NoRedInk Editing Skills 3

Question 1

Which sentence is punctuated correctly with a colon?

Accepted Answer

She needed the following: milk, eggs, and bread.

Answer

A colon introduces a list when preceded by a complete independent clause.

Question 2

Identify the error: 'Between you and I, this plan will fail.'

Accepted Answer

'I' should be 'me' because it follows a preposition

Answer

Prepositions require object pronouns; 'between you and me' is correct.

Question 3

Which choice corrects the run-on: 'The storm was intense we lost power for three days.'?

Accepted Answer

The storm was intense; we lost power for three days.

Answer

A semicolon correctly separates two independent clauses that are closely related.

Question 4

Which sentence avoids misplaced modifier?

Accepted Answer

He finished almost all of his homework.

Answer

'Almost all' means he finished most of it, which is the intended meaning; placing 'almost' before 'he' or 'finished' changes the meaning.

Question 5

Which is the correct use of 'who' vs. 'whom'?

Accepted Answer

Whom should I contact about this?

Answer

'Whom' is used as the object of a verb or preposition; replacing with 'him' works here.

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