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1. which two sentences have no capitalization or comma errors?

□ the amusing, nonsensical play alice in wonderland was exciting to watch.
□ we saw it before the labor day holiday on friday night.
□ my dad took grandma and us in his brand new suv.
□ he wasnt happy, though, because officer jackson gave him a ticket for speeding.
□ we were on main street going 50 miles per hour.

1. which two sentences have correct usage of pronouns and possessives?

□ aunt janes cat ate her flowers, and they died.
□ neither sam nor henry had their hair cut recently.
□ we saw a movie about several u.s. marines boot camp experiences.
□ the participants were cutting their hair and they was short.
□ the car had lost its bumper in cassius accident.

1. which three sentences use verbs correctly?

□ some of the flowers is dead.
□ there is many bright colors in that painting.
□ all of my artwork is excellent.
□ each of the pictures is for sale.
□ many of us have artistic talent.

1. which two sentences use verbs correctly?

□ skilled photographers practice much and gets much instruction.
□ the pictures are lovely and looks great!
□ cindy washes, cuts, and styles hair all for a good price.
□ if i was a hairdresser, i could make a lot of money.
□ if toni went to beauty school, she could get her license.

1. which three sentences have ambiguous or incorrect use of adverbs?

□ we played the video game continuously eating snacks.
□ our food is running out now we have to go to the store.
□ always, the winners are kurt and gerald.
□ we ended the game quickly running home.
□ our friends amazingly didnt get in trouble for being late.

Explanation:

Question 21

1. Analyze each sentence:

• "The amusing, nonsensical play Alice in Wonderland was exciting to watch." – Correct capitalization (title) and comma use (compound adjective).
• "We saw it before the Labor day holiday on Friday night." – Error: "Labor Day" should be capitalized as a holiday name.
• "My dad took Grandma and us in his brand new SUV." – Correct capitalization (Grandma, SUV) and no comma errors.
• "He wasn't happy, though, because officer Jackson gave him a ticket for speeding." – Error: "Officer" (title) should be capitalized.
• "We were on Main street going 50 miles per hour." – Error: "Main Street" (street name) should have "Street" capitalized.

1. Identify correct sentences: The first and third sentences have no errors.

1. Analyze pronoun/possessive use:

• "Aunt Jane’s cat ate her flowers, and they died." – "They" is ambiguous (could refer to cat or flowers? Better: "the flowers died").
• "Neither Sam nor Henry had their hair cut recently." – "Neither...nor" takes singular pronoun, so "his" is better, but "their" is sometimes accepted in informal usage, but let's check others.
• "We saw a movie about several U.S. Marines’ boot camp experiences." – Correct possessive (Marines’).
• "The participants were cutting their hair and they was short." – Error: "they was" (subject-verb agreement, should be "they were").
• "The car had lost its bumper in Cassius’ accident." – Correct possessive (Cassius’ – if Cassius is singular, apostrophe after; "its" is correct for car). Wait, recheck: "Cassius’" is correct (singular possessive: Cassius' or Cassius’s, but "Cassius’" is acceptable). And "its" is correct (car is neuter). Also, "We saw a movie about several U.S. Marines’ boot camp experiences." – "Marines’" is correct (plural possessive). Wait, maybe I made a mistake earlier. Let's re-express:
• Correct sentences: "We saw a movie about several U.S. Marines’ boot camp experiences." (correct possessive) and "The car had lost its bumper in Cassius’ accident." (correct possessive and pronoun). Wait, no: "Neither Sam nor Henry had their hair cut recently." – "Neither...nor" is singular, so "his" is standard, but "their" is common in colloquial. However, "We saw a movie..." and "The car..." – wait, maybe the correct two are "We saw a movie about several U.S. Marines’ boot camp experiences." and "The car had lost its bumper in Cassius’ accident." Wait, no, let's check again:
• "Aunt Jane’s cat ate her flowers, and they died." – "they" is ambiguous (cat or flowers? So error).
• "Neither Sam nor Henry had their hair cut recently." – "their" is plural, but subject is singular (neither...nor), so "his" is correct, but this is a common error. Wait, maybe the intended correct are "We saw a movie about several U.S. Marines’ boot camp experiences." (correct possessive) and "The car had lost its bumper in Cassius’ accident." (correct possessive and pronoun "its"). Wait, no, "The car had lost its bumper in Cassius’ accident." – "Cassius’" is correct (singular possessive: if the name ends with s, we can use apostrophe after). And "its" is correct (car is not a person, so "its"). Then "We saw a movie about several U.S. Marines’ boot camp experiences." – "Marines’" is plural possessive (several Marines), so correct. So those two are correct.

1. Analyze subject-verb agreement:

• "Some of the flowers is dead." – "Some" (flowers, plural) → "are" needed. Error.
• "There is many bright colors in that painting." – "Many colors" (plural) → "There are" needed. Error.
• "All of my artwork is excellent." – "Artwork" is singular → "is" correct.
• "Each of the pictures is for sale." – "Each" (singular) → "is" correct.
• "Many of us have artistic talent." – "Many" (plural) → "have" correct.

1. Correct sentences: Third, fourth, and fifth.

Answer:

• The amusing, nonsensical play Alice in Wonderland was exciting to watch.
• My dad took Grandma and us in his brand new SUV.

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