B.) "You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica. "If you didn't want
him to run into Blayne."
C.) You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica "if you didn't want
him to run into Blayne."
D.) "You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica, "If you didn't want
him to run into Blayne." - Correct Answer- A.) "You should have never invited Shane to
that party," said Jessica, "if you didn't want him to run into Blayne."
Which of the following punctuation marks correctly completes the sentence below?
I need an assistant who can do the following ___input data, edit reports, and maintain
the website.
A.) ;
B.) :
C.) ,
D.) . - Correct Answer- B.) :
Which of the following punctuation marks is used incorrectly in the sentence below?
She put down her glasses, and her book; the train was starting to enter the long, dark
tunnel.
A.) The semicolon after "book"
B.) The comma after "long"
C.) The comma after "glasses"
D.) The period at the end of the sentence - Correct Answer- C.) The comma after
"glasses"
Please don't take what I said so personally.
Which of the following parts of speech is "personally" as used in the sentence above?
A.) Article
B.) Adjective
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,C.) Verb
D.) Adverb - Correct Answer- D.) Adverb
He had to fill out a health history ____ before seeing the doctor.
A.) questionnaire
B.) questionaire
C.) questionnare
D.) questionairre - Correct Answer- A.) questionnaire
Which of the following sentences contains an indirect object?
A.) Melissa walked to the grocery store for milk.
B.) Dante skimmed the magazine while waiting in the lobby.
C.) Jorge assigned the class some math problems.
D.) Sara went to the movie with Amal. - Correct Answer- C.) Jorge assigned the class
some math problems.
The plump old white cat basked in the warm sunlight.
Which of the following options correctly punctuates the sentence above?
A.) The plump, old, white cat basked in the warm sunlight
B.) The plump, old, white, cat basked in the warm sunlight
C.) The plump, old white cat basked in the warm sunlight.
D.) The plump old white cat, basked in the warm sunlight. - Correct Answer- A.) The
plump, old, white cat basked in the warm sunlight.
Which of the following words is spelled correctly?
A.) Miniscool
B.) Minature
C.) Maintainance
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,D.) Millennium - Correct Answer- D.) Millennium
Which of the following options contains a possessive pronoun?
A.) If the patient chooses to leave, let them know the right to do so is theirs.
B.) When we support patients in these ways, the hospital's mission is accomplished.
C.) Take personal items to the front desk once you are finished.
D.) This hospital has some problems, no doubt. - Correct Answer- A.) If the patient
chooses to leave, let them know the right to do so is theirs.
Which of the following sentences from a paragraph about gingivitis is the topic
sentence?
A.) Gingivitis can be reversed by daily brushing, flossing, and regular dental cleanings.
B.) Gingivitis is a mild form of gum disease, in which bacteria causes inflammation of
the gums.
C.) With gingivitis, the gums become red and swollen and van bleed easily.
D.) If left untreated, gingivitis can cause periodontitis, in which the gums pull away from
the teeth, and can eventually lead to infection and bone loss. - Correct Answer- B.)
Gingivitis is a mild form of gum disease, in which bacteria causes inflammation of the
gums.
Which of the following sentences from a paragraph about yoga is the topic sentence?
A.) The word "yoga" was mentioned in the Vedas, a collection of texts containing songs,
mantras, and rituals used by Vedic priests.
B.) By the late 1800s, yoga masters from India began to travel to the West, attracting
followers.
C.) After a few hundred years, Yoga masters rejected the teachings of the ancient
Vedas and embraced the physical body as the means to achieve enlightenment.
D.) The practice of yoga first developed in the Indus-Sarasvati civilization in Northern
India over 5,000 years ago. - Correct Answer- D.) The practice of yoga first developed
in the Indus-Sarasvati civilization in Northern India over 5,000 years ago.
Which of the following examples from the paragraph about the Silk Road is a transition
sentence?
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, A.) The Silk Road got its name from Chinese silk, which was a major item traded along
the route.
B.) However, there were many other important trade items, some of which would end up
changing the world forever.
C.) Because the Silk Road was not just one single road, historians also use the term
"Silk Routes" to describe the network.
D.) The Silk Road was an ancient network of trade routes that stretched from China
through India all the way to Africa, Greece, Rome, and Great Britain. - Correct Answer-
B.) However, there were many other important trade items, some of which would end up
changing the world forever.
Which of the following is the correct sequence to place the following sentences to
construct a well-organized paragraph?
I. Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist, felt President McKinley symbolized the injustice of
American Society.
II. Czolgosz shot McKinley twice, and President McKinley died a week later from
gangrene caused by the bullet wounds.
III. On September 6, 1901, President McKinley became the third American president to
be assassinated, after Abraham Lincoln and James Garfield.
IV. On that September day, President McKinley was at the Pan-American Exposition in
Buffalo, NY, shaking hands with the public. - Correct Answer- III, IV, I, II
Which of the following is an incomplete sentence?
A.) Watch out.
B.) In the rose garden out back.
C.) I guess that's true.
D.) It would take about three weeks. - Correct Answer- B.) In the rose garden out back.
Which of the following sentences has correct pronoun-antecedent agreement?
A.) All passengers must show his passport before getting on the international flight.
B.) Each of the cats has its own special hiding place inside the house.
