Which of the following sentences contains a homophone?
A.) Each evening, the young woman walked alone on the canal path.
B.) As water is heated up, it slowly begins to expand.
C.) By Sunday, they were ready to raze the old building, and everyone gathered to
watch.
D.) The previous tenant had been a chemistry teacher. - C.) By Sunday, they were
ready to raze the old building, and everyone gathered to watch.
Which of the following words is written correctly in its plural form?
A.) Chieves
B.) Prooves
C.) Razores
D.) Halves - D.) Halves
Which of the following is a correctly punctuated compound sentence?
A.) The moonlight glowed white on the roof next door, and the sky was a gentle summer
blue.
B.) The raspberries we just picked from the garden are ripe, and sweet.
C.) She spent all afternoon studying for the biology test; but she neglected to work on
her psychology paper.
D.) The man often drew sketches in his room but he never liked to show his art to
anyone. - A.) The moonlight glowed white on the roof next door, and the sky was a
gentle summer blue.
Which of the following demonstrates correct punctuation of a quotation?
,A.) "You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica, "if you didn't want
him to run into Blayne."
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." - 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.) . - 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 - 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
C.) Verb
D.) Adverb - D.) Adverb
He had to fill out a health history ____ before seeing the doctor.
A.) questionnaire
B.) bquestionaire
C.) bquestionnare
D.) bquestionairre b- b bA.) bquestionnaire
Which bof bthe bfollowing bsentences bcontains ban bindirect bobject? b
A.) bMelissa bwalked bto bthe bgrocery bstore bfor bmilk.
B.) bDante bskimmed bthe bmagazine bwhile bwaiting bin bthe blobby.
C.) bJorge bassigned bthe bclass bsome bmath bproblems.
D.) bSara bwent bto bthe bmovie bwith bAmal. b- b bC.) bJorge bassigned bthe bclass bsome bmath
bproblems.
The bplump bold bwhite bcat bbasked bin bthe bwarm bsunlight. b
Which bof bthe bfollowing boptions bcorrectly bpunctuates bthe bsentence babove?
A.) bThe bplump, bold, bwhite bcat bbasked bin bthe bwarm bsunlight
B.) bThe bplump, bold, bwhite, bcat bbasked bin bthe bwarm bsunlight
C.) bThe bplump, bold bwhite bcat bbasked bin bthe bwarm bsunlight. b
D.) bThe bplump bold bwhite bcat, bbasked bin bthe bwarm bsunlight. b- b bA.) bThe bplump, bold, bwhite
bcat bbasked bin bthe bwarm bsunlight.
Which bof bthe bfollowing bwords bis bspelled bcorrectly? b
A.) bMiniscool
B.) bMinature
, C.) bMaintainance
D.) bMillennium b- b bD.) bMillennium
Which bof bthe bfollowing boptions bcontains ba bpossessive bpronoun?
A.) bIf bthe bpatient bchooses bto bleave, blet bthem bknow bthe bright bto bdo bso bis btheirs. b
B.) bWhen bwe bsupport bpatients bin bthese bways, bthe bhospital's bmission bis baccomplished. b
C.) bTake bpersonal bitems bto bthe bfront bdesk bonce byou bare bfinished. b
D.) bThis bhospital bhas bsome bproblems, bno bdoubt. b- b bA.) bIf bthe bpatient bchooses bto bleave,
blet bthem bknow bthe bright bto bdo bso bis btheirs.
Which bof bthe bfollowing bsentences bfrom ba bparagraph babout bgingivitis bis bthe btopic
bsentence? b
A.) bGingivitis bcan bbe breversed bby bdaily bbrushing, bflossing, band bregular bdental
bcleanings. b
B.) bGingivitis bis ba bmild bform bof bgum bdisease, bin bwhich bbacteria bcauses binflammation bof
bthe bgums. b
C.) bWith bgingivitis, bthe bgums bbecome bred band bswollen band bvan bbleed beasily. b
D.) bIf bleft buntreated, bgingivitis bcan bcause bperiodontitis, bin bwhich bthe bgums bpull baway
bfrom bthe bteeth, band bcan beventually blead bto binfection band bbone bloss. b- b bB.) bGingivitis bis
ba bmild bform bof bgum bdisease, bin bwhich bbacteria bcauses binflammation bof bthe bgums.
Which bof bthe bfollowing bsentences bfrom ba bparagraph babout byoga bis bthe btopic bsentence? b
A.) bThe bword b"yoga" bwas bmentioned bin bthe bVedas, ba bcollection bof btexts bcontaining
bsongs, bmantras, band brituals bused bby bVedic bpriests. b
B.) bBy bthe blate b1800s, byoga bmasters bfrom bIndia bbegan bto btravel bto bthe bWest, battracting
bfollowers.
C.) bAfter ba bfew bhundred byears, bYoga bmasters brejected bthe bteachings bof bthe bancient
bVedas band bembraced bthe bphysical bbody bas bthe bmeans bto bachieve benlightenment. b
D.) bThe bpractice bof byoga bfirst bdeveloped bin bthe bIndus-Sarasvati bcivilization bin bNorthern
bIndia bover b5,000 byears bago. b- b bD.) bThe bpractice bof byoga bfirst bdeveloped bin bthe bIndus-
Sarasvati bcivilization bin bNorthern bIndia bover b5,000 byears bago.
