1. Which of the following words is used 5. Choose the correct word for the blank in
incorrectly in the sentence below? the following sentence:
This was Amy’s second year as a Right now, this model is the _______ car in the
high school principle. market.
a. Amy’s a. better
b. second b. goodest
c. principle c. more good
d. was d. best
2. Which of the following words is used 6. Which of the following sentences is
incorrectly in the sentence below? grammatically correct?
Amaya packed everything for her a. Edgar ate all the cherries I bought from the
international trip accept her passport. farmer′s market yesterday.
a. packed b. Edgar ate all the cherries from the farmer′s
b. accept market I bought yesterday.
c. everything c. The cherries from the farmer′s market I
bought yesterday were eaten by Edgar.
d. her
d. Yesterday, Edgar ate all the cherries from
the farmer′s market I bought.
3. Select the best word or words for the blank
in the following sentence.
7. Select the correct word for the blank in the
My uncles, who used to work in the limestone following sentence.
quarry, ____ now started their own business.
The hospital downtown is known for __________
a. is oncology department.
b. has
a. they’re
c. have
b. it’s
d. was
c. its
d. their
4. Which of the following sentences is
grammatically incorrect?
8. Select the word or phrase in the following
a. Jiya and Lincoln ate her lunch at the kids sentence that is not used correctly:
table together.
The teenagers’ attitudes had worsened during
b. We looked in the yard for the puppy, but
the summer, yet the teacher’s remained
she wasn’t there.
patient and hopeful for improvements.
c. A generous person donated a large sum of
money to our charity. a. attitudes
d. Amber took her car to the mechanic down b. improvements
the street to get it fixed. c. teenagers
d. teacher’s
,9. Choose the correct word for the blank in 13. Select the best word or phrase for the
the following sentence: blank in the following sentence.
You need to buy ____ useless trinkets if you Right now, Sophie is setting the table and her
want to avoid clutter. husband _________ lunch.
a. least a. will make
b. less b. is making
c. more little c. made
d. little d. had made
10. Which of the following sentences is 14. Which word or phrase in the following
grammatically incorrect? sentence is the dependent clause?
a. The mayor canceled the parades because it I invited Shirley to the party, but she couldn′t
was storming. make it.
b. Abuela enjoys spending time with her a. I invited Shirley
loved ones.
b. I invited
c. The furthest place I have ever visited is c. but she couldn′t make it
Bangkok.
d. to the party
d. Shows no improvement in accuracy.
15. Identify the complete sentence.
11. Which word or phrase in the following
sentence is a predicate nominative?
a. Whether he will be able to arrive on time.
After finishing high school, Edward became a b. Building the church.
plumber. c. After the public′s big applause.
a. Edward d. They enjoyed the movie.
b. a plumber
c. became 16. Which of the following sentences is
grammatically correct?
d. finishing high school
a. It will rain on Tuesday Wednesday and
12. Select the best word or phrase for the Thursday. I don′t think we will have good
blank in the following sentence. weather during the weekend.
b. It will rain on Tuesday, Wednesday, and
The Mountaineers Association ______ here last Thursday. I don′t think we will have good
year. weather during the weekend.
a. are gathering c. It will rain on Tuesday Wednesday, and
b. gathered Thursday. I don′t think we will have good
weather during the weekend.
c. will gather
d. It will rain on Tuesday, Wednesday and
d. gather Thursday. I don′t think we will have good
weather during the weekend.
, 17. Select the correct word for the blank in the 21. Identify the incomplete sentence.
following sentence.
a. The astronomer discovered a new star.
The Portuguese team was faster than _______;
we had no chance of winning. b. Julius never takes the train.
c. Left footprints on his way out.
a. ours′s
d. The mission made a breakthrough.
b. ours
c. our′s
22. Select the correct word(s) for the blank in
d. ours′ the following sentence.
To make the curtains, the seamstress used the
18. In the following sentence, what is the
____________ fabric she could find.
independent clause?
a. luxuriousest
I would be extremely surprised if the numbers
showed a correlation between sugar intake b. most luxurious
and violent behavior. c. luxuriouser
d. more luxurious
a. if the numbers showed a correlation be-
tween sugar intake and violent behavior.
23. Which word or phrase in the following
b. I would be extremely surprised
sentence is the subject?
c. extremely surprised
That blue shirt was a present from my
d. a correlation between sugar intake and
grandmother.
violent behavior.
a. my grandmother
19. Which word or phrase in the following b. That
sentence is an indirect object?
c. a present
The mother gave the babysitter very clear d. That blue shirt
instructions.
a. gave the babysitter 24. Which of the following is a complex
sentence?
b. The mother
c. the babysitter a. We can hit the road now, or we can wait for
your sister to call us.
d. very clear instructions
b. The child blew on the bowl of soup
20. Choose the correct word for the blank in because it was too hot.
the following sentence: c. The Iranian musician had a long dark beard
and a bald head.
