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A sentence must contain which of the following?
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| | A) | a subject and a fragment |
| | B) | a subject and a predicate |
| | C) | a predicate and a pronoun |
| | D) | a compound subject and end punctuation |
| | E) | a verb and a predicate |
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What does the verb in a sentence tell you?
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| | A) | whom or what the sentence is about |
| | B) | where the subject is |
| | C) | how long the predicate is |
| | D) | what the simple subject is |
| | E) | what the subject is or does |
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Which of the following words is a linking verb?
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| | A) | gives |
| | B) | runs |
| | C) | seems |
| | D) | watches |
| | E) | counts |
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What is the subject of the following sentence? George and Brian, stop feeding Patches catnip.
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| | A) | George |
| | B) | Brian |
| | C) | George and Brian |
| | D) | you |
| | E) | Patches |
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Which version of the sentence below uses commas correctly?
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| | A) | The lettuce and the spinach have been rinsed, dried, and chopped. |
| | B) | The lettuce, and the spinach have been rinsed, dried, and chopped. |
| | C) | The lettuce and the spinach, have been rinsed, dried, and chopped. |
| | D) | The lettuce and the spinach have been rinsed dried and chopped. |
| | E) | The lettuce and the spinach have been rinsed dried, and chopped. |
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Which of the following nouns is plural?
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| | A) | imagination |
| | B) | leaf |
| | C) | ostriches |
| | D) | alarm clock |
| | E) | central processing unit |
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Which sentence below does NOT use capitalization correctly?
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| | A) | Oswald is going to Alaska in August. |
| | B) | Does it seem that winters are getting shorter? |
| | C) | Tom has an appointment with Dr. Eddins on Thursday. |
| | D) | The presidents of six companies are at this banquet. |
| | E) | The red cedar river overflowed its banks. |
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Which of the following sentences uses the possessive form correctly?
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| | A) | The Joneses' house has been painted blue. |
| | B) | There are two hydrogen atom's in a water molecule. |
| | C) | The Ortiz boys say that bike is their's. |
| | D) | The womens' basketball team won the championship. |
| | E) | The tigers' leg was injured. |
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Which of the following is NOT a subject pronoun?
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| | A) | I |
| | B) | she |
| | C) | we |
| | D) | him |
| | E) | they |
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Which sentence below uses pronouns correctly?
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| | A) | There's a disagreement between him and I. |
| | B) | Angie made lunch for Barb and her. |
| | C) | Them and their families went on vacation. |
| | D) | Kevin and me went fishing last week. |
| | E) | The Steiners and us share a backyard. |
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