Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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I ________ on the beach for
three hours.
Choose the missing irregular verb.
a. | laid | c. | have lain | b. | have laid | d. | have been laying |
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When you go to the movie,
don’t ________ on the floor.
Choose the best missing word.
a. | set | c. | sit | b. | be setting | d. | sat |
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Negative Forms Correctly--RIT 211-220
Which sentence is correct?
a. | I can’t hardly think of
anything else. | c. | Rachel
didn’t scarcely have anything to wear. | b. | Joe doesn’t hardly know
grammar. | d. | Sue scarcely remembers my
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Noun Forms—RIT 211-220
Which is NOT a correct irregular noun?
a. | child –
children | c. | two-year-old
– two-years-old | b. | passerby – passersby | d. | parenthesis – parentheses |
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Which word is both plural and
possessive?
a. | animal’s | c. | girl’s | b. | giraffes | d. | children’s |
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The herd
of deer is running through the
man's vegetable
garden.
Which noun is plural?
a. | herd | c. | man’s | b. | deer | d. | garden |
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The integrity of our
company depends on our employees'
honesty and
dedication.
Which underlined word is NOT an abstract noun?
a. | integrity | c. | honesty | b. | company | d. | dedication |
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Pronoun Forms--RIT 211-220
The
final solution
involves using several committees'
input to accomplish it.
Which of the underlined words is a
pronoun?
a. | final | c. | committees’ | b. | involves | d. | it |
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All of us
must attend an informational meeting before the trip.
The underlined passage means:
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After the first session,
several students in
the class can sew pajamas better than
I.
Which underlined pronoun is used in the nominative case?
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Which sentence is
correct?
a. | Tim and me swam in the
lake. | c. | I and Lindsay calculated our English
grades. | b. | Ellen gave cookies to Evan and me. | d. | Frank provided a picnic for Daisy and
I. |
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Which sentence is NOT
correct?
a. | His desire to complete the lesson
himself has driven him to study carefully. | c. | This new class gave herself the confidence to write
well. | b. | Gail was so upset about her grade on her essay that she signed herself up
for
a class in basic writing. | d. | I myself could use a course in
writing. |
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Which is NOT
correct?
a. | If you need help, ask myself for
assistance. | c. | The class will
board the bus themselves. | b. | Larry himself will present the award. | d. | Mary let herself in to the abandoned
house. |
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James, John and ________ will
join the tennis team next spring.
Which pronoun correctly completes the
sentences?
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Choose the correct
word.
________ of the people were eligible to vote in the election.
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