Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Basic Grammar and Usage—Spelling—RIT 201-210
Which is spelled correctly?
a. | disapear | c. | disappeer | b. | disappear | d. | disapeer |
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Select the sentence with all
words spelled correctly.
a. | Ann likes to read storys about
partys. | c. | The funny monkeys
played with the toys. | b. | The wifes made delicious loafs of bread. | d. | The branchs sank from the weight of the
snow. |
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Which sentence has the
underlined word spelled correctly?
a. | I think a letter has been
omited from that
word. | c. | Sophia will flatten the clay with a rolling
pin. | b. | Lisa benifited from the art lesson she took. | d. | I need to sharpin my pencil for the exam. |
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Which is spelled
correctly?
a. | anonymus | c. | anonymous | b. | anonimous | d. | anonimus |
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Which word is spelled
correctly?
a. | mispell | c. | critisize | b. | extrardinary | d. | recommend |
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Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Adjective Forms—RIT
201-210
1. Allen has ______ homework than Amy, but
Kathy has the _______ homework of all three.
Choose the best word pair to complete this
sentence.
a. | least,
less | c. | lesser,
least | b. | less, lest | d. | less, least |
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I used _______ eggs than Ellen
did.
Choose the best word to complete the sentence.
a. | less | c. | most | b. | fewer | d. | greater |
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Several
older homes stood along the pleasant tree-lined
block.
A
B C
D
E
F
Which group of letters are adjectives?
a. | A, C, D | c. | B, E, F | b. | B, D, E | d. | A, E |
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Which sentence is written
correctly?
a. | This gift is large than that
gift. | c. | There are less choices on the menu
now. | b. | These are a better bargain than those. | d. | Her dog is biggest than his. |
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Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Adverb Forms—RIT
201-210
1. Today, we went out and danced wildly in
the hall.
Which word tells “how”?
a. | today | c. | out | b. | went | d. | wildly |
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John earned the ________
highest grade on the test.
Choose the best word to complete the sentence.
a. | mostly | c. | very | b. | rather | d. | especially |
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She is especially fond of that
teddy bear.
What does “especially” mean in this sentence?
a. | rather | c. | extremely | b. | not | d. | sort of |
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Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Basic Sentence Patterns—RIT
201-210
Which is a complete
sentence?
a. | The money stolen from the largest
bank in town. | c. | Two or three miles
down the highway at the traffic light. | b. | The road leads to the state assembly
building. | d. | Because she waited too long to call
for help. |
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Which sentence is
incomplete?
a. | He arrived about
5:00. | c. | Only a part of the
sentence. | b. | We should have left by now. | d. | The car was swerving. |
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Which is a compound
sentence?
a. | Ted and Louise are brother and
sister. | c. | He and she are
good friends. | b. | My sister will represent our club. | d. | Jane and Sharon sing, and they
dance. |
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The flower is
fragrant.
Which is the basic English pattern of the sentence?
a. | noun-linking
verb-adjective | c. | noun-verb-noun | b. | noun-linking verb-noun | d. | oun-verb-adverb |
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Which two sentences have the
same meaning?
A) In the kitchen the family was busy.
B) The family busied others in the
kitchen.
C) The others busied the family in the kitchen.
D) The family was busy in the
kitchen.
a. | B and C | c. | A and B | b. | A and D | d. | C and D |
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While I was walking in the
alley, ________________________________.
Which phrase will make this fragment a complete
sentence?
a. | with my hands in my
pockets. | c. | a black cat
crossed my path. | b. | giggling to myself. | d. | on the way to the library. |
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Which sentence is NOT a
complete sentence?
a. | The dog ran across the
road. | c. | In the community
choir. | b. | My brother plays the trumpet. | d. | She is a good singer. |
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The two main parts of a
sentence are:
a. | subject and
predicate | c. | subject and
noun | b. | predicate and direct object | d. | object and verb phrase |
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