Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which word pair has a
possessive noun?
a. | can’t
wait | c. | haven’t
ever | b. | Todd’s car | d. | it’s foot |
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Choose the correctly written
sentence.
a. | The crowd is growing
restless. | c. | Each class were in
the auditorium. | b. | The team have arrived on time. | d. | The group are watching the movie
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Pronoun Forms—RIT 201-210
In which sentence is a pronoun NOT used
correctly?
a. | “Hand her them books,”
she said. | c. | The usher escorted
him to his chair. | b. | They copied their notes for other students. | d. | Two of the girls put on skirts. |
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Everyone except ________ went
on the trip.
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
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Which two sentences are
correctly written?
A) There going to the movies.
B) Their on there way to the store.
C) They
could not keep their appointment.
D) They’re going over there to work.
a. | A and B | c. | B and C | b. | C and D | d. | A and D |
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My father opened his present
first. He felt he couldn’t wait any longer.
Which word means the same as the underlined
word?
a. | couldn’t | c. | father | b. | longer | d. | present |
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Lindsay and Danielle found
________ lost in the shopping center.
Choose the best missing word.
a. | theirselves | c. | themselves | b. | herself | d. | themself |
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement—RIT 201-210
Marge, yesterday you promised to lend your bike to Judy.
________ should have given it to ________.
Choose the pronouns that will correctly replace
the underlined word(s).
a. | her, us | c. | she, you | b. | you, him | d. | you, her |
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Holly and Katie each wanted a
soda. Tammy bought ________ each a soda.
Choose the best missing word to complete the
sentence.
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Subject-Verb Agreement—RIT 201-210
Select the correctly written
sentence.
a. | The dog been under the
porch. | c. | The dog is under the
porch. | b. | The dog are under the porch. | d. | The dog were under the porch. |
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This ________ of book ________
exciting reading.
Choose the correct pair of words to complete this sentence.
a. | kind,
make | c. | kind,
makes | b. | kinds, makes | d. | kinds, made |
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Romance ________ in the library
________ the favorite choice for the girls.
Choose the correct words to complete the
sentence.
a. | book,
is | c. | books,
are | b. | book, are | d. | books, is |
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Several _________ of apples
________ at the market.
Choose the correct words to complete the sentence.
a. | cases, were
sold | c. | cases, were
saled | b. | case, was sold | d. | case, were selled |
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Types of Clauses—RIT 201-210
Before you leave for the game, you must clean your
room.
Choose the best interpretation of this sentence.
a. | You don’t have to clean your
room. | c. | You may clean your room after the
game. | b. | You must clean your room. | d. | If you want to go to the game, you must clean your room
first. |
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Types of Phrases—RIT 201-210
1. Those birds might have been
resting in our
garage.
A
B
C D
Which underlined
word or words is a prepositional phrase?
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