CHSPE Language - Mechanics and Editing 2

Question 1

Which word is spelled correctly?

Accepted Answer

Occurrence

Answer

Occurance

Answer

Occurence

Answer

Occurrance

Question 2

Select the correctly written sentence regarding quotation marks:

Accepted Answer

She said, "I will be there tomorrow."

Answer

She said, "I will be there tomorrow".

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She said, 'I will be there tomorrow.'

Answer

She said "I will be there tomorrow".

Question 3

Which word is a homophone pair used incorrectly in: 'The principle of the school gave a speech.'?

Accepted Answer

'principal' is misspelled as 'principle'

Answer

'speech' should be 'speach'

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'gave' should be 'give'

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No error in the sentence

Question 4

Which sentence correctly uses a hyphen?

Accepted Answer

She is a well-known scientist.

Answer

She is a well known scientist.

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The scientist is well-known.

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The well known-scientist gave a talk.

Question 5

Select the sentence that correctly uses 'effect' and 'affect':

Accepted Answer

Stress can affect your health.

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The rain effected our plans.

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The medicine had no affect.

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She tried to effect a change in her mood.

Question 6

Which sentence correctly uses a dash (em dash)?

Accepted Answer

She bought three items — milk, eggs, bread.

Answer

She bought three items, milk, eggs, bread.

Answer

She bought three items: — milk, eggs, bread.

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She bought three — items: milk, eggs, bread.