Exam 33: Putting Your Proofreading Skills to Work

Select "correct" if the sentence is correctly punctuated. Select "incorrect" if commas are missing or used incorrectly. -December 7, 2004, is a date we will all remember.

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. -When the United States entered ____________the government ordered 2.5 million razors and 36 million blades.

The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. -One year after quitting smoking, a __________ risk of heart disease drops by more than 50 percent.

The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. -The first is called the systolic ___________ is how much force is in your arteries when your heart pumps.

For each of the following sentences, select the list of words that should include apostrophes. -My ideas dont always agree with yours.

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. -The Sargasso __________________ to frighten sailors, who imagined monster-infested islands underneath the water.

For each group, select the sentence with the correct punctuation and capitalization.

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. -For years scientists wondered how seaweed began growing in open water. They now believe some seaweed once drifted from the West __________________ multiplied wildly.

The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. -Other risk groups include overweight ___________ people with a family history of high blood pressure.

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. -By 1906, 300,000 _____________ and 500,000 ____________ were being sold yearly.

The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. -Blood pressure readings between 120/80 and 140/90 indicate a patient with _____________ person will possibly develop high blood pressure.

The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. -According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, one out of four _____________ has high blood pressure, and anyone can develop this dangerous condition.

For each group, select the sentence with the correct punctuation and capitalization.

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. -Unfortunately the reality was harder to produce than the idea. Only with the help of William Nickerson, a professor from the Massachusetts ______________ the safety razor finally hit the market in 1903.

For each of the following sentences, select the list of words that should include apostrophes. -You shouldnt have asked Sam to give you his math notes.

For each group, select the sentence with the correct punctuation and capitalization.

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. -The sailors ideas of course are not true.

For each of the following sentences, select the answer with the correct list of the words that should be capitalized. -The american author ralph ellison wrote the invisible man.

The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. -Reducing your intake of salt and sodium __________ also important.

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. -"As I stood there with the razor in my ________________ Gillette razor and disposable blade were born."