Conventions Practice October 8, 2012

1 Robb Armstrong is a cartoonist who grew up in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. 2 His most notable work is Jump Start, a syndicated comic strip which depicts a young African American couple named Joe and Marcy Cobb. 3 Joe and Marcy have four young children named Sunny, Jojo, and the twins-Tommi and Teddy. 4 Armstrong attended Syracuse University where he created a popular comic strip call Hector. 5 Armstrong then created Jump Start because he felt it appealed to a wider audience. 6 The cartoon is set in Philadelphia, as indicated by the keystone badge that Joe wears on his police uniform. 7 Joe, Marcy, and their family go threw many of life’s ups and downs, similar to that of they typical American family. 1.Where does this sentence best fit in the passage? After college, he tried to continue his work on Hector but wasn’t finding much success? A before sentence 1 B before sentence 3 C before sentence 5 D before sentence 6

1 Robb Armstrong is a cartoonist who grew up in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. 2 His most notable work is Jump Start, a syndicated comic strip which depicts a young African American couple named Joe and Marcy Cobb. 3 Joe and Marcy have four young children named Sunny, Jojo, and the twins- Tommi and Teddy. 4 Armstrong attended Syracuse University where he created a popular comic strip call Hector. 5 Armstrong then created Jump Start because he felt it appealed to a wider audience. 6 The cartoon is set in Philadelphia, as indicated by the keystone badge that Joe wears on his police uniform. 7 Joe, Marcy, and their family go threw many of life’s ups and downs, similar to that of they typical American family. 2.Which word is used incorrectly and should be changed? A which should be witch in sentence 2 B four should be for in sentence 3 C to should be too in sentence 5 D threw should be through in sentence 7

1 Robb Armstrong is a cartoonist who grew up in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. 2 His most notable work is Jump Start, a syndicated comic strip which depicts a young African American couple named Joe and Marcy Cobb. 3 Joe and Marcy have four young children named Sunny, Jojo, and the twins-Tommi and Teddy. 4 Armstrong attended Syracuse University where he created a popular comic strip call Hector. 5 Armstrong then created Jump Start because he felt it appealed to a wider audience. 6 The cartoon is set in Philadelphia, as indicated by the keystone badge that Joe wears on his police uniform. 7 Joe, Marcy, and their family go threw many of life’s ups and downs, similar to that of they typical American family. 3.What is the correct way to punctuate sentence 1? A Robb Armstrong is a cartoonist who grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. B Robb Armstrong, is a cartoonist who grew up in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. C Robb Armstrong is a cartoonist, who grew up in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. D Robb Armstrong is a cartoonist who grew up, in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.

1 Robb Armstrong is a cartoonist who grew up in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. 2 His most notable work is Jump Start, a syndicated comic strip which depicts a young African American couple named Joe and Marcy Cobb. 3 Joe and Marcy have four young children named Sunny, Jojo, and the twins-Tommi and Teddy. 4 Armstrong attended Syracuse University where he created a popular comic strip call Hector. 5 Armstrong then created Jump Start because he felt it appealed to a wider audience. 6 The cartoon is set in Philadelphia, as indicated by the keystone badge that Joe wears on his police uniform. 7 Joe, Marcy, and their family go threw many of life’s ups and downs, similar to that of they typical American family. 4.Which group of words from the passage is a prepositional phrase? A is a cartoonist B on his police uniform C popular comic strip D typical American family

1 Monopoly is one of the best-selling games in the world. 2 It sells in over 103 countries and is created in over 37 languages. 3 Monopoly has been around since 1934, when a man named Charles B. Darrow of Germantown, Pennsylvania, brought a handmade game to the people who ran the Parker Brothers company. 4 At first Parker Brothers told Darrow that his game would never sell because it was full of design errors. 5 Darrow believed in himself and decided to bring them to stores himself. 6 He inlisted the help of a friend, who was a printer, to create 5,000 handmade Monopoly games. 7 People loved them, and the demand for the game was so high that Darrow decided to go back to Parker Brothers and try to sell them his product again. 8 This time they agreed that Darrow had created a great game that many people would love to have. 9 There are even world records of the longest monopoly games ever played. 5.Which is the BEST comma placement for sentence 4? A At first Parker Brothers told Darrow that his game would never sell because, it was full of design errors. B At first Parker Brothers, told Darrow that his game would never sell because it was full of design errors. C At first Parker Brothers told Darrow,that his game would never sell because it was full of design errors. D At first, Parker Brothers told Darrow that his game would never sell because it was full of design errors.

1 Monopoly is one of the best-selling games in the world. 2 It sells in over 103 countries and is created in over 37 languages. 3 Monopoly has been around since 1934, when a man named Charles B. Darrow of Germantown, Pennsylvania, brought a handmade game to the people who ran the Parker Brothers company. 4 At first Parker Brothers told Darrow that his game would never sell because it was full of design errors. 5 Darrow believed in himself and decided to bring them to stores himself. 6 He inlisted the help of a friend, who was a printer, to create 5,000 handmade Monopoly games. 7 People loved them, and the demand for the game was so high that Darrow decided to go back to Parker Brothers and try to sell them his product again. 8 This time they agreed that Darrow had created a great game that many people would love to have. 9 There are even world records of the longest monopoly games ever played. 6.Choose the BEST place to add the following sentence. Parker Brothers is a toy and game manufacturing company that began in A between sentences 2 and 3 B between sentences 3 and 4 C between sentences 4 and 5 D between sentences 5 and 6

1 Monopoly is one of the best-selling games in the world. 2 It sells in over 103 countries and is created in over 37 languages. 3 Monopoly has been around since 1934, when a man named Charles B. Darrow of Germantown, Pennsylvania, brought a handmade game to the people who ran the Parker Brothers company. 4 At first Parker Brothers told Darrow that his game would never sell because it was full of design errors. 5 Darrow believed in himself and decided to bring them to stores himself. 6 He inlisted the help of a friend, who was a printer, to create 5,000 handmade Monopoly games. 7 People loved them, and the demand for the game was so high that Darrow decided to go back to Parker Brothers and try to sell them his product again. 8 This time they agreed that Darrow had created a great game that many people would love to have. 9 There are even world records of the longest monopoly games ever played. 7.Which sentence contains a spelling error? A sentence 6 B sentence 7 C sentence 8 D sentence 9

1 Monopoly is one of the best-selling games in the world. 2 It sells in over 103 countries and is created in over 37 languages. 3 Monopoly has been around since 1934, when a man named Charles B. Darrow of Germantown, Pennsylvania, brought a handmade game to the people who ran the Parker Brothers company. 4 At first Parker Brothers told Darrow that his game would never sell because it was full of design errors. 5 Darrow believed in himself and decided to bring them to stores himself. 6 He inlisted the help of a friend, who was a printer, to create 5,000 handmade Monopoly games. 7 People loved them, and the demand for the game was so high that Darrow decided to go back to Parker Brothers and try to sell them his product again. 8 This time they agreed that Darrow had created a great game that many people would love to have. 9 There are even world records of the longest monopoly games ever played. 8.Which sentence should be removed from the passage because it does not support the topic? A sentence 6 B sentence 7 C sentence 8 D sentence 9