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Grade 8 Capitalization
Which sentence is capitalized correctly?
  1. The planet nearest the sun is mercury.
  2. the Planet nearest the Sun is Mercury.
  3. The Planet nearest the Sun is Mercury.
  4. The planet nearest the Sun is Mercury.
Grade 8 Editing
Which choice correctly punctuates and capitalizes the words in the following sentence?

ursula and i love halloween.
  1. Ursula and i love halloween.
  2. ursula and I love Halloween.
  3. Ursula and I love Halloween
  4. Ursula and I love Halloween.
Grade 8 Editing
Using the following sentence which answer choice correctly omits the phrase "possibly a sailor"?

Probably the most emotional discovery was that of the skeleton of a man (possibly a sailor) and a dog near one of the cargo ships.
  1. Probably the most emotional discovery was that of the skeleton of a man ()and a dog near one of the cargo ships.
  2. Probably the most emotional discovery was that of the skeleton of a man and a dog near one of the cargo ships.
  3. Probably the most emotional discovery was that of the skeleton of a man, and a dog near one of the cargo ships.
  4. Probably the most emotional discovery was that of the skeleton of a man... and a dog near one of the cargo ships.
Grade 8 Commas CCSS: L.9-10.2
Choose the sentence with the correct comma placement.
  1. She finished her work, and then took a long lunch.
  2. She finished her work, and then, took a long lunch.
  3. She finished her work and then took a long lunch.
Grade 8 Tenses
Choose the sentence with the future tense verb.
  1. The Doctor will find dinosaurs on a spaceship.
  2. The Doctor has found dinosaurs on a spaceship.
  3. The Doctor is finding dinosaurs on a spaceship.
  4. Dinosaurs on a spaceship are cool.
Grade 8 Editing
Which choice correctly punctuates and capitalizes the words in the following sentence?

my Brother left quickly
  1. My Brother left quickly.
  2. My brother left quickly.
  3. My brother left Quickly.
  4. My brother left quickly
Grade 8 Parts of Speech
Is the participle a present or past participle? Is it used as a verb or adjective?
The nervous bird was pecking at the girl.
  1. present participle-verb
  2. present participle-adjective
  3. past participle-verb
  4. past participle-adjective
Grade 8 Prefixes
The definition for the stem RE is:
  1. out
  2. all
  3. again
  4. false
Grade 8 Tenses CCSS: CCRA.L.1, L.8.1, L.8.1b
It is okay to use the passive voice when the doer of the action doesn't matter.
Which choice best represents this rule?
  1. Kids can observe the eclipse at midnight.
  2. The eclipse can be observed at midnight.
  3. Professor Johnson can observe the eclipse at midnight.
  4. The eclipse will be observed by Professor Johnson at midnight.
Grade 8 Pronouns
What kind of pronoun is capitalized?
That opinion isn't MINE.
  1. demonstrative
  2. indefinite
  3. possessive
  4. interrogative
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