Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which is the
comparative form of the adjective?
a. | tallest | c. | very tall | b. | tall | d. | taller |
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Which sentence is NOT written
correctly?
a. | The choir sounded so good good at
last night’s concert. | c. | Bryce runs well, now that he has new shoes. | b. | That haircut looks good on
you. | d. | How well do you know the material for the French
exam? |
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Adverb Forms--RIT 211-220
The travelers spoke somewhat cautiously about whether or not they
should cancel their tour to Europe.
Which of the following pairs function as
adverbs in the sentence?
a. | should
cancel | c. | their
tour | b. | to Europe | d. | somewhat cautiously |
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Which sentence is NOT written
correctly?
a. | Liz seldom uses the
dictionary. | c. | Gail drives
cautious on icy roads. | b. | James drives more slowly than the average
driver. | d. | Braxton never seems to make it to the bus stop on
time. |
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Which sentence shows a
superlative adverb?
a. | Beth completed the process very
efficiently. | c. | Gerald reads
quietly in the window seat. | b. | Sally works more quickly than most. | d. | Out of the entire class, Grace works most
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Basic Sentence Patterns—RIT 211-220
The girls laughed and cried.
Which is the basic
English pattern of the sentence?
a. | noun-verb-adverb | c. | noun-verb-verb | b. | noun-verb-noun | d. | noun-linking verb-adjective |
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The workers first
dug a hole and then carefully
lowered the new
shrub into the hole.
Which underlined word is the subject of the sentence?
a. | workers | c. | lowered | b. | dug | d. | shrub |
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They wanted diet soda, but
there was none to be had.
The sentence is a _________.
a. | simple
sentence | c. | complex
sentence | b. | compound sentence | d. | compound-complex sentence |
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_______ the whistle sounded,
and the train ________ left.
Choose the best missing word.
a. | Quickly,
highly | c. | Cautiously,
tearfully | b. | Anxiously, happily | d. | Suddenly, slowly |
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Which is a complete
sentence?
a. | Although she has collected old
silver coins for a long time. | c. | Because I won’t accept his advice. | b. | Since the electricity has been off for the last two
days. | d. | Because I have been thinking about you, I decided to
call. |
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Which is NOT a complete
sentence?
a. | Do you have any
candy? | c. | Sarah was at the
corner. | b. | Opening the door to the garage. | d. | Julie is having a baby. |
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Which is a sentence
fragment?
a. | Two or three miles down the highway
at the traffic light. | c. | She found the game
on the top shelf of the closet. | b. | The blue truck backed into the fence. | d. | This is the agreement that Gary explained to
me. |
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The plant turns ________
without water.
Choose the best missing word.
a. | best | c. | grow | b. | empty | d. | brown |
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Irregular Verb Forms--RIT 211-220
Which sentence is NOT written
correctly?
a. | Joyce has gone to the store several
times this year. | c. | Julie went to the
movie instead of going to the library. | b. | John and Susan always hurry to school before the bell
rings. | d. | The teacher brung a variety of Halloween treats for her
classes. |
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Hasn’t Susie ________ at
least an inch this summer?
Choose the correct verb.
a. | grew | c. | grown | b. | been growing | d. | grow |
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