Quiz

Question 1 (10 points)

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Read the sentence and find the error:

It's important for city government to recognize it's obligations to senior citizens.

Student response: Percent

Value Correct

Response Student

Response Answer Choices

0.0% a. It's (subject)

0.0% b. important

100.0%

c. it's

0.0% d. obligations

0.0% e. No Error

General feedback: For more practice with punctuation, do the exercises on pages 61-64 in Discoveries in Academic writing.

Score: 10 / 10

Question 2 (10 points)

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Read the sentence and find the error:

Ping doesn't know who's wallet this is, and I don't know who's going to find out for him.

Student response: Percent

Value Correct

Response Student

Response Answer Choices

100.0%

a. who's

0.0% b. is,

0.0% c. don't

0.0% d. him.

0.0% e. No Error

General feedback: For more practice with punctuation, do the exercises on pages 61-64 in Discoveries in Academic writing.

Score: 10 / 10

Question 3 (10 points)

pun44

Read the sentence and find the error:

When their hungry, normally harmless moose are likely to charge at anyone who's trying to chase them away from food.

Student response: Percent

Value Correct

Response Student

Response Answer Choices

100.0%

a. their

0.0% b. hungry,

0.0% c. anyone

0.0% d. who's

0.0% e. No Error

General feedback: For more practice with punctuation, do the exercises on pages 61-64 in Discoveries in Academic writing.

Score: 10 / 10

Question 4 (10 points)

pun43

Read the sentence and find the error:

If you're interested in losing weight, finding the diet that's right for you is the first step; sticking with it's the second.

Student response: Percent

Value Correct

Response Student

Response Answer Choices

0.0% a. If you're

0.0% b. weight,

0.0% c. that's

0.0%

d. it's

100.0%

e. No Error

General feedback: For more practice with punctuation, do the exercises on pages 61-64 in Discoveries in Academic writing.

Score: 0 / 10

Question 5 (10 points)

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Read the sentence and find the error:

Wanda said, "Sharon, I'm going to give you: my old bike, two sweaters, and a pair of pearl earrings."

Student response: Percent

Value Correct

Response Student

Response Answer Choices

0.0% a. Wanda said,

100.0%

b. you:

0.0% c. bike,

0.0% d. earrings."

0.0% e. No Error

General feedback: For more practice with punctuation, do the exercises on pages 61-64 in Discoveries in Academic writing.

Score: 10 / 10

Question 6 (10 points)

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Read the sentence and find the error:

"Yes, your grandfather fought with Pancho Villa in the Mexican Revolution," my grandmother told me, "but did you know he left the army before the fighting ended?"

Student response: Percent