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  1. Which sentence is a run-on that needs correction?

    Answer: The museum was closed we went to the library instead.

    Two independent clauses are joined without any punctuation or conjunction.

  2. Which sentence uses comparative and superlative forms correctly?

    Answer: This test is easier than the last one.

    'Easier' is the correct comparative form when comparing two things.

  3. Which sentence correctly uses a comma to separate an introductory element?

    Answer: After the assembly, the students returned to class.

    A comma follows the introductory prepositional phrase.

  4. Which sentence correctly avoids a sentence fragment?

    Answer: The students completed their project on time.

    Option C has a subject, verb, and complete thought. The others are fragments.

  5. Which revision fixes the misplaced modifier: 'The teacher handed out exams to the students that were stapled together'?

    Answer: The teacher handed out stapled exams to the students.

    Moving 'stapled' directly before 'exams' clarifies what was stapled.

  6. Which sentence uses 'its' and 'it's' correctly?

    Answer: It's important for the school to maintain its reputation.

    'It's' (it is) is correct in 'It's important,' and 'its' (possessive) is correct in 'its reputation.'