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Identify the following sentence as a Fused Sentence, Comma Splice, or Correct: My experience learning grammar in school was one unit of grammar for six weeks and then grammar was out of the picture for the rest of the school year. 

Identify the following sentence as Correct or Incorrect. Hint: The sentence may contain any number of punctuation, capitalization, or spelling errors that we discussed for Test 3. I am going to meet you on Third Avenue at 5 o’clock this evening.

Choose the pronoun case for the italicized pronoun: Please give her the basket of flowers before the wedding starts. 

Identify the following sentence as having a Proper Noun (PN), Common Noun (CN), or Both (B).  Theodore’s antiquated theory was ruined when the salt did not remove the stain.

Identify the following sentence as having a Proper Noun (PN), Common Noun (CN), or Both (B).  Theodore’s antiquated theory was ruined when the salt did not remove the stain.

Identify the word in quotation marks as a Predicate Noun (PN); Predicated Adjective (PA); Direct Object (DO); Indirect Object (IO); Verb (V); or None of These (NT): The reformers felt “satisfied” after their new policies were implemented.

Identify the word in quotation marks as a Predicate Noun (PN); Predicated Adjective (PA); Direct Object (DO); Indirect Object (IO); Verb (V); or None of These (NT): The reformers felt “satisfied” after their new policies were implemented.

Identify the following sentence as Correct or Incorrect in regards to pronoun case: I agree with whomever wrote the mission statement.

Identify the following sentence as Simple (S); Compound (CD); Complex (CX); or Compound-Complex (CDCX): Amanda took out the trash before the rain started, but she forgot to close the garage door.

Identify the following sentence as Correct or Incorrect in regards to comma use: The computer was not working, because it was not plugged into the outlet.