COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ The woman's arm ached badly after playing tennis for 3 hours.
The word badly serves as which of the following types of speech in
the sentence above?
a. adjective
b. adverb
c. verb
d. possessive
Answer: b.
◉ She interviewed for the two jobs; however, she accepted the
second job, as it offered a higher ___. Which of the following is the
correct completion of the sentence above?
a. salary
b. salary
c. salary
d. sallery
Answer: c.
,◉ Which of the following is an example of a complex sentence?
a. I so enjoy riding my bike.
b. When I ride my bike along a country lane, I feel a harmony with
the world around me.
c. That harmony does not reveal itself to me in the same way at other
times or during other tasks.
d. The simplicity of the movement and the peacefulness of the
countryside offers serenity.
Answer: b.
◉ Which of the following sentences contains a correct example of
subject-verb agreement?
a. One of the children are hungry.
b. The coach, as well as her team, are nervous about the game.
c. Either of the options are correct.
d. The lady with her dogs walks every morning.
Answer: d.
◉ The woman who lives in the last house on our street is ___. Which
of the following allows the above sentence to be completed as a
simple sentence?
a. reclusive and is rarely seen outside of her home.
b. reclusive, and we have actually never seen her.
, c. very cheerful, despite the fact that neighbors say she is strange.
d. very cheerful because her son is coming home from college today.
Answer: a.
◉ Although I have not had much practice, I felt ___ in my ability to
train the puppy. Which of the following is the correctly spelled word
to complete the sentence?
a. confidante
b. confidents
c. confident
d. confidense
Answer: c.
◉ Which of the following sentences is most clear and correct?
a. The kittens were found when they were 6 weeks old by the couple.
b. The couple found the kittens when they were 6 weeks old.
c. The couple found the kittens at the age of 6 weeks.
d. Six weeks old, the couple found the kittens.
Answer: b.
◉ Which of the following sentences contains an example of correct
subject-verb agreement?