Practice in Copyediting quiz

Answer 1

1. Which punctuation mark is unnecessary in the sentence below?
I went to the store, and I bought milk, bread, and eggs.
a. period after "store"
b. comma after "store"
c. comma after "milk"
d. comma after "bread"

Answer: b. comma after "store"

2. Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
a. She said, "I will meet you at 3 pm!"
b. We visited London, England and Paris, France.
c. The book is titled, "To Kill a Mockingbird."
d. I want to go to the beach today, but it is raining.

Answer: d. I want to go to the beach today, but it is raining.

3. Which sentence is correctly capitalized?
a. i love to go hiking in the mountains.
b. can you help me with my math homework?
c. she is studying history and english.
d. Have you seen the new movie, "Black Widow"?

Answer: d. Have you seen the new movie, "Black Widow"?

4. Which sentence has the correct subject-verb agreement?
a. The dog and cat is sleeping.
b. The children plays in the park.
c. The team are working hard to win.
d. The book was written by Sarah Johnson.

Answer: d. The book was written by Sarah Johnson.

5. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
a. I seen him at the concert last night.
b. She has went to the store.
c. They were have a great time at the party.
d. We watched a movie on Netflix last night.

Answer: d. We watched a movie on Netflix last night.