250 word reflection paragraph

 Complete the following grammar test. 

1. Which of the following is correct?
   1.   ?    The team plays good in decisive games.
   2.   ?    The team plays well in decisive games.
2. Is this sentence correct?

   To see well, the lights in this room need to be adjusted.

   1.   ?    This sentence is correct.
   2.   ?    This sentence has a dangling modifier.
   3.   ?    This sentence has a comma splice.
3. Which of the following is correct?
   1.   ?    I haven’t barely started to think about my exam.
   2.   ?    I have barely started to think about my exam.
4. Which of the following is correct?
   1.   ?    The candidate promised not to raise taxes when elected.
   2.   ?    The candidate promised not to rise taxes when elected.
5. Identify the problem with the following paragraph:

   Elizabeth Peabody was born in a school and thereafter felt destined to be a teacher. Her mother was a teacher and trains her daughters at her side. The academic life seems to suit Elizabeth, who thrived on the rigorous curriculum.

   1.   ?    It lacks subject – verb agreement in some sentences.
   2.   ?    There are inconsistent shifts in verb tenses.
   3.   ?    Punctuation is wrong in this paragraph.
6. Is this sentence correct?

   The suspects were interviewed right after the crime was committed by the detectives.

   1.   ?    This sentence is correct.
   2.   ?    This sentence has a misplaced modifier.
   3.   ?    This sentence needs a different form of the verb.
7. Which of the following is correct?
   1.   ?    Most people not only are lifting weights at the gym, but they also do a cardiovascular workout.
   2.   ?    Most people not only lift weights at the gym, but they also do a cardiovascular workout.
8. Which of the following is correct?
   1.   ?    Neither of the players in the last game was injured.
   2.   ?    Neither of the players in the last game were injured.
9. Is this sentence correct?

   The teacher asked Anne and myself to do a peer review of each other’s writing.

   1.   ?    This sentence is correct.
   2.   ?    “Each other’s” should be replaced with “one another’s.”
   3.   ?    Pronoun “myself” should be replaced with “me.”
10. Which of the following is correct?
    
    1.   ?    Anne whose research on health effects of air pollution was well-known was invited to speak at a conference.
    2.   ?    Anne, whose research on health effects of air pollution was well-known, was invited to speak at a conference.
    3.   ?    Anne which research on health effects of air pollution was well-known was invited to speak at a conference.
11. Which of the following is preferred?
    1.   ?    When I did my lab experiments, I tried to thoroughly document each of my measurements.
    2.   ?    When I did my lab experiments, I tried to document thoroughly each of my measurements.
12. Which of the following is correct?
    1.   ?    Neither students nor their teacher is participating in this play.
    2.   ?    Neither students nor their teacher are participating in this play.
13. Which of the following is correct?
    1.   ?    Current decline in the housing market is often compared to the one in the ’80s.
    2.   ?    Current decline in the housing market is often compared to the one in the 80’s.
    3.   ?    Current decline in the housing market is often compared to the one in the 80s.

Were you surprised by the results? What is the most challenging element of grammar for you from this week’s Explore learning module? Has this learning module made any of those areas more clear? In what ways? 

What tools do you use to help with grammar when you are composing your personal, academic, or professional writing? How can your incorporate what you learned this week into those areas in your writing?