Grammar Test 1 Answer 3

3. Jeremiah had no idea that ken-l-ration which is the meatiest dog food on the market was actually made from hedgehog parts and he denounced it's inclusion in the school lunch program.

Ans.

Jeremiah had no idea that Ken-L-Ration, which is the meatiest dog food on the market, was actually made from hedgehog parts, and he denounced its inclusion in the school lunch program.


1) Ken-L-Ration is a brand name; therefore it must be capitalized. [Score 1 pt.]

2) The non-restrictive element "which is the meatiest dog food on the market" must be set off with commas (this non-restrictive clause does not identify the brand name more definitively). [Score 2 pts.]

3) A comma before "and" because this "and" connects two independent clauses in a comopund sentence. [Score 1 pt.]

4) "it's" must be changed to reflect the possessive, not the contraction of "it is" [Score 1 pt.]