pakistan my homeland, is beautiful.
- C. Pakistan, my homeland, is beautiful.
- D. Pakistan my homeland is beautiful.
Explanation: The phrase "my homeland" is an appositive and should be enclosed by commas on both sides.
Correct answer: Pakistan, my homeland, is beautiful.7730. Choose the sentence with CORRECT punctuation:
- A. Wow that's an amazing idea!
- B. Wow, that's an amazing idea!
- C. Wow! that's an amazing idea!
- D. Wow that's an amazing idea.
Explanation: The interjection "Wow" should be followed by a comma, not an exclamation mark, when the sentence continues.
Correct answer: Wow, that's an amazing idea!