Exam 17: Grammar Exercises

Fill-in-the-Blank Questions Select one of the options in parentheses to correctly complete the sentence. -The committee _______ (is, are) distributing the strategic plan on Friday.

Sentence Correction Questions Make any necessary corrections to the punctuation in the sentences below. -Were you surprised when the CEO announced, "The person who comes up with the best new ice cream flavour will get five extra vacation days?"

The following sentence uses which verb tense: "A representative will visit our office next week."

Choose the pronoun that correctly completes the sentence: It is important that ______ follow the director's instructions to the letter.

Fill-in-the-Blank Questions Fill in the correct preposition to correctly complete the sentence. If nothing is required, insert a dash or hyphen ( - ) to correctly complete the sentence. -The course is being offered in conjunction ______ and as a result of a breach of privacy protocol.

What types of words do adjectives describe?

Sentence Correction Questions Make any necessary corrections to the sentences below. -The attendees have settled in and ate lunch, but the keynote speaker still hasn't arrived.

Sentence Correction Questions Make any necessary corrections to the sentences below. This exercise is case-sensitive, so you must use capital letters where necessary. -The shift toward online sales happened in conjunction and as a result of the website redesign.

Sentence Correction Questions Make any necessary corrections to the sentences below. -Events are scheduled for 9:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 2:45 p.m.

Sentence Correction Questions Make any necessary corrections to the sentences below. -Both proposals sounded promising, so my manager chose the consultant who offered the lowest hourly rate.

Fill-in-the-Blank Questions Fill in the correct preposition to correctly complete the sentence. If nothing is required, insert a dash or hyphen ( - ) to correctly complete the sentence. -The Jeffries file went missing ______ the stack of client files pulled this morning.

A concrete noun is _______.

Fill-in-the-Blank Questions Select one of the options in parentheses to correctly complete the sentence. This exercise is case-sensitive, so you must use capital letters where necessary. -Candidates for the position must complete two ______ (quizzes, quiz's, quizes) to assess their abilities.

NOTE to instructors: These need to be case sensitive. The questions should not be scrambled into random order. Instructions to Students: Make any necessary corrections to the sentences below. This exercise is case-sensitive, so you must use capital letters where necessary. -"More jobs opening up in the Province," he said, "May encourage more students to do their studies locally and pursue work locally."

Before the report is released to the public; the CEO insists that it be professionally edited.

A paragraph begins with "A customer service representative e-mailed the client yesterday." Which of the following sentences would be the best follow-up?

Which of the following sentences uses capital letters correctly?

Sentence Correction Questions Make any necessary corrections to the sentences below. -It's surprising that in our office the most shiest sales representative has the best sales.

Sentence Correction Questions Make any necessary corrections to the punctuation in the sentences below. -Once the contract is signed a third party will manufacture the product to the client's specifications.

Which of the following titles is capitalized correctly?