Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Spelling--RIT 211-220
Which word is spelled correctly?
a. | consistancy | c. | preferance | b. | appearance | d. | excellance |
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Which word is NOT spelled
correctly?
a. | stationery | c. | exemplary | b. | machinery | d. | disciplinery |
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Which word is NOT spelled
correctly?
a. | experience | c. | science | b. | efficiency | d. | nieghbor |
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Which line contains a spelling
error?
a. | patios, radios,
heros | c. | potatoes, tomatoes,
concertos | b. | altos, pianos, solos | d. | rodeos, videos, sopranos |
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Adjective Forms--RIT 211-220
After completing a difficult race, Marty was proud to find his name on
the winner’s board.
The underlined words are:
a. | nouns | c. | adjectives | b. | verbs | d. | adverbs |
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Which set of comparative
adjectives is NOT written correctly?
a. | happy – happier –
happiest | c. | funny –
funnier – funniest | b. | friendly – friendlier –
friendliest | d. | silly – sillyer –
silliest |
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a. | recreational | c. | during | b. | activities | d. | winter |
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Which one of the following
words could function as an adjective in a sentence?
a. | inspires | c. | inspiration | b. | inspirationally | d. | inspirational |
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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
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
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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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 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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