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For questions 11-20, choose the answer that is grammatically correct or grammatically incorrect based on the question. please help. and explain why!!!!!!!!!! Last one got deleted

1.Which one of the following is grammatically CORRECT?

a.
The new company makes computers, it has not yet turned a profit.

b.
The new company make computers, but it has not yet turned a profit.

c.
The new company make computers, but it have not yet turned a profit.

d.
The new company, which makes computers, has not yet turned a profit.

e.
Its a trick question! None of a, b, c or d are grammatically correct.

QUESTION 12

Which of the following is grammatically CORRECT?

a.
She and her family live in Wyoming, she rides horses six days a week.

b.
She and her family lives in Wyoming; she rides horses six days a week.

c.
She and her family live in Wyoming, and she rides horses six days a week.

d.
She and her family lives in Wyoming, and she rides horses six days a week.

e.
It's a trick question! None of a, b, c, or d are grammatically incorrect.

QUESTION 13

Which of the following is grammatically INCORRECT?

a.
The store manager, who ordered 20 pounds of chocolate, expected to sell only 80 percent of it.

b.
The store manager ordered 20 pounds of chocolate, but she expected to sell only 80 percent of it.

c.
While the store manager ordered 20 pounds of chocolate, she expected to sell only 80 percent of it.

d.
The store manager ordered 20 pounds of chocolate, however, she expected to sell only 80 percent of it.

e.
It's a trick question! None of a, b, c, or d are grammatically incorrect.


Which of the following is grammatically CORRECT?

a.
No permanent work is available moreover the money earned by picking crops is not enough to feed the family.

b.
No permanent work is available moreover, the money earned by picking crops is not enough to feed the family.

c.
No permanent work is available; moreover, the money earned by picking crops is not enough to feed the family.

d.
No permanent work is available, moreover, the money earned by picking crops is not enough to feed the family.

e.
It's a trick question! None of a, b, c, or d are grammatically correct.


QUESTION 15

Which of the following DOES NOT contain a usage error?

a.
That is there house over their.

b.
Their always home when they're outdoor light is on.

c.
There is a parking spot behind there Winnebago.

d.
Be sure to tell them there going to get pulled over if they don't fix their taillight.

e.
Be careful; they're training their Rottweiler to attack IRS agents.

QUESTION 16

Which of the following DOES NOT contain a usage error?

a.
As we get older, our bodies need fewer hours of sleep.

b.
However, we might still want eight hours of sleep if we are use to getting that much.

c.
Its only natural that we would want to keep doing what we have always done.

d.
When I see my daughter sleeping from 8:00pm until 8:00am, I wonder if she is getting to much sleep.

e.
It's a trick question! All of the above contain a usage error.

QUESTION 17

Which one of the following sentences has CORRECT punctuation?

a.
The four Beatles influence on later music is quite clear.

b.
High mountains and polar region's are perfect places for glacier's to form.

c.
The Girl Scouts' was founded in 1912 and today has millions of members.

d.
Thomas Jefferson's great collection of books eventually became the Library of Congress.

e.
Living in the grassland's for months, the shepherds became tired of eating stale bread and drinking from streams.

QUESTION 18

Which one of the following sentences has INCORRECT punctuation?

a.
A crocodile's life span is about thirteen years.

b.
Sue and Ann went to a party for a friend of theirs.

c.
Each day's menu features a different European countries cuisine.

d.
Almost ninety percent of a paramedic's job is running service calls.

e.
After we bought him the latest style of pants and shirts, he decided that last year's faded, ragged jeans were perfect for all occasions.


QUESTION 19

Which one of the following sentences uses a possessive INCORRECTLY?

a.
My sister still lives at our parents house.

b.
The entire basement is hers.

c.
I would not let her stay unless she paid rent, but it is my parents' house, so it is their decision.

d.
As the old saying goes, "To each his own."

e.
It's a trick question! None of the above uses a possessive incorrectly.


QUESTION 20

Which of the following possessive pronouns is spelled INCORRECTLY?

a.
it's

b.
ours

c.
theirs

d.
yours

e.
Larry's

Answer 1

Question 11:

The correct answer is (d) The new company, which makes computers, has not yet turned a profit.

Explanation: This sentence uses the correct subject-verb agreement and punctuation. The relative clause "which makes computers" is set off by commas, providing additional information about the company. The verb "has" agrees with the singular subject "company."

Question 12:

The correct answer is (c) She and her family live in Wyoming, and she rides horses six days a week.

Explanation: This sentence uses the correct subject-verb agreement and conjunction. The verb "live" agrees with the plural subject "She and her family." The conjunction "and" connects the two actions, indicating that both living in Wyoming and riding horses are happening.

Question 13:

The correct answer is (d) The store manager ordered 20 pounds of chocolate, however, she expected to sell only 80 percent of it.

Explanation: This sentence is grammatically incorrect. The use of "however" creates a comma splice, where two independent clauses are incorrectly joined by a comma. To correct this, a coordinating conjunction or a semicolon should be used to connect the clauses.

Question 14:

The correct answer is (c) No permanent work is available; moreover, the money earned by picking crops is not enough to feed the family.

Explanation: This sentence uses the correct punctuation and conjunctions. The semicolon is used to separate two related but independent clauses. The conjunctive adverb "moreover" is correctly used to add information and show a logical relationship between the two clauses.

Question 15:

The correct answer is (c) There is a parking spot behind their Winnebago.

Explanation: This sentence is grammatically incorrect. The word "there" is used incorrectly instead of the possessive pronoun "their." The correct sentence should use "their" to show possession.

Question 16:

The correct answer is (a) As we get older, our bodies need fewer hours of sleep.

Explanation: This sentence does not contain a usage error. It uses the correct verb form "need" to agree with the plural subject "our bodies." The comparison of needing fewer hours of sleep as we get older is also logical and appropriate.

Question 17:

The correct answer is (d) Thomas Jefferson's great collection of books eventually became the Library of Congress.

Explanation: This sentence has correct punctuation. The possessive form "Thomas Jefferson's" is used correctly to indicate possession. The sentence is clear and concise.

Question 18:

The correct answer is (c) Each day's menu features a different European country's cuisine.

Explanation: This sentence is grammatically incorrect. The possessive form "European countries" should be followed by the possessive form "cuisine" to show possession. The correct sentence should use the possessive form "European country's cuisine."

Question 19:

The correct answer is (a) My sister still lives at our parents' house.

Explanation: This sentence is grammatically incorrect. The possessive form "parents" should be plural and followed by an apostrophe to indicate possession. The correct sentence should use "parents'" to show that the house belongs to both parents.

Question 20:

The correct answer is (a) it's.

Explanation: This sentence uses the incorrect spelling of the possessive pronoun "it's." The correct spelling for the possessive pronoun is "its," without an apostrophe. "It's" is a contraction for "it is" or "it has."

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