Proofreading & Editing Grammar & Punctuation

Question 1

Which sentence uses a comma correctly?

Accepted Answer

She loves editing, and she is very good at it.

Answer

She loves editing and, she is very good at it.

Answer

She loves, editing and she is very good at it.

Answer

She loves editing and she, is very good at it.

Question 2

Which of the following is a run-on sentence?

Accepted Answer

She proofread the document she found several errors.

Answer

She proofread the document, and she found several errors.

Answer

She proofread the document; she found several errors.

Answer

She proofread the document. She found several errors.

Question 3

Which word is a conjunction in the sentence: 'He edited the report, but he missed a typo'?

Accepted Answer

but

Answer

edited

Answer

report

Answer

missed

Question 4

Which punctuation mark is used to introduce a list?

Accepted Answer

Colon

Answer

Semicolon

Answer

Em dash

Answer

Ellipsis

Question 5

What is the correct possessive form of 'children'?

Accepted Answer

children's

Answer

childrens'

Answer

childrens's

Answer

childrens

Question 6

Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?

Accepted Answer

Running quickly, the bus was caught by her.

Answer

Running quickly, she caught the bus.

Answer

She ran quickly and caught the bus.

Answer

She caught the bus by running quickly.