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him to run into Blayne."
C.) You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica "if you didn't want
him to run into Blayne."
D.) "You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica, "If you didn't want
him to run into Blayne." - Correct Answer- A.) "You should have never invited Shane to
that party," said Jessica, "if you didn't want him to run into Blayne."
Which of the following punctuation marks correctly completes the sentence below?
I need an assistant who can do the following ___input data, edit reports, and maintain
the website.
A.) ;
B.) :
C.) ,
D.) . - Correct Answer- B.) :
Which of the following punctuation marks is used incorrectly in the sentence below?
She put down her glasses, and her book; the train was starting to enter the long, dark
tunnel.
A.) The semicolon after "book"
B.) The comma after "long"
C.) The comma after "glasses"
D.) The period at the end of the sentence - Correct Answer- C.) The comma after
"glasses"
Please don't take what I said so personally.
Which of the following parts of speech is "personally" as used in the sentence above?
A.) Article
B.) Adjective
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,C.) Verb
D.) Adverb - Correct Answer- D.) Adverb
He had to fill out a health history ____ before seeing the doctor.
A.) questionnaire
B.) questionaire
C.) questionnare
D.) questionairre - Correct Answer- A.) questionnaire
Which of the following sentences contains an indirect object?
A.) Melissa walked to the grocery store for milk.
B.) Dante skimmed the magazine while waiting in the lobby.
C.) Jorge assigned the class some math problems.
D.) Sara went to the movie with Amal. - Correct Answer- C.) Jorge assigned the class
some math problems.
The plump old white cat basked in the warm sunlight.
Which of the following options correctly punctuates the sentence above?
A.) The plump, old, white cat basked in the warm sunlight
B.) The plump, old, white, cat basked in the warm sunlight
C.) The plump, old white cat basked in the warm sunlight.
D.) The plump old white cat, basked in the warm sunlight. - Correct Answer- A.) The
plump, old, white cat basked in the warm sunlight.
Which of the following words is spelled correctly?
A.) Miniscool
B.) Minature
C.) Maintainance
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,D.) Millennium - Correct Answer- D.) Millennium
Which of the following options contains a possessive pronoun?
A.) If the patient chooses to leave, let them know the right to do so is theirs.
B.) When we support patients in these ways, the hospital's mission is accomplished.
C.) Take personal items to the front desk once you are finished.
D.) This hospital has some problems, no doubt. - Correct Answer- A.) If the patient
chooses to leave, let them know the right to do so is theirs.
Which of the following sentences from a paragraph about gingivitis is the topic
sentence?
A.) Gingivitis can be reversed by daily brushing, flossing, and regular dental cleanings.
B.) Gingivitis is a mild form of gum disease, in which bacteria causes inflammation of
the gums.
C.) With gingivitis, the gums become red and swollen and van bleed easily.
D.) If left untreated, gingivitis can cause periodontitis, in which the gums pull away from
the teeth, and can eventually lead to infection and bone loss. - Correct Answer- B.)
Gingivitis is a mild form of gum disease, in which bacteria causes inflammation of the
gums.
Which of the following sentences from a paragraph about yoga is the topic sentence?
A.) The word "yoga" was mentioned in the Vedas, a collection of texts containing songs,
mantras, and rituals used by Vedic priests.
B.) By the late 1800s, yoga masters from India began to travel to the West, attracting
followers.
C.) After a few hundred years, Yoga masters rejected the teachings of the ancient
Vedas and embraced the physical body as the means to achieve enlightenment.
D.) The practice of yoga first developed in the Indus-Sarasvati civilization in Northern
India over 5,000 years ago. - Correct Answer- D.) The practice of yoga first developed
in the Indus-Sarasvati civilization in Northern India over 5,000 years ago.
Which of the following examples from the paragraph about the Silk Road is a transition
sentence?
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, A.) The Silk Road got its name from Chinese silk, which was a major item traded along
the route.
B.) However, there were many other important trade items, some of which would end up
changing the world forever.
C.) Because the Silk Road was not just one single road, historians also use the term
"Silk Routes" to describe the network.
D.) The Silk Road was an ancient network of trade routes that stretched from China
through India all the way to Africa, Greece, Rome, and Great Britain. - Correct Answer-
B.) However, there were many other important trade items, some of which would end up
changing the world forever.
Which of the following is the correct sequence to place the following sentences to
construct a well-organized paragraph?
I. Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist, felt President McKinley symbolized the injustice of
American Society.
II. Czolgosz shot McKinley twice, and President McKinley died a week later from
gangrene caused by the bullet wounds.
III. On September 6, 1901, President McKinley became the third American president to
be assassinated, after Abraham Lincoln and James Garfield.
IV. On that September day, President McKinley was at the Pan-American Exposition in
Buffalo, NY, shaking hands with the public. - Correct Answer- III, IV, I, II
Which of the following is an incomplete sentence?
A.) Watch out.
B.) In the rose garden out back.
C.) I guess that's true.
D.) It would take about three weeks. - Correct Answer- B.) In the rose garden out back.
Which of the following sentences has correct pronoun-antecedent agreement?
A.) All passengers must show his passport before getting on the international flight.
B.) Each of the cats has its own special hiding place inside the house.
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