Prepare for your Abeka Grammar and Composition IV tests with these practice questions and answers. This guide covers advanced grammar rules, sentence structure, and composition skills.
Q: punctuation mark used with an indirect question
Answer: period
Q: punctuation mark used with a polite request disguised as a question
Answer: period
Q: what is an appropriate use for commas?
Answer: to separate three or more items in a series, to set off parenthetical expressions, to indicate a nonessential element in a sentence
Q: punctuation mark used to indicate emphatic parenthetical elements in a sentence
Answer: pair of dashes
Q: what always go inside closing quotation marks?
Answer: commas
Q: what always go outside closing quotation marks?
Answer: semicolons
Q: how would the title of a short story be punctuated?
Answer: quotation marks
Q: how would the name of a ship be punctuated?
Answer: italics
Q: how would the title of a play be punctuated?
Answer: italics
Q: (add punctuation)Sir Isaac Newton 1642-1727 published his book Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy in 1687
Answer: Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) published his book _Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy_ in 1687.
Q: (add punctuation)That means he was about forty five years old when it was published exclaimed Mark
Answer: “That means he was about forty-five years old when it was published!” exclaimed Mark.
Q: (add punctuation)We will learn more about Newton in the chapter entitled The Rise of Modern Science said Mrs. Watson but for now lets get back to our study of John Wycliffe
Answer: “We will learn more about Newton in the chapter entitled ‘The Rise of Modern Science,'” said Mrs. Watson, “but for now, let’s get back to our study of John Wycliffe.”
Q: (add punctuation)John Wycliffe wasnt he expelled from Oxford because of his religious beliefs? began the first translation of the Bible into English volunteered Carrie
Answer: “John Wycliffe–wasn’t he expelled from Oxford because of his religious beliefs?–began the first translation of the Bible into English,” volunteered Carrie.
Q: (add punctuation)That’s right Carrie. Did you also know that John Huss a Reformer influenced by Wycliffe’s teachings was burned at the stake asked Mrs. Watson
Answer: “That’s right, Carrie. Did you also know that John Huss, a Reformer influenced by Wycliffe’s teachings, was burned at the stake?” asked Mrs. Watson.
Q: (add punctuation)Huss preached to the people of Bohemia in their own language his followers even printed a Bohemian hymnbook it was modern history’s first non Catholic hymnbook and translated Scripture into their native language continued Mrs. Watson
Answer: “Huss preached to the people of Bohemia in their own language; his followers even printed a Bohemian hymnbook (it was modern history’s first non-Catholic hymnbook) and translated Scripture into their native language,” continued Mrs. Watson.
Q: (add punctuation)Gerhard Groote Thomas à Kempis and Martin Luther were other Reformers who worked to teach Scripture to the common people she added
Answer: “Gerhard Groote, Thomas à Kempis, and Martine Luther were other Reformers who worked to teach Scripture to the common people.” she added.
Q: plural possessive of “woman”
Answer: women’s
Q: singular possessive of “Chris”
Answer: Chris’s
Q: possessive for the following: the car shared by Joe and Rebecca
Answer: Joe and Rebecca’s car
Q: plural of the numbers “2” and “8”
Answer: 2’s, 8’s
Q: (mark sentence correct or incorrect)My Grandfather, who was born during the Great Depression, enjoys reminding us about how easy life is for us children.
Answer: I
Q: (mark sentence correct or incorrect)Hon. James Sanders presided over the trial which took place at the courthouse located on Twenty-third Street.
Answer: C
Q: (mark sentence correct or incorrect)Two hundred twenty-one children sang at the ceremony honoring 197 policemen and firemen for outstanding bravery.
Answer: C
Q: (mark sentence correct or incorrect)Each student will recite “Antony’s Speech From Caesar’s Funeral” for a grade on the tenth of this month.
Answer: I
Q: (mark sentence correct or incorrect)Man first walked on the Moon over thirty years ago
Answer: I