Practice Version of Grammar Quiz #3 which will be given on November 29, 2004

For items 1 to 5, mark the letter on your Scantron that indicates what changes need to be made to the sentence to make it grammatical.

1. When you eat a prickly pear make sure you remove all of the skin first.

a. add a comma after pear

b. add a semi-colon after pear

c. add a colon after pear

2. There are many exotic fruits I have never eaten mangosteens, durians, longans, and rambutans.

a. add a comma after fruits

b. add a semi-colon after fruits

c. add a colon after fruits

3. The drapery over that window is falling down I can fix it for you

a. add a comma after down

b. add a semi-colon after down

c. add a colon after down

4. Which of the following is your favorite ice cream, brownies, or fudge?

a. add a comma after favorite

b. add a semi-colon after favorite

c. add a colon after favorite

5. That restaurant sells many foods baked ham is my favorite.

a. add a comma after foods

b. add a semi-colon after foods

c. add a colon after foods

For items 6 to 10, mark the letter on your Scantron that indicates which word will complete the sentence so it is grammatical.

6. Patty lost her pen; do you think this one is ________?

a. hers

b. her’s

c. hers’

7. __________ football is over there by the table.

a. Bobs

b. Bob’s

c. Bobs’

8. Those four _________ guitars are very expensive ones.

a. musicians

b. musician’s

c. musicians’

9. John’s _______ husband is his brother-in-law.

a. sisters

b. sister’s

c. sisters’

10. I’ve had that car for five ______ and still like it.

a. years

b. year’s

c. years’