Rearrange the following words to create the
most logical and grammatically correct sentence.
Q: would I have it anything if had . I you
known said would not bother Answer
a. Would I have not said
anything if you had known it would bother I?
b. I would not have said
anything if I had known it would bother you.
c. Had I known if it would
bother you I would not have said anything.
d. If I had known it would not
bother you I would have said anything.
Choose the series of verbs that best
completes the following sentence.
Q: Alison regrets _________ you with her
remarks; she never meant _________ so. Answer
a. to hurt, doing
b. to hurt, to do
c. hurting, doing
d. hurting, to do
Q: Which of the following sentences is
punctuated correctly?
a. 'Come here, she said, and
let me get a good look at you.'
b. Come here she said, and let
me get a good look at you.
c. "Come here," she
said. "and let me get a good look at you."
d. "Come here," she
said, "and let me get a good look at you."
Complete the following sentence by choosing
the phrase with the best word order from the options given.
Q: Those who are not wise ____________ . Answer
a. do not need be necessarily
stupid
b. need not necessarily be
stupid
c. need not to be necessarily
stupid
d. does not need to be necessarily
stupid
Q: Which of the following sentences does
NOT illustrate correct verb and verb tense usage?
a. Frank and Marjorie have
opened a new chocolate shop on the corner.
b. By the time I get there, all
the best candy will have been eaten already.
c. They was going to sell
pastries as well, but then decided against it.
d. Have you ever wondered how
many jelly beans there are in the world?
Q: Choose the series of prepositions that
best completes the following sentence. Answer
Charlotte knew ___________ the secret
investigation _________ her past, but she closed her eyes to it and pretended
it wasn't happening.
a. of, about
b. on, of
c. about, to
d. of, after
Q: Which of the following sentences
illustrate(s) the proper use of commas? Answer
a. Randy wanted to end the
meeting, but Amy wanted to prolong it.
b. After pouring herself a
glass of water in silence, Nicky answered my question.
c. The committee, which had
failed to come to a consensus decided to meet again on Tuesday.
d. Mr. Bridges is never home on
the weekends, he always goes to his home in the country.
e. a and b
f. All of the above
Choose the series of prepositions that best
completes the following sentence.
Q: I placed my notes _______ my desk and
referred to them _______ the meeting. Answer
a. at, among
b. beside, during
c. with, at
d. upon, around
Q: Choose the option that correctly changes
the original sentence from active voice to passive voice. Answer
ORIGINAL
SENTENCE:
That tall
man is carrying a lot of lumber.
REWRITTEN
SENTENCES:
a. The tall man carries a lot
of lumber.
b. Is being carried by that
tall man, the lumber.
c. The lumber is carried by the
tall man.
d. A lot of lumber is being
carried by that tall man.
Q: Which of the following sentences
illustrates the proper use of parallel construction? Answer
a. Terry hoped to find a new
job that would let him earn extra cash in the summer and to work fewer hours.
b. Although Tommy was failing
his biology class at college, he was passing his chemistry class.
c. Trina loved to sail, skate,
swim, and surfing.
d. Tatiana declared that the
people in her office are smarter than the people who work in Tad's office.
Q: Choose the series of prepositions that
best completes the following sentence. Answer
Although the issue was very serious, the
committee disposed ______ it in a few minutes and moved _______ to other business.
a. onto, off
b. of, away
c. on, out
d. of, on
Q: Choose the series of verbs that best
completes the following sentence. Answer
If Harry __________ to the party too early,
don't let him in; he __________ outside like everyone else.
a. gets, will have to wait
b. got, waits
c. gets, is waiting
d. has gotten, must be waiting
Q: Read the original sentence below and
then choose the rewritten sentence that illustrates proper sentence structure.
ORIGINAL
SENTENCE:
It is easy
to carry solid objects, but the same cannot be said of liquids.
REWRITTEN
SENTENCES:
a. Unlike liquids, solid
objects are easy to carry.
b. Unlike liquids, we can
easily carry solid objects.
c. Unlike liquids; solid
objects can easily be carried.
d. Unlike liquids, solid
objects easy to be carried.
