Writing Mechanics Ms. Pillow

1. The most descriptive adjective of this group is… a. large b. big c. enormous   2. What part of speech is suddenly? a. an adjective b. an adverb c. a pronoun 3. Is the underlined word in the sentence below correctly capitalized? My Dad works hard every day. a. yes b. no 4. Is the underlined word correctly capitalized? We visited the Empire state Building when we were in New York. 5. Which sentence is correctly punctuated using commas? a. John, have you seen the new video game we bought? b. John have you seen, the new video game we bought?

6. Which sentence is correctly punctuated using commas? a. It was cold and windy, but not snowing. b. It was cold and windy, but it was not snowing.   7. That snake is dangerous to have around the house; it is poisonous. The sentence above is… a. a fragment b. complete c. run-on 8. Although he studied medicine… The above clause is… a. dependent b. independent 9. Mom will ____ the case on the table. a. lie b. lay 10. The plural possessive form of berry is … a. berry’s b. berries c. berries’ 11. The plural form of child is… a. child’s b. children c. children’s

12. The plural form of branch is… a. branch’s b. branchs c. branches   13. Little Suzie Sands lives next door. The underlined phrase is… a. the complete subject b. the complete predicate c. the simple subject d. the simple predicate 14. Which sentence is punctuated correctly? a. Jackie exclaimed “she couldn’t believe the holiday is almost here!” b. “I can’t believe the holiday is almost her”! Jackie exclaimed. c. “I can’t believe the holiday is almost here!” Jackie exclaimed. 15. The package finally arrived it came today. The sentence above is… a. a fragment b. complete c. run-on

Which sentence is correctly punctuated using the semicolon? a. Mom loves to cook, bake, and sew; Dad doesn’t like to do any of those things. b. My mom loves to cook; but Jo’s mom hates anything to do with the kitchen.   17. The singular possessive form of man is… a. man’s b. men’s c. men 18. All of the people ____ to the parking lot after the games. a. go b. goes

19. We ______ late arriving home. a. were b. was   20. Tom ______ to Europe next summer. a. travels b. traveled c. will travel