Question 1

Which sentence is more formally expressed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whom should I address the letter to? 
B)  To whom should I address the letter? 
A)  Whom should I address the letter to? 
B)  To whom should I address the letter?

Question 2

All of the following are objective-case pronouns except ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​them 
B)  ​us 
C)  ​her 
D)  ​he 
A)  ​them 
B)  ​us 
C)  ​her 
D)  ​he

Question 3

Your salary raise is retroactive ____ July 1.

Accepted Answer

A)  to 
B)  from 
A)  to 
B)  from

Question 4

She turned right ____ Park Avenue in an attempt to find parking.

Accepted Answer

A)  on to 
B)  onto 
A)  on to 
B)  onto

Question 5

Prepositions ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  express an action, an occurrence, or a state of being 
B)  name persons, places, things, qualities, feelings, concepts, activities, and measures 
C)  join nouns and pronouns to other words in a sentence 
D)  modify verbs, adjectives, and adverbs 
A)  express an action, an occurrence, or a state of being 
B)  name persons, places, things, qualities, feelings, concepts, activities, and measures 
C)  join nouns and pronouns to other words in a sentence 
D)  modify verbs, adjectives, and adverbs

Question 6

If you have ____ to spare, please drop by my office.

Accepted Answer

A)  sometime 
B)  some time 
A)  sometime 
B)  some time

Question 7

According to Bill and ____, our company will start using social networking sites for market research.

Accepted Answer

A)  herself 
B)  she 
C)  ​her 
A)  herself 
B)  she 
C)  ​her

Question 8

The plan called for the sharing of the word processing tasks ______ the five members of the research team.

Accepted Answer

A)  among 
B)  between 
A)  among 
B)  between

Question 9

Because I couldn't attend the meeting, Tammy substituted for ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  I 
B)  me 
C)  ​myself 
A)  I 
B)  me 
C)  ​myself

Question 10

If Jessica ____ been more prepared, she would have performed better during her job interview.

Accepted Answer

A)  would have 
B)  would of 
A)  would have 
B)  would of

Question 11

Which sentence is correct?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Danika said that she graduated from college two years ago. 
B)  Jonathan met up with Karen in the employee lounge. 
C)  ​Did the e-mail message tell what the topic is and where the meeting is at? 
A)  ​Danika said that she graduated from college two years ago. 
B)  Jonathan met up with Karen in the employee lounge. 
C)  ​Did the e-mail message tell what the topic is and where the meeting is at?

Question 12

My English professor said that my paper could ____ been better organized and more concise.

Accepted Answer

A)  of 
B)  have 
A)  of 
B)  have

Question 13

The new company brochure was created by my boss and ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  me 
B)  I 
C)  we 
A)  me 
B)  I 
C)  we

Question 14

Which sentence is correct?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​In contrast to our presentations, Joe will present his without any multimedia. 
B)  ​Contrasting to the majority of the staff, Jenna argued for shorter breaks. 
C)  In contrast with our presentations, Joe will present his without any multimedia. 
A)  ​In contrast to our presentations, Joe will present his without any multimedia. 
B)  ​Contrasting to the majority of the staff, Jenna argued for shorter breaks. 
C)  In contrast with our presentations, Joe will present his without any multimedia.

Question 15

Which sentence uses idiomatic expressions appropriately?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​The manager said that he planned on giving everyone a raise. 
B)  ​Employees inferred from the manager's remarks that raises would be issued shortly. 
C)  ​Employees inferred by the manager's remarks that raises would be issued shortly. 
A)  ​The manager said that he planned on giving everyone a raise. 
B)  ​Employees inferred from the manager's remarks that raises would be issued shortly. 
C)  ​Employees inferred by the manager's remarks that raises would be issued shortly.

Question 16

The writing of the business plan will be divided equally ____ Rick and Cathi.

Accepted Answer

A)  among 
B)  between 
A)  among 
B)  between

Question 17

We plan ____ survey our customers and conduct a focus panel ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  to, to 
B)  too, to 
C)  ​too, too 
D)  ​to, too 
A)  to, to 
B)  too, to 
C)  ​too, too 
D)  ​to, too

Question 18

The hiring team will consider only those applicants who ______ college.

Accepted Answer

A)  graduated 
B)  graduated from 
A)  graduated 
B)  graduated from

Question 19

Beth is completely different ____ our previous manager.

Accepted Answer

A)  from 
B)  than 
A)  from 
B)  than

Question 20

In the sentence LinkedIn is a popular networking site for business professionals, the word professionals functions as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the object of a verb 
B)  the object of a preposition 
C)  a subject 
A)  the object of a verb 
B)  the object of a preposition 
C)  a subject

Exam 8: Prepositions

Which sentence is more formally expressed?

All of the following are objective-case pronouns except ______.

Your salary raise is retroactive ____ July 1.

She turned right ____ Park Avenue in an attempt to find parking.

Prepositions ____.

If you have ____ to spare, please drop by my office.

According to Bill and ____, our company will start using social networking sites for market research.

The plan called for the sharing of the word processing tasks ______ the five members of the research team.

Because I couldn't attend the meeting, Tammy substituted for ____.

If Jessica ____ been more prepared, she would have performed better during her job interview.

Which sentence is correct?​

My English professor said that my paper could ____ been better organized and more concise.

The new company brochure was created by my boss and ____.

Which sentence is correct?​

Which sentence uses idiomatic expressions appropriately?

The writing of the business plan will be divided equally ____ Rick and Cathi.

We plan ____ survey our customers and conduct a focus panel ______.

The hiring team will consider only those applicants who ______ college.

Beth is completely different ____ our previous manager.

In the sentence LinkedIn is a popular networking site for business professionals, the word professionals functions as ____.

Parts of Speech

Sentences: Elements, Varieties, Patterns, Types, Faults

Nouns: Plurals and Possessives

Pronouns

Verbs

Subjectverb Agreement

Modifiers: Adjectives and Adverbs

Conjunctions

Commas

Semicolons and Colons

Other Punctuation

Capitalization

Numbers

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Final -Exam

Filters

Which sentence is correct?

Which sentence is correct?

We plan survey our customers and conduct a focus panel __.