Select the letter of the sentence that is correctly punctuated with commas. Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

A) Aanya put, lettuce onions walnuts olives and cheese, in the salad.
B) Aanya put lettuce, onions, walnuts, olives, and cheese in the salad.
C) Aanya put lettuce, onions, walnuts, olives, and cheese, in the salad.

The following sentences form a passage. For each sentence, select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "fragment" if it is a fragment, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice. And then went on to receive a master's in that field and a second master's in computer science.

A) correct
B) fragment
C) run-on
D) comma splice

Read the paragraph below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the letter of the correct response.
When Lewis and Clark made their way through what is now North Dakota, the Shoshone Indian woman named Sacajawea joined the team of explorers. Because the expedition was traveling with a Native American, other tribes did not attack the group. In fact, one tribe even supplied horses to help the explorers and their interpreter cross the Rocky Mountains. This invaluable team member taught the men how to find medicine and food in the wilderness and once even saved the records of the journey when a canoe overturned during a storm. She reached the Pacific Ocean with Lewis and Clark in 1805. Her fame eventually spread; one of the best-known monuments to her is a statue in Portland, Oregon.
Which of the following is a synonym used to refer to the subject of the paragraph?

A) this invaluable team member
B) the men
C) the wilderness

The topic sentence below is followed by a brainstormed list of possible ideas for a paragraph. Decide which ideas support the topic sentence and should be kept and which ideas should be dropped. Select "keep" or "drop" for each idea. Topic sentence: Modern fireworks have their origins in tenth-century Chinese pyrotechnics.
My family set fireworks off last summer.

A) Keep
B) Drop

The following sentences form a paragraph. For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. However, experts say that by learning to recognize the major stresses in our lives, we can begin to balance stress with exercise time with loved ones and just plain fun.

A) say that
B) lives, we
C) exercise time with loved ones and

Read each of the following essay introductions. Then select the method the writer used to begin the essay. The essay below begins with a(n)
Most people believe that stress has a negative effect on their lives. Under severe stress, most cannot function effectively ⎯ or at all. Pressured by tight deadlines, heavy workloads, or competitive situations, they may suffer from such problems as anxiety, sleeplessness, or ulcers. Yet stress is not necessarily bad. Contrary to popular opinion, people can learn to turn stress into a valuable asset in the classroom and the workplace.

A) illustration.
B) general idea that is narrowed to a specific thesis statement.
C) contradiction.

For each of the following statements, select the answer that correctly identifies the cause and effect. Natural disasters like hurricanes often cause the price of gasoline to rise.

A) Cause: rise in the price of gasoline Effect: natural disasters like hurricanes
B) Cause: natural disasters like hurricanes Effect: rise in the price of gasoline

Each group below contains one correct sentence. In each group, select the letter of the sentence that is correct. Which sentence is correct?

A) Lorenzo doesn't usually like to cook, nevertheless, he enjoyed preparing a Hawaiian feast for his boss's surprise birthday party.
B) Lorenzo doesn't usually like to cook, nevertheless he enjoyed preparing a Hawaiian feast for his boss's surprise birthday party.
C) Lorenzo doesn't usually like to cook; nevertheless, he enjoyed preparing a Hawaiian feast for his boss's surprise birthday party.

Select the letter of the correct pronoun for the blank in each of the following sentences. At the concert hall, ____ said that I could leave Keisha's ticket at the box office.

A) him and her
B) them
C) he

The following sentences form a paragraph. Proofread them for errors in spelling and look-alikes/sound-alikes. Select the correct list of misspelled words. Finally, put your career ideas into action. Schedule time to talk with people who've worked in fields that interest you. If possible, shadow them at work so you can see what there jobs are really like.

A) schedule
B) schedule, fields, there
C) there