1.) The following sentence may have an error in grammar or usage. Parts of the sentence are starred. Choose the starred part of
the sentence that contains an error. If there is no error, choose "no error." **How would** Carly **handle** this problem if she **was** in this situation?
A. How would
B. handle
C. was
D. no error
2.) The following sentence may have an error in grammar or usage. Parts of the sentence are starred. Choose the starred part of the sentence that contains an error. If there is no error, choose "no error."
When this **time rolls** around next **week, my** brother and I **will be fishing** in Oregon on my grandmother's ranch for three days.
A. time rolls
B. week, my
C. will be fishing
D. no error
3.) The following sentence may have an error in grammar or usage. Parts of the sentence are starred. Choose the starred part of the sentence that contains an error. If there is no error, choose "no error."
While we were **camping, we** must **have tooken** about a million photographs with the new digital **camera that** Dad gave us.
A. camping, we
B. have tooken
C. camera that
D. no error
4.) The following sentence may have an error in effective writing. Choose the best revision of the sentence. If no revision is necessary, choose the first answer.
After closing up shop, the shopkeeper whistled cheerfully and walked back to his house.
A. After closing up shop, the shopkeeper whistled cheerfully and walked back to his house.
B. After closing up shop, the shopkeeper whistling cheerfully and walked back to his house.
C. The shopkeeper whistled cheerfully after closing up shop and walks back to his house.
D. The shopkeeper whistles cheerfully and walked back to his house after closing up shop.
5.) The following sentence may have an error in effective writing. Choose the best revision of the sentence. If no revision is necessary, choose the first answer.
Leaning against its mother, the foal tucks its head down and avoided the cold wind.
A. Leaning against its mother, the foal tucks its head down and avoided the cold wind.
B. Leaning against it mother, the foal tucked its head down and avoids the cold wind.
C. The foal leaning against its mother will tuck its head down and avoids the cold wind.
D. Leaning against its mother, the foal tucked its head down and avoided the cold wind.
