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Assignment 10

1. Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.

a. When (your/you’re) done with your work, let’s go out to dinner.

b. If the kids would just be (quiet/quite), I think I could finish this report.

c. They walked (passed/past) the accident without realizing it.

d. My energy (complements/compliments) his calmness.

e. They went camping in the (desert/dessert).

f. The dog licked (it’s/its) wounds.

g. We visited the (capital/capitol) while we were in Washington, D.C.

h. I had (already/all ready) seen the movie twice.

i. I try not to (waist/waste) money on vending machines.

j. The (principal/principle) cause of the fire was faulty wiring.

k. (Who’s/Whose) house is this anyway?

l. After having the flu, Martha felt very (weak/week).

2. Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.

a. They had a party at the construction (site/sight/cite).

b. I’d rather do math problems than (right/write/rite) a paper.

c. (There/Their/They’re) seems to be a problem with the lock on this door.

d. When I was younger, I liked to (where/wear/were) make-up

3. Rewrite these sentence fragments and run-on sentences.

a. Look at the facilities in other countries have you’ll see the U. S. has far better

facilities.

b. Contributing time, money, and effort.

c. My father isn’t sick, he’s as healthy as a horse.

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d. Having stayed up all night working on my paper.

e. Must be prepared and on time.

4. Rewrite the following paragraph. Eliminate any sentence fragments or run-on sentences.

A person who is interested in becoming a teacher. A profession that is in great need of

talented people. Should investigate the elements required to be a good teacher before making a

final decision. On first thought, it might seem that a good teacher is one who is very

knowledgeable of the subject matter, a master of what he or she wants to teach, however

others would disagree. Good teachers are those who connect with students and are able to

interest students in the process of thinking and inquiring about the subject matter. Teaching is

more than knowing the subject matter it’s understanding where students are and dreaming

about where they can go with the subject matter.

5. Rewrite the following paragraph using correct punctuation and capitalization.

Several months ago february 29 I had just watched the ending of a very funny movie I

reached over, turned off the TV and was just beginning to dream quite pleasantly when the

familiar ring of my telephone suddenly startled me awake groggily I answered my telephone

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it was my best friend telling me he had just been given extra tickets to the yankees game he

excitedly asked would you like to go

6. Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.

a. (Fewer/Less) people are killed in airplane accidents each year (than/then) in car

accidents.

b. In the novel, two Martians (emigrated/immigrated) from Mars to Earth.

c. Do you know who (discovered/invented) the telephone?

d. He (accepted/excepted) my apology graciously.

e. We (implied/inferred) from her tone of voice that we were in trouble.

f. A cat is usually slow to (adapt/adopt) to a new cat in the house.

g. Did the flood (effect/affect) your house?

h. As a child, he played the violin (bad/badly).

i. The Valentine’s candy (lay/laid) unopened on her dresser.

j. The puppy is (lying/laying) down in the grass outside.

k. (Set/Sit) your keys down on the desk and come in.