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Choose the pronoun case for the italicized pronoun: The board is unsure who makes the decision. 

Identify the following sentence as Simple (S); Compound (CD); Complex (CX); or Compound-Complex (CDCX): A large majority of second-year teaching assistants are serving as research assistants this semester.

Identify the following sentence as Simple (S); Compound (CD); Complex (CX); or Compound-Complex (CDCX): Most of the cartoons were too violent for children under twelve years of age.

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 asked my brother not to remove the mattress’ label because I am planning to return the mattress next week. 

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 asked my brother not to remove the mattress’ label because I am planning to return the mattress next week. 

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.

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 out-of-control vehicle hit several “children” who were standing on the sidewalk.

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.