Exam 33: Putting Your Proofreading Skills to Work

For each of the following sentences, select the list of words that should include apostrophes. -Well have to borrow Toms toothpaste because we left ours at home.

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. -This strange sea is one of ____________ oddities.

Select "correct" if the sentence is correctly punctuated. Select "incorrect" if commas are missing or used incorrectly. -In the corner of the room, a spider was spinning its web.

The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. -On the other hand, __________________ blood pressure, but only temporarily.

Select "correct" if the sentence is correctly punctuated. Select "incorrect" if commas are missing or used incorrectly. -Aaron has moved to 123 Main Street Seattle Washington.

Select "correct" if the sentence is correctly punctuated. Select "incorrect" if commas are missing or used incorrectly. -When Alex stepped up to bat the crowd went wild.

The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. -Your systolic pressure should be no higher than 120. The second type of blood pressure is the diastolic, which is the amount of ____________ your heart is resting.

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. -While shaving with his old-fashioned one-piece razor one __________ had an inspiration.

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

The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. -Finally, smoking does not cause high blood __________ it does increase the risk of heart and blood vessel diseases.

The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. -You need to maintain a healthy weight and eat with your health-and your blood pressure-in mind. A ____________________ can help you lower your blood pressure.

For each of the following sentences, select the answer with the correct list of the words that should be capitalized. -The detroit lions play all of their games in the silverdome.

The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. -In addition to making the heart work harder than it should, hypertension can lead to hardening of the arteries (arteriosclerosis) and increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, congestive heart failure, kidney disease, and ____________.

The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. -If you want to live a healthy, long _________ way to help yourself is to have your blood pressure checked.

The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. -Along with eating healthy foods, you can help lower your blood pressure by exercising __________ you do not need to go to a gym or take up jogging to get the exercise you need.

The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. -This number should be _________ lower.

The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. -Once your doctor has measured both the systolic and diastolic pressures, __________ the number with the systolic pressure first.

For each of the following sentences, select the answer with the correct list of the words that should be capitalized. -We loved the lakes in washington when we toured the northwest.

The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. -For a person with a systolic pressure of 110 and a diastolic pressure of 75, a doctor would write "110/75." A consistent blood pressure reading of 140/90 or higher ________ considered high blood pressure, or hypertension.