Q: Which of the following sentences
illustrates correct verb and verb tense usage? Answer
a. Until the snow is melting,
the train is not able to move.
b. Until the snow does not
melt, the train will not be able to move.
c. Until the snow melts, the
train will not be able to move.
d. Until the snow will melt,
the train will not be able to move.
Q: Change the following sentence from a
quotation to indirect speech. Answer
"It may snow tomorrow," he said.
a. He said it should snow
tomorrow.
b. He might say it will snow
tomorrow.
c. He says it may snow
tomorrow.
d. He said it might snow the
next day.
Q: Choose the series of articles and
conjunctions that best completes the following sentence.
Julia, who
is studying to be _______foreign correspondent, is currently doing _______
internship in _______ Middle East _______
will return before the end of _______
year. Answer
a. (no article required), an,
the, but, the
b. the, a, the, however, a
c. a, an, (no article
required), yet, a
d. a, an, the, but, the
Q: Which of the following sentences does
NOT illustrate proper use of articles and conjunctions? Answer
a. I thought about keeping an
orangutan as a pet; however, my apartment complex does not allow exotic animals
on the premises.
b. Bertha decided to change a
locks of her house after burglars stole a computer or an oil painting.
c. After thinking about the
problem for half an hour, Glen finally came up with a perfect solution.
d. Arlene loves nature and the
outdoors in general, yet she spends most of her time inside because of her job.
Q: Choose the series of prepositions that best
completes the following sentence.
Jack,
leaning casually ________ the tree, watched as Sally walked slowly ________
him. Answer
a. against, toward
b. toward, against
c. upon, past
d. off, beside
Q: Rearrange the following words to create
the most logical and grammatically correct sentence.
your company
name ? of What the is - answer
a. What is the company of your
name?
b. your company What is the
name of?
c. What is the name of your
company?
d. The name of your company
What is?
Q: Rearrange the following words to create
the most logical and grammatically correct sentence.
last what !
it's did you night, over After - Answer
a. After what night, it's over
you did last!
b. After what you did last
night, it's over!
c. over what you did last
night, it's After!
d. After, it's over what you
did last night!
Q: Choose the series of verbs that best
completes the following passage. Answer
I find it
very hard to remember _________ letters that are entrusted to me. In fact, I
remember _________ to do so dozens of times!
a. to mail, forgetting
b. mailing, to forget
c. to mail, to forget
d. mailing, forgetting
Q: Which of the following sentences
illustrates correct verb and verb tense usage?
a. Let's wait until seven to
leave; the traffic should be much lighter by then.
b. My boss says I have to stay
late tonight because I was sleeping during office hours.
c. I would call them, but I
think they have left for the day.
d. Have you seen the cookies
that were on my desk? They seem to have disappeared.
e. All of the above
Q: Change the following sentence from a
quotation to indirect speech. Answer
"I'm not feeling well," Agatha
said.
a. Agatha has said that she
doesn't feel well.
b. According to Agatha, she
isn't feeling well.
c. Agatha said she wasn't
feeling well.
d. Agatha says she isn't
feeling well.
Q: Which of the following sentences illustrates
incorrect pronoun usage? Answer
a. The wet dog shook itself
off, wagged its tail, and proceeded on its way.
b. Don't take the silver goblet
out of its protective case or you'll ruin it.
c. You should wear that jacket
to their wedding because it's the nicest one you have.
d. It's not too late to answer
their ad for a waitress, is it?
e. None of the above
Q: Rearrange the following words to create
the most logical and grammatically correct sentence. Answer
with can't
phone . on Whenever always to the time spend I speak I my friend , him
a. Whenever I always phone on
my friend to speak, I can't spend the time with him.
b. Whenever I spend time on the
phone to him, I can't always speak with my friend.
c. Whenever I speak to him, I
can't always spend time with my friend on the phone.
d. Whenever I can't speak to
him on the phone, I always spend time with my friend.
e. Whenever I can't spend time
with my friend, I always speak to him on the phone.
Q: Which of the following sentences is NOT
punctuated correctly? Answer
a. We expect only three things
from our dog: loyalty, affection, and tail wagging.
b. I need you to pick up
several boxes of paperclips, pens, and pencils; three pounds each of potatoes,
carrots, and peas; and my dry cleaning.
c. Marcy, my parrot, squawked
for an hour, before finally calming down.
d. All of the above are
punctuated correctly.
