Southern Gothic

Question 1

Read this paragraph, then choose which words should be capitalized. I have many impressive relatives. My Jean is a at the local hospital. One of my cousins is a at the state college. Her name is Garvy. We get together every for a family reunion.

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Selection 1: sister; Selection 2: doctor; Selection 3: professor; Selection 4: Doctor; Selection 5: summer

Question 2

Read these directions, then choose which words should be capitalized. Here are the directions you need to get to my house. First, walk on the street in front of our school, which is called Mockingbird Lane. Then turn at the grocery story and begin walking on Briarwood. My house is on the side of the street.

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north; Selection 1: north; Selection 2: West; Selection 3: left; Selection 4: east; Selection 5: north

Question 3

Question 12

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X west

Question 4

Left✔ left

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left

Question 5

East✔ east

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east

Question 6

North✔ north

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north

Question 7

Choose the best revision of the sentence that contains the error.

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The tour guide, who has become a good friend, is great!

Question 8

For each sentence, choose the word that creates a pair of coordinate adjectives. I wore this jacket because my mom told me it would be a cool, day. I'm sorry, sir, but I ordered brown toast with my eggs.

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Selection 1: windy; Selection 2: crunchy

Question 9

lightdarkdeep✔ crunchy

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crunchy

Question 10

Write three to five sentences explaining what should be done to edit this paragraph for errors.

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To edit the paragraph for errors, I would first identify and capitalize the first word of every sentence and all proper nouns, such as names of people and specific locations. Next, I would look for places where commas are missing, such as after introductory phrases or between items in a series. I would also check to ensure that commas are placed before coordinating conjunctions in compound sentences to improve the flow and clarity of the writing.

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