Mid-Week Mini-Lesson

Week 8 · Reading & Writing — Grammar

~15 minutes · between sessions

A quick five on the high-frequency conventions — boundaries, agreement, tense, and possessives. Press Check my work to see how you did, then Save & email my results so your instructor sees your progress before the next lesson.

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Q1Conventions

“Neither the manager nor the employees ______ aware of the change.”

Awas Bwere Cis Dhas been

Answer: B

With “nor,” the verb matches the nearer subject — “employees” (plural) → were.

Q2Conventions

Best correction of “I wanted to go, the weather was bad.”

Ago; the weather Bgo the weather Cgo, the, weather Dgo: the weather

Answer: A

A semicolon joins the two complete sentences correctly.

Q3Conventions

“Each of the girls wore ______ medal proudly.”

Aher Btheir Cthem Dtheirs

Answer: A

“Each” is singular, so the singular pronoun “her” agrees.

Q4Conventions

“That is my ______ book.” (the book belonging to one sister)

Asisters Bsisters’ Csister’s Dsisters’s

Answer: C

Singular possessive adds ’s → sister’s.

Q5Conventions

“She ______ in Paris for three years before she moved to Rome.”

Alives Bhad lived Cwill live Dis living

Answer: B

The Paris years came first → past perfect “had lived.”

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