Q: Choose the series of pronouns that best
completes the following sentence.
_______ is the name of the opera, and _______ role
did you say Maria would play? Answer
a. This, which
b. Who, that
c. What, which
d. Which, what
Q: Choose the series of articles and
conjunctions that best completes the following sentence.
_______ she
was feeling ill, Teresa wanted to eat only _____ apple _____ some soup. Answer
a. Yet, the, or
b. After, an, and
c. Because, an, or
d. If, a, and
Q: Change the following sentence from a
quotation to indirect speech. Answer
"I will
be moving soon," said Alma.
a. Alma said she would be
moving soon.
b. Alma said she will move
soon.
c. Alma says she'll be moving
soon.
d. Alma says she would move
soon.
Q: Choose the series of prepositions that
best completes the following sentence.
Whiskey, my
pet squirrel, jumped ________ my head and ________ the windowsill. Answer
a. over, onto
b. through, into
c. from, under
d. into, onto
Q: Choose the series of adjectives and
adverbs that best completes the following sentence.
The _______
, _______ odor was ________ coming from the chemistry lab up the street. Answer
a. pungent, nastily, clearness
b. pungently, nastily, clearly
c. pungently, nasty, clear
d. nasty, pungent, clearly
Q: Which of the following sentences
illustrates correct verb and verb tense usage? Answer
a. Did Annabel knowingly lie on
the witness stand?
b. We think the judge will have
noticed something strange in her behavior.
c. The lawyers had decided to
keep her testimony a secret.
d. Somehow, all of the
newspapers gotten hold of the story.
Q: Choose the series of adjectives and
adverbs that best completes the following sentence. Answer
Of the two
books, Sam's is definitely the __________ ; however, even though Sandra's
didn't turn out as __________ as expected, she still did a __________ job of
writing it.
a. better, well, good
b. best, good, good
c. better, good, better
d. best, well, well
Q: Choose the series of articles and
conjunctions that best completes the following sentence.
Neither we
________ Sal, our neighbor, could understand ________ it had been our dog Rover
or Sal's cat's kittens _________ had destroyed all the flower beds in the
middle of _______ night. Answer
a. nor, whether, that, the
b. or, if, who, the
c. and, whether, than, a
d. nor, if, that, a
Q: Choose the series of adjectives and
adverbs that best completes the following sentence. Answer
The
helium-__________ balloon rose __________ into the air; the villagers knew then
that their __________ leader was off on another mission.
a. power, powerful, powered
b. powered, powered, powerful
c. powered, powerfully,
powerful
d. powerful, powered,
powerfully
Q: Which of the following sentences
illustrates proper sentence structure?
a. Unless the world controls
its population, mankind will continue to face one problem after another.
b. Unless the world doesn't
control its population, mankind will continue to face one problem after
another.
c. Unless the world controls
its population, until then mankind will continue to face one problem after
another.
d. Unless the world fails to
control its population, mankind until then will continue to face one problem
after another.
Q: Complete the following sentence by
choosing the phrase with the best word order from the options given.
The excited
children, who had run toward the loud _____________ . Answer
a. music and then told the
others about the ice cream truck outside
b. music, are telling to the
others about the ice cream truck outside
c. ice cream truck to tell the
others about the music outside
d. music, told the others about
the ice cream truck outside
Q: Choose the series of articles and
conjunctions that best completes the following sentence.
I think Fran
could be ______ great public speaker, _______ she is still too shy to try it.
Answer
a. the, although
b. a, but
c. an, however
d. a, and
Q: Choose the series of adjectives and
adverbs that best completes the following sentence.
Knowing that
February was the _________ month of the year, Cheryl planned her vacation
___________. Answer
a. short, in accordance
b. shortest, accordingly
c. shorter, according
d. shortness, accordion
Q: Which of the following sentences
illustrates proper sentence structure? Answer
a. Everyone knows that a mango
is much sweeter to an orange.
b. I saw the girl with my own
eyes who said she had been abducted by aliens.
c. Either one of you should try
and to fix their broken fence.
d. The queen had hardly
finished her speech when the people began to disperse.
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