Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Directions: Choose the missing word.
My
sister, ______ middle name is Grace, was named after our grandmother.
a. | who | c. | who’s | b. | whose | d. | whos’ |
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When Joseph contacted _______ about working another
shift, Jill claimed that ______ was too tired.
Which pronoun pair correctly completes the
sentence?
a. | them; she | c. | her;
he | b. | her; she | d. | she;
he |
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______ spent time in the library preparing for our
presentation.
Which of the following is correct?
a. | Us girls | c. | We
girls | b. | Them boys | d. | Them
girl |
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Subject-Verb Agreement--RIT 221-230
Directions: Choose the correct
sentence.
a. | One of the policemen are employed by the
state. | c. | Each of the policemen are employed by the
state. | b. | All of the policemen are employed by the
state. | d. | Not one of the policemen are employed by the
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Directions: Choose the correct
sentence.
a. | There are several chairs around the swimming
pool. | c. | There’s several chairs around the swimming
pool. | b. | There is several chairs around the swimming
pool. | d. | They’re several chairs around the swimming
pool. |
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Directions: Choose the correct
pronoun.
_______ of the students prepares for the exam.
a. | Few | c. | Many | b. | Both | d. | Everyone |
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Types of Clauses--RIT 221-230
Identify the sentence that contains a dependent clause.
a. | The students will take an exam after
lunch. | c. | We ate the sandwiches, but we forgot
about the potato salad. | b. | When the movie ended, Sally took me home. | d. | Finish your homework in the
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Types of Phrases--RIT 221-230
1. Soccer, Henry’s favorite sport, has become more popular among American
children.
Identify the underlined phrase.
a. | Gerund
phrase | c. | infinitive
phrase | b. | participial phrase | d. | appositive phrase |
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Kyle kept his hands in his
pockets, as he walked around.
Identify the prepositional phrase.
a. | kept his
hands | c. | as he
walked | b. | in his pockets | d. | walked around |
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use/Distinguish Verb Tenses--RIT 221-230
Choose the sentence using active
voice.
a. | The grades were assigned by the
teacher. | c. | Adam quickly
finished his homework. | b. | The home was built by a reputable
contractor. | d. | The winning goal was kicked by a
freshman. |
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Choose the sentence that
contains an error in verb tense.
a. | Ralph turns on the television and
watched a baseball game. | c. | Jordan finishes
his paper route before he goes to school. | b. | Sue read the directions then completed the
assignment. | d. | Great literature, which stirs the
imagination, also challenges the intellect. |
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Capitalization—Capitalize Proper Nouns and Adjectives--RIT 221 -
230
The Columbia river flows under The Broadway Bridge in Portland, Oregon.
Which
words are not correctly capitalized?
a. | The, river | c. | Broadway, oregon | b. | Columbia,
Portland | d. | Bridge, Portland |
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Susan asked, “mother, will my aunt and uncle
be attending dad’s family reunion with us?”
Which words should be
capitalized?
a. | mother, dad’s family | c. | mother, aunt, uncle, dad’s | b. | mother, aunt, uncle | d. | mother,
dad’s |
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Which types of words are always
capitalized?
a. | street names, common nouns | c. | proper nouns, geographical locations | b. | general compass directions, titles | d. | proper adjectives,
cardinal numbers |
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Did you know the senator of massachusetts, senator
kennedy, was once a secretary of transportation?
Which words should be
capitalized?
a. | senator, massachusetts, senator kennedy, secretary of
transportation | c. | massachusetts, secretary of
transportation | b. | senator,
massachusetts, senator kennedy | d. | massachusetts, senator
kennedy |
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Our town has a festival of trees during the
christmas season.
Which pair of words must be capitalized in this sentence?
a. | town, festival | c. | christmas, town | b. | trees,
season | d. | festival, christmas |
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My friend, who is an exchange student from sweden,
taught swedish phrases to the latino club at my high school.
Which words should be
capitalized?
a. | sweden, swedish, latino | c. | sweden, swedish, latino, club | b. | sweden, swedish | d. | sweden, swedish,
latino, club, high school |
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spirit lake is located on the northeastern slope of
mt. st. helens in southwest washington state.
Which group of words must all be capitalized in
this sentence?
a. | spirit, northeastern, state | c. | slope, mt., southwest | b. | spirit lake,
helens, washington | d. | northeastern, mt.,
state |
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the lincoln high glee club sang before the los
angeles lakers played last night.
Which pair of words must be capitalized in this
sentence?
a. | club, sang | c. | los,
played | b. | glee, angeles | d. | lakers,
night |
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Identify the correctly capitalized
title.
a. | dr. Jones | c. | President Allen | b. | Al Smith,
Teacher | d. | Mr. jack owen |
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