Indicate the correct form: Frederick (Gainous's, Gainous') departure
Gainous's
Gainous'
Indicate the correct form: Veterans Day, Veteran's Day, Veterans' Day
Veterans Day
Veteran's Day
Veterans' Day
Indicate the correct form: the (hostess's, hostess') doilies
hostess's
hostess'
Indicate the correct form (there is more than one hostess): the (hostesses', hostesses's) doilies
hostesses'
hostesses's
Indicate the correct form: Bush and Cheney's victory, Bush's and Cheney's victory
Bush and Cheney's victory
Bush's and Cheney's victory
Indicate the correct form: Johnny, you've been resisting these quizzes since Day (one, One,1).
one
One
1
Indicate the correct form: Now that your tuition check has bounced, we're back at square (one, One,1).
one
One
1
Indicate the correct form: The hyphen will always be No. (one, One, 1) in my book
one
One
1
Indicate the correct form: Now, class, read Chapter (one, One, 1) of "How Grim Was My Grammar."
one
One
1
Bank on correct principles rather than (prophecying, prophesying, prophesizing) long-term energy winners and losers.
prophecying
prophesying
Referring to Mickey and Diane Andrews:
The (Andrews, Andrew’s, Andrews’, Andrewses) were introduced in the 1970s.
Andrews
Andrew’s
Andrews’
Andrewses
Trainer Justin Patak said he really likes having free (reign, rein) over his training sessions.
reign
rein
Hardly a day goes by that Jermaine Dixon doesn’t have a phone conversation with his brother [comma or no comma?] Phil. After one recent conversation, Phil was off to catch a plane to Toronto to see his other brother, Juan, play for the Toronto Raptors.
comma
no comma
Neither Andrews nor Bowden (was, were) surprised by (Hayes’, Hayes’s) decision.
was, Hayes'
was, Hayes's
were, Hayes'
were, Hayes's
That would take more than a million small businesses off the tax (roles, rolls) altogether.
roles
rolls
The women’s basketball team from TCC couldn’t find an answer for Britt or Kelly around the (parameter, perimeter).
parameter
perimeter
But (pairing, paring) down the lists proved impossible during a three-hour workshop.
pairing
paring
Especially in the face of stiff economic competition (oversees, overseas) and financial storm clouds overhead, Americans proceed in this direction at great peril.
oversees
overseas
You may remember Favre (laying, lying) down in the waning seconds of the last game of the 2001 season between the Green Bay Packers and the New York Giants.
laying
lying
Lamont Gray was hired as an academic (adviser, advisor).
adviser
advisor
[The man's name is Shults.]
(Shults’, Shults’s) department faces a budget reduction and possible layoffs.
Shults'
Shults's
Green earned his undergraduate degree from FSU and his (masters, master’s, masters’) from Nova Southeastern.
masters
master's
masters'
She was part of the first team at the school (comma, no comma) and was later its captain.
comma
no comma
He joined the company shortly after its (startup, start-up, start up).
startup
start-up
start up
Sandy Lomax is (vice president, vice-president, Vice President, Vice-President) for consulting and resource development.
vice president
vice-president
Vice President
Vice-President
In scene after (sensual, sensuous) scene in the movie “Waitress,” Russell takes refuge in the kitchen of the diner where she works, rolling out the pie dough, intoxicated with the sensations of preparing food.
sensual
sensuous
The differences between my opponent and (I , me) pale in comparison to the differences that we have with the other party.
I
me
He kept the letter in his scrapbook. He thought about (crumbling, crumpling) it up, but he wanted to keep it as a reminder and a motivator.
crumbling
crumpling
A spray-field pivot, one of 16 on the 4,000-acre City of Tallahassee Southeast Farm on Tram Road, sprays a fine mist of (effulent, effluent) water over a crop of corn.
effulent
effluent
Ganguzza is a program guy – a lunch-pail guy who comes to work (everyday, every day).
every day [two words]
everyday [one word]
So that will be the big (payoff, pay-off, pay off) for “Juno.”
payoff
pay off
pay-off
As the (penultimate, ultimate) Bill groupie, I would watch him slumped back in his chair on “Firing Line.”
penultimate
ultimate
He loved the campus the first time he (set, stepped) foot on it
set
stepped
The report cited Kansas and Texas as states (that, which) have acted decisively to slow the growth of their inmate populations
that
which
It takes at least two years to get a horse to understand that pressure on the left side of its (reign, rein, rain) means go right.
reign
rein
rain
Hall is one of about 30 students who (has, have) traveled to Tallahassee in hopes of being selected.
has
have
For horses that can cut the (mustard, muster), dieting and physical health are pivotal.
mustard
muster
He was at a (congressional, Congressional) hearing on the (southeastern, Southeastern) drought.
congressional, southeastern
Congressional, southeastern
congressional, Southeastern
Congressional, Southeastern
“We’re trying to figure out what’s the right amount of (warm up, warm-up, warmup).”
warm up
warm-up
warmup
All five (Wallaces, Wallace’s, Wallaces’) drove to Atlanta for the rally.
Wallaces
Wallace's
Wallaces'
War protesters disrupted the Easter (Mass, mass).
Mass
mass
Sansom and Rubio said the proposal is a (9.6-percent, 9.6 percent) reduction.
9.6-percent
9.6 percent
That’s a (worst-case, worst case) scenario.
worst-case
worst case
He worked with (first-round, first round) pick Kamerion Wimbley.
first-round
first round
The Braves rallied in the ninth but lost a (12-inning, 12 inning) marathon.
12-inning
12 inning
The lighthouse was built on the western tip of the (30-mile-long, 30-mile long, 30 mile long) island.
30-mile-long
30-mile long
30 mile long
Meanwhile, lawmakers continued their (tug-of-war, tug of war) over the budget
tug-of-war
tug of war
Jeff hopes to become (vice-president, vice president), (vice-chancellor, vice chancellor) or (vice-chairman, vice chairman).