Chapter Review Quiz

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1		Which of the following is a rule of capitalization?
			A)	Capitalize all common nouns.
			B)	Always capitalize the word Avenue.
			C)	Capitalize the names of cities and countries.
			D)	Capitalize the first letter of the last word of every sentence.
			E)	Capitalize all pronouns.
2		Which of the following sentences does NOT contain an error in capitalization?
			A)	The second friday in June is the Stanton Middle School picnic.
			B)	My whole family goes to a Mexican Restaurant every Saturday for lunch.
			C)	George's Doctor came here from South Korea ten years ago.
			D)	We always spend Thanksgiving with my uncle, who lives on Maple Lane.
			E)	my sister Becky and her friend Jane drove to Mexico City last winter.
3		Which of the following words is always capitalized?
			A)	Senator
			B)	American
			C)	Aunt
			D)	Street
			E)	Mountains
4		What is a homonym?
			A)	a word that sounds like another word but is spelled differently
			B)	a word that is always capitalized
			C)	a word that is spelled like another word but sounds different
			D)	a possessive pronoun
			E)	a spelling error involving a contraction
5		Which of the following sentences does NOT contain a misspelled homonym?
			A)	All of the computer's in the lab are down.
			B)	The trees are losing they're leaves.
			C)	Its a wonderful life.
			D)	Whose in the mood for a movie?
			E)	There's that actor you're always talking about.
6		Which of the following sentences does NOT contain a misspelled homonym?
			A)	I break for unicorns.
			B)	Juan's parents will be proud of him whether or not he wins.
			C)	The reckless driver past a car that was going 80 miles an hour.
			D)	I don't no what to think.
			E)	Amy walked threw the park.
7		Which of the following is a comma rule?
			A)	Always use a comma before and.
			B)	Always use a comma to separate the subject of a sentence from its verb.
			C)	Always use a comma after an independent clause that precedes a dependent clause.
			D)	Always use commas to separate an appositive from the rest of the sentence.
			E)	When two independent clauses are joined by a conjunction preceded by a comma, break them into two sentences and replace the comma with a period.
8		Which version of the following sentence uses commas correctly?
			A)	Instead of watching TV in the evening, Paco, and Julia, my neighbors, like to read mysteries, science fiction, and spy novels.
			B)	Instead of watching TV in the evening, Paco and Julia, my neighbors, like to read mysteries, science fiction, and spy novels.
			C)	Instead of watching TV in the evening Paco and Julia, my neighbors, like to read mysteries, science fiction, and spy novels.
			D)	Instead of watching TV in the evening, Paco and Julia, my neighbors like to read mysteries, science fiction, and spy novels.
			E)	Instead of watching TV in the evening, Paco and Julia, my neighbors, like to read mysteries science fiction, and spy novels.
9		Which version of the following sentence uses commas correctly?
			A)	When the lightning struck, the oak tree fell and crushed the ginseng, cohosh, and goldenseal plants but it didn't damage the house.
			B)	When the lightning struck, the oak tree fell and crushed the ginseng cohosh, and goldenseal plants, but it didn't damage the house.
			C)	When the lightning struck, the oak tree fell, and crushed the ginseng, cohosh, and goldenseal plants, but it didn't damage the house.
			D)	When the lightning struck the oak tree fell and crushed the ginseng, cohosh, and goldenseal plants, but it didn't damage the house.
			E)	When the lightning struck, the oak tree fell and crushed the ginseng, cohosh, and goldenseal plants, but it didn't damage the house.
10		Which of the following sentences does NOT use commas correctly?
			A)	Mia is playing soccer, after she gets home from school.
			B)	I hate to cook, clean, iron, or do laundry.
			C)	Amazingly, Bud won the lottery.
			D)	Bessie Smith, the Empress of the Blues, entered an amateur singing contest when she was nine.
			E)	His paintings show technical skill, but they show no passion.