I missed the 8 a.m. train, it was pouring rain,
and somebody stole my wallet: it was the d. The appetizers were served in the very
________ morning of my life. ornamented living-room.
a. worst
b. baddest
c. badder
d. worse
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incorrectly in the sentence below? the following sentence:
This was Amy’s second year as a Right now, this model is the _______ car in the
high school principle. market.
a. Amy’s a. better
b. second b. goodest
c. principle c. more good
d. was d. best
2. Which of the following words is used 6. Which of the following sentences is
incorrectly in the sentence below? grammatically correct?
Amaya packed everything for her a. Edgar ate all the cherries I bought from the
international trip accept her passport. farmer′s market yesterday.
a. packed b. Edgar ate all the cherries from the farmer′s
b. accept market I bought yesterday.
c. everything c. The cherries from the farmer′s market I
bought yesterday were eaten by Edgar.
d. her
d. Yesterday, Edgar ate all the cherries from
the farmer′s market I bought.
3. Select the best word or words for the blank
in the following sentence.
7. Select the correct word for the blank in the
My uncles, who used to work in the limestone following sentence.
quarry, ____ now started their own business.
The hospital downtown is known for __________
a. is oncology department.
b. has
a. they’re
c. have
b. it’s
d. was
c. its
d. their
4. Which of the following sentences is
grammatically incorrect?
8. Select the word or phrase in the following
a. Jiya and Lincoln ate her lunch at the kids sentence that is not used correctly:
table together.
The teenagers’ attitudes had worsened during
b. We looked in the yard for the puppy, but
the summer, yet the teacher’s remained
she wasn’t there.
patient and hopeful for improvements.
c. A generous person donated a large sum of
money to our charity. a. attitudes
d. Amber took her car to the mechanic down b. improvements
the street to get it fixed. c. teenagers
d. teacher’s
,9. Choose the correct word for the blank in 13. Select the best word or phrase for the
the following sentence: blank in the following sentence.
You need to buy ____ useless trinkets if you Right now, Sophie is setting the table and her
want to avoid clutter. husband _________ lunch.
a. least a. will make
b. less b. is making
c. more little c. made
d. little d. had made
10. Which of the following sentences is 14. Which word or phrase in the following
grammatically incorrect? sentence is the dependent clause?
a. The mayor canceled the parades because it I invited Shirley to the party, but she couldn′t
was storming. make it.
b. Abuela enjoys spending time with her a. I invited Shirley
loved ones.
b. I invited
c. The furthest place I have ever visited is c. but she couldn′t make it
Bangkok.
d. to the party
d. Shows no improvement in accuracy.
15. Identify the complete sentence.
11. Which word or phrase in the following
sentence is a predicate nominative?
a. Whether he will be able to arrive on time.
After finishing high school, Edward became a b. Building the church.
plumber. c. After the public′s big applause.
a. Edward d. They enjoyed the movie.
b. a plumber
c. became 16. Which of the following sentences is
grammatically correct?
d. finishing high school
a. It will rain on Tuesday Wednesday and
12. Select the best word or phrase for the Thursday. I don′t think we will have good
blank in the following sentence. weather during the weekend.
b. It will rain on Tuesday, Wednesday, and
The Mountaineers Association ______ here last Thursday. I don′t think we will have good
year. weather during the weekend.
a. are gathering c. It will rain on Tuesday Wednesday, and
b. gathered Thursday. I don′t think we will have good
weather during the weekend.
c. will gather
d. It will rain on Tuesday, Wednesday and
d. gather Thursday. I don′t think we will have good
weather during the weekend.
, 17. Select the correct word for the blank in the 21. Identify the incomplete sentence.
following sentence.
a. The astronomer discovered a new star.
The Portuguese team was faster than _______;
we had no chance of winning. b. Julius never takes the train.
c. Left footprints on his way out.
a. ours′s
d. The mission made a breakthrough.
b. ours
c. our′s
22. Select the correct word(s) for the blank in
d. ours′ the following sentence.
To make the curtains, the seamstress used the
18. In the following sentence, what is the
____________ fabric she could find.
independent clause?
a. luxuriousest
I would be extremely surprised if the numbers
showed a correlation between sugar intake b. most luxurious
and violent behavior. c. luxuriouser
d. more luxurious
a. if the numbers showed a correlation be-
tween sugar intake and violent behavior.
23. Which word or phrase in the following
b. I would be extremely surprised
sentence is the subject?
c. extremely surprised
That blue shirt was a present from my
d. a correlation between sugar intake and
grandmother.
violent behavior.
a. my grandmother
19. Which word or phrase in the following b. That
sentence is an indirect object?
c. a present
The mother gave the babysitter very clear d. That blue shirt
instructions.
a. gave the babysitter 24. Which of the following is a complex
sentence?
b. The mother
c. the babysitter a. We can hit the road now, or we can wait for
your sister to call us.
d. very clear instructions
b. The child blew on the bowl of soup
20. Choose the correct word for the blank in because it was too hot.
the following sentence: c. The Iranian musician had a long dark beard
and a bald head.
I missed the 8 a.m. train, it was pouring rain,
and somebody stole my wallet: it was the d. The appetizers were served in the very
________ morning of my life. ornamented living-room.
a. worst
b. baddest
c. badder
d. worse
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