Question 1

What is the tense of the verb in this sentence? "We had given Tim the money a week before he arrived."

Accepted Answer

A)  Past 
B)  Future 
C)  Present 
D)  Past perfect 
A)  Past 
B)  Future 
C)  Present 
D)  Past perfect D

Question 2

Punctuation goes inside quotation marks if the whole sentence is quoted but outside the quotation marks if only the last part of the sentence is a quote.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The following sentence uses all words correctly: She was disinterested in paying me a complement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The plural of "son-in-law" is "sons-in-law," but the possessive is "son-in-law's."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The verb "do" is an example of a regular verb.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is the problem with this sentence? "We can give him a small raise, he deserves it."

Accepted Answer

A)  Dangling modifier 
B)  Comma splice 
C)  Sentence fragment 
D)  Nothing 
A)  Dangling modifier 
B)  Comma splice 
C)  Sentence fragment 
D)  Nothing

Question 7

The pronoun "who" is in the nominative case; the pronoun "whom" is in the objective case.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The difference between "lie" and "lay" is that "lie" is an intransitive verb and "lay" is a transitive verb.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Many adverbs are formed by adding "-ly" to adjectives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following italicized words is an adjective?

Accepted Answer

A)  silent movie 
B)  too dark 
C)  badly missed 
D)  into the theater 
A)  silent movie 
B)  too dark 
C)  badly missed 
D)  into the theater

Question 11

Which of the following possessive phrases is not correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  The team's contract with the players 
B)  The teams' contract with the players 
C)  It's advantages to the players 
D)  Its advantages to the players 
A)  The team's contract with the players 
B)  The teams' contract with the players 
C)  It's advantages to the players 
D)  Its advantages to the players

Question 12

Which of the following is a demonstrative pronoun?

Accepted Answer

A)  Who 
B)  This 
C)  Anyone 
D)  He 
A)  Who 
B)  This 
C)  Anyone 
D)  He

Question 13

Which of the following punctuation marks is used to separate a dependent clause at the beginning of a sentence from the rest of the sentence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Comma 
B)  Semicolon 
C)  Colon 
D)  Dash 
A)  Comma 
B)  Semicolon 
C)  Colon 
D)  Dash

Question 14

A semicolon is used to separate independent clauses when the second clause begins with a conjunctive adverb such as "however" or "therefore."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following words is misspelled?

Accepted Answer

A)  Receive 
B)  Occurrence 
C)  Accomodate 
D)  Exaggerate 
A)  Receive 
B)  Occurrence 
C)  Accomodate 
D)  Exaggerate

Question 16

A linking verb is always followed by a noun, pronoun, or adjective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following terms should not be hyphenated?

Accepted Answer

A)  We had a long-term relationship. 
B)  The relationship was long-term. 
C)  That is one self-confident politician. 
D)  I introduced her as my ex-wife. 
A)  We had a long-term relationship. 
B)  The relationship was long-term. 
C)  That is one self-confident politician. 
D)  I introduced her as my ex-wife.

Question 18

In the following sentence, which word should not be capitalized? "After talking with President Hilda Bruckner, he decided that the Insurance industry would provide a suitable career for someone who was a graduate of the Department of Business at Gable University."

Accepted Answer

A)  Department 
B)  Insurance 
C)  Gable 
D)  President 
A)  Department 
B)  Insurance 
C)  Gable 
D)  President

Question 19

Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Moxie, depending on his friends for support. 
B)  Come here. 
C)  He put the package in the mail right away. 
D)  The bigger they are, the harder they fall. 
A)  Moxie, depending on his friends for support. 
B)  Come here. 
C)  He put the package in the mail right away. 
D)  The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Question 20

You should include a comma when a date consists only of the month and year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 22: Correction Symbols

What is the tense of the verb in this sentence? "We had given Tim the money a week before he arrived."

Punctuation goes inside quotation marks if the whole sentence is quoted but outside the quotation marks if only the last part of the sentence is a quote.

The following sentence uses all words correctly: She was disinterested in paying me a complement.

The plural of "son-in-law" is "sons-in-law," but the possessive is "son-in-law's."

The verb "do" is an example of a regular verb.

What is the problem with this sentence? "We can give him a small raise, he deserves it."

The pronoun "who" is in the nominative case; the pronoun "whom" is in the objective case.

The difference between "lie" and "lay" is that "lie" is an intransitive verb and "lay" is a transitive verb.

Many adverbs are formed by adding "-ly" to adjectives.

Which of the following italicized words is an adjective?

Which of the following possessive phrases is not correct?

Which of the following is a demonstrative pronoun?

Which of the following punctuation marks is used to separate a dependent clause at the beginning of a sentence from the rest of the sentence?

A semicolon is used to separate independent clauses when the second clause begins with a conjunctive adverb such as "however" or "therefore."

Which of the following words is misspelled?

A linking verb is always followed by a noun, pronoun, or adjective.

Which of the following terms should not be hyphenated?

In the following sentence, which word should not be capitalized? "After talking with President Hilda Bruckner, he decided that the Insurance industry would provide a suitable career for someone who was a graduate of the Department of Business at Gable University."

Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

You should include a comma when a date consists only of the month and year.

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