Question

ex. everyone is coming but joe. ( but acts as a preposition - not joining two
application exercise: cross out commas that are not needed. insert commas where needed.

1. the novel a legal thriller was an instant bestseller.
2. the salmon population has been seriously damaged by run - off pollution, and by poaching.
3. although, most families eat around their television sets mine does not.
4. secretaries today need skills in, typing on a computer using a calculator and organizing the work flow.
5. even people, who are fit, should be wary of falling on a hike.
6. the retiring teacher, was applauded more than he expected to be.

sentence creations
nonessential words, phrases, or clauses may act as
interrupters. an interrupter is set off with commas.
model sentence: my position on this issue, however,
has not changed.

1. your sentence:

a sentence may contain more than one verb. items in a list
are separated by commas.
model sentence: joe adjusted his cap, patted his
glove, and shifted into position.

1. your sentence:

editing and proofreading: examine the underlined portions. plug in each possible answer. choose the best answer.
students wait there whole lives to earn the right to drive. when they are kids
they fantasize about turning sixteen and driving off in a hot new car. knowing
this, why should we make them wait two more years to reach this dream?
michigan should not require that students earn a 3.0 gpa to receive a license it is
simply not fair to hold back this privilege for arbitrary reasons.

1. a. no change.

b. theyre
c. their
d. his or her

1. a. no change.

b. kids; they
c. kids. they
d. kids, they

1. a. no change.

b. car. knowing
c. car knowing
d. car and knowing

1. a. no change.

b. license, it
c. license and it
d. license; it
name __________________ date ______ hour __
mechanics instruction that sticks

Explanation:

The problem involves grammar and sentence construction, which falls under the subfield of Linguistics (Arts discipline). For question 9, we need to choose the correct possessive pronoun. "Students wait their whole lives..." is correct as "their" shows possession. Option C is "their", which fits. For question 10, we need to correct the sentence structure. "When they are kids, they fantasize..." (Option D: "kids, they") is correct for a comma - separated clause. For question 11, the correct structure is "car. Knowing" (Option B) to separate the clauses properly. For question 12, a semicolon is needed to separate two independent clauses, so Option D: "license; it" is correct.

Answer:

1. C. their
2. D. kids, they
3. B. car. Knowing
4. D. license; it