CBST Grammar and Punctuation 3

Question 1

Which sentence correctly uses a colon?

Accepted Answer

He had one goal: to finish the race.

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The ingredients are: flour, sugar, and butter.

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She needs: to study more.

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They: arrived late to the meeting.

Question 2

Choose the sentence with a correctly used hyphen.

Accepted Answer

She is a well-known author.

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She is a well known author.

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She is a well, known author.

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She is a well—known author.

Question 3

Which sentence uses the past perfect tense correctly?

Accepted Answer

She had finished the report before the meeting started.

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She finished the report before the meeting started.

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She was finishing the report before the meeting started.

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She has finished the report before the meeting started.

Question 4

Identify the sentence that avoids double negatives.

Accepted Answer

They didn't find any errors in the document.

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He didn't say nothing about the meeting.

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She can't hardly wait for the weekend.

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We don't have no time to spare.

Question 5

Which sentence demonstrates correct capitalization?

Accepted Answer

We visited the Pacific Ocean last summer.

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We visited the pacific ocean last Summer.

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We visited the pacific Ocean last summer.

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We visited the Pacific ocean last Summer.

Question 6

Which sentence uses 'affect' and 'effect' correctly?

Accepted Answer

Stress can affect your sleep quality.

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The weather will effect our plans.

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The storm had a strong affect on the town.

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The new law will affect a positive change.

Question 7

Which option best corrects the sentence fragment: 'Because the deadline was moved up.'?

Accepted Answer

Because the deadline was moved up, the team worked late.

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Because the deadline was moved up, and everyone worked late.

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Because, the deadline was moved up.

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The deadline was moved up, because.