In each of the following sentences, circle the antecedent of the pronoun or pronouns in parentheses. Then, underline the choice in parentheses that agrees with the antecedent

Example: I don't particularly enjoy standardized tests) but I do well on ($\underline{\textit{them}}$, it).

Both Maxine and Lisa think (their, her) history teacher is the best in the school.

On the lines provided, rewrite each of the following sentences to correct the dangling modifier, You may need to rearrange or add words to make the meaning of a sentence clean.

Example: While climbing the cliff, a rock slide started.

$$\underline{\textit{ A rock slide started while we were climbing the cliff.}}$$

Before taking a test, a good night's sleep can help.

For each of the following sentences, decide whether the underlined verb agrees in number with its subject. If the verb form Is Incorrect, cross it out and write the correct form above it. If the verb form Is correct, write C above It.

Example: Each of us $\overset{has}{\cancel{\text{have}}}$ a different set of skills and talents.

Meredith, along with Carol and Bill $\underline{\text{have}}$ signed up for tennis lessons.

On the line before each Item, identify each of the following word groups by writing F for sentence fragment R for run-on sentence, or S for complete sentence.

Example: $\underline{\text{F}}$ On Tuesday, after we went to the performance at the theater.

__________________ Did you tell me that you had already read this book?

In each of the following sentences, underline the correct pronoun or pronouns In parentheses. Then, identify the use of the pronoun by writing above It S for subject, PN for predicate nominative, DO for direct object, 10 for indirect object, OP for object of a preposition, or A for appositive.

Example: Our classmates, ($\overset{\text{A}}{\cancel{\text{he}}}$, him) and Mary, tied for first place in the tournament.

Nelson showed Kim and (I, me) the new software program.

In each of the following sentences, circle any letter that should be capitalized and draw a slash (/) through any letter that is capitalized but should not be. Example: $\text{\textcircled}{\text{n}}$igetl enjoys stories about $\cancel{\text{T}}$he $\cancel{\text{L}}$egendary $\text{\textcircled}{\text{k}}$ing Arthur of $\text{\textcircled}{\text{b}}$ritain and his knights New hampshire, vermont, and maine are three of the new England Stales,

In each of the following sentences, underline the correct form of the adjective or adverb In parentheses.

Example:My cousins are triplets, but Anita is the (older, $\underline{\textit{oldest}}$) of the three.

Are you sure you're feeling (weller, better) than you did yesterday?

In each of the following sentences, underline the form of the verb in parentheses that agrees with its subject

Example: Either Matt or Mark ($\underline{\textit{has}}$, have) an uncle who is an astronaut.

(Does, Do) the colors in this fabric go with the paint color we chose?

On the lines provided, rewrite each of the following sentences, inserting quotation marks, commas, and end marks where necessary. Also, make any necessary changes in capitalization.

Example: Does anyone Sam askedknovir the words to TlieStar-Spangled Banner

$$\underline{\textit{"Does anyone," san asked, "know the words to the star-Spangled Banner?"}}$$

Did you hear, Micah asked Celie that I won the raffle _______________

In the following letter, add necessary end marks, commas, semicolons, colons, apostrophes, hyphens, dashes, parentheses, and quotation marks Underline any words that should be italicized.

Example: The game was scheduled for 7:00; however, it was postponed because of the rain

When I saw the title of your contest Super Action Sports Shots I knew 1 had to enter

In each of the following sentences, cross out the double negative and write the correct form above it

Example: $\overset{\textit{Nobody had}}{\cancel{\text{Nobody hadn't}}}$ thought of that solution to the problem before.

There aren't, no seats left in the whole theater.

On the line before each item, identify each word group in the following paragraph as a sentence fragment*(F)*, a run-on sentence (R), or a complete sentence(S).

Example:[1] $\underline{\text{R}}$ Time is a relatively new human concept before people began farming, they had no need to keep track of passing days.

[2] $\underline{\text{F}}$ Watching day turn into night and winter turn into spring.

_______ [1]Humans first developed calendars in the early river-valley civilizations these river valley were the Nile, Tigris, and Euphrates, Indus, a Huang He ______ [2] Farmers had to know when to plant crops, sometimes the farmers even needed to predict the arrival of yearly floods. ________[3] Most early calendars based on lunar months, the amount of time between each full mom. ____________ [4] A problem with using lunar months is that the calendar would fall short of a full year, each year the months would come earlier until the calendar would fall short of a full year, each year the months would come earlier until the calendar would no longer be useful. _______[5] Many cultures solving the issue by adding extra days to the calendar. ______________ [6] Feasts and holidays, for example, on the five extra days of the ancient Egyptian calendar. [7] Since the popularity of the Chinese rules of the Shang dynasty depended on the accuracy of their astronomer's calendar, the astronomers were very important. [8] The astronomers also predicted eclipses of the moon with great skill an error of twenty-four hours caused outrage and alarm. _______[9] Today, official atomic clocks measuring the vibrations of electrons in cesium atoms. _____[10] These atomic clocks are so precise that they have to adjusted to make up of the slowing in the earth's rotation scientists occasionally have to add leap seconds on New Year's Eve!

On the lines provided, rewrite each of the following sentences to correct the misplaced modifier. You may need to rearrange or add words to make the meaning of the sentence dear.

Example: Exhausted from the long climb, food, and rest revived the hikers.

$$\underline{\textit{Food and rest revived the hikers, who were exhausted from the long climb.}}$$

Miriam found the error, looking over her program one more time. I heard about the concert in honor of Cesar Chavez in the park.

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For each of the following sentences, add underlining to any words that should be italicized, and insert hyphens, dashes,and parentheses where necessary. Use a caret (^) to show where a dash should be Inserted.

Example: I was able to find the reference works I needed ^ an unabridged dictionary and several handbooks for writer ^ at the public library.

Is vacuum, a word derived from Latin, the only English word that has two u's in a row?