Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Irregular Verb Forms—RIT 191-200
What is the past tense of the verb
eat?
a. | eaten | c. | ated | b. | eated | d. | ate |
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Have you ________ the new puppy
that the Smiths got last night?
Choose the best missing word.
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Negative Forms Correctly—RIT 191-200
Choose the correctly written
sentence.
a. | Joe doesn’t have any
manners. | c. | Joe doesn’t
got no manners. | b. | Joe doesn’t have no manners. | d. | Joe doesn’t got manners
neither. |
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Noun Forms—RIT 191-200
The old scissors were too rusty to use for cutting the thick paper.
Which underlined
word is a noun in the sentence?
a. | rusty | c. | scissors | b. | thick | d. | were |
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Which noun pair has a correct
plural form?
a. | wolf –
wolfs | c. | ox –
oxes | b. | child – children | d. | mouse – mouses |
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Which shows that the backpack
belongs to Andy?
a. | Andy’s
backpack | c. | Andys’
backpack | b. | Andys backpack | d. | Andys’s backpack |
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Which sentence is
correct?
a. | One horses, two woman, and three
wolf appeared on the hilltop. | c. | One horse, two womens, and three wolfs appeared on the
hilltop. | b. | One horse, two women, and three wolves appeared on the
hilltop. | d. | One horse, two womans, and three
wolves appeared on the hilltop. |
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Which of the word pairs below
does NOT include both the correct singular and plural form of
the same noun?
a. | man –
men | c. | knife –
knifes | b. | child – children | d. | wolf – wolves |
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Which of the following words is
a noun?
a. | combed | c. | beautiful | b. | happily | d. | children |
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Which of the following words is
NOT plural?
a. | mice | c. | girl | b. | ladies | d. | gentlemen |
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Which of the following words is
spelled correctly?
a. | boxs | c. | wishs | b. | churchs | d. | lunches |
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Pronoun Forms—RIT 191-200
The students neatly stacked __________ books on the
table.
Choose the correct pronoun.
a. | her | c. | their | b. | there | d. | they’re |
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Jane chose a hat that matched her own.
Which word can be
used in place of the underlined word?
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Which sentence is written
correctly?
a. | Sam and I went to the
movies. | c. | Me and Sam went to
the movies. | b. | I and Sam went to the movies. | d. | Sam and me went to the movies. |
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Receiving the award was
exciting for Steve and
Shelly.
Which word can be used in place of the underlined words?
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Bob and Diane found ________ in
a strange place.
Choose the best missing word.
a. | themself | c. | themselves | b. | theirself | d. | herself |
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With ________ are you making
your plans?
Choose the best missing word.
a. | whose | c. | which | b. | who | d. | whom |
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Subject-Verb Agreement—RIT 191-200
Sally and Harry ________ the president and vice-president
of the senior class.
Which linking verb fits best in the sentence?
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Which sentence includes a verb
phrase?
a. | The reporter from the local station
has raced to the fire in the nearby town. | c. | Swimming near the beach, Allen and Annie found lots of beautiful
shells. | b. | Swooping through the night sky, the owl and the eagle search for
food. | d. | Following the scent of the rabbit, the fox and the wolf
met at the tree. |
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The detective quickly ________
down the stairs, out the door, and escaped through the alley.
Choose the best missing
word.
a. | race | c. | raced | b. | racing | d. | races |
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Which sentence has the
correctly written verb form?
a. | Mr. Smith, Mrs. Jones, and Mr.
Hanson done assigned three huge projects! | c. | Homer and Julie is arriving on the last plane tonight from
Chicago. | b. | Tom, Dick, Jane and Sally have fed Puff and Spot three times
today. | d. | Leslie, Erin, Kristi and Todd has left already for the
concert. |
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Types of Phrases—RIT 191-200
Which adverb phrase in the sentences below answers the
question “why”?
a. | The storm came up during the
night. | c. | We spent the afternoon at the
mall. | b. | The children combed the nearby woods for pine
cones. | d. | The students usually travel to games by
bus. |
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Which adverb phrase in the
sentences below answers the question “how”?
a. | The school bell rings at eight
o’clock every morning. | c. | The foreign students traveled to the exotic islands by
boat. | b. | The students carefully looked for the lost
glasses. | d. | We spent the cold and snowy winter
day near the fireplace. |
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