Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

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

Which of the following italicized words is an adjective?

Accepted Answer

A) too dark 
B) silent movie 
C) into the theater 
D) badly missed 
E) paid in full 
A) too dark 
B) silent movie 
C) into the theater 
D) badly missed 
E) paid in full B

Question 4

Which of the following is a demonstrative pronoun?

Accepted Answer

A) he 
B) this 
C) who 
D) anyone 
E) either 
A) he 
B) this 
C) who 
D) anyone 
E) either

Question 5

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 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 8

Which of the following words is misspelled?

Accepted Answer

A) accomodate 
B) exaggerate 
C) occurrence 
D) receive 
E) forth 
A) accomodate 
B) exaggerate 
C) occurrence 
D) receive 
E) forth

Question 9

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) its advantages to the players 
D) it's advantages to the players 
E) the plans for the team 
A) the team's contract with the players 
B) the teams' contract with the players 
C) its advantages to the players 
D) it's advantages to the players 
E) the plans for the team

Question 10

Which of the following terms should not be hyphenated?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

In the following sentence,which word should not be capitalized? "After talking with President Hilda Bruckner,Morton 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) President 
C) Gable 
D) Insurance 
E) University 
A) Department 
B) President 
C) Gable 
D) Insurance 
E) University

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

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 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) present 
B) past 
C) future 
D) past perfect 
E) auxiliary 
A) present 
B) past 
C) future 
D) past perfect 
E) auxiliary

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) comma splice 
B) sentence fragment 
C) dangling modifier 
D) excessive infinitives 
E) incorrect participles 
A) comma splice 
B) sentence fragment 
C) dangling modifier 
D) excessive infinitives 
E) incorrect participles

Question 20

Which one 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) semicolon 
B) colon 
C) comma 
D) dash 
E) hyphen 
A) semicolon 
B) colon 
C) comma 
D) dash 
E) hyphen

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

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.

Which of the following italicized words is an adjective?

Which of the following is a demonstrative pronoun?

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.

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

Which of the following words is misspelled?

Which of the following possessive phrases is not correct?

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,Morton decided that the Insurance industry would provide a suitable career for someone who was a graduate of the Department of Business at Gable University."

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

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

Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Exam 17: Handbook of Grammar, mechanics, and Usage

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

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.

Which of the following italicized words is an adjective?

Which of the following is a demonstrative pronoun?

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.

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

Which of the following words is misspelled?

Which of the following possessive phrases is not correct?

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,Morton decided that the Insurance industry would provide a suitable career for someone who was a graduate of the Department of Business at Gable University."

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

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

Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Professional Communication in a Digital, social, mobile World

Collaboration, interpersonal Communication, and Business Etiquette

Communication Challenges in a Diverse, global Marketplace

Planning Business Messages

Writing Business Messages

Completing Business Messages

Crafting Messages for Digital Channels

Writing Routine and Positive Messages

Writing Negative Messages

Writing Persuasive Messages

Planning Reports and Proposals

Writing Reports and Proposals

Completing Reports and Proposals

Developing and Delivering Business Presentations

Building Careers and Writing Résumés

Applying and Interviewing for Employment

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