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Answer 1

1. Nichelle and Denise hosted _____ yearly birthday bash in Las Vegas. Which of the following words correctly completes the sentence above?

A. her

B. hers

C. their

D. theirs

The correct answer is C

Explanation: The answer choices for this question are all possessive pronouns, and a pronoun must agree in number and kind with the noun it represents (its antecedent). "Nichelle and Denise" is a compound subject, so the plural "their" is needed, making choice (C) correct.

2. Don’t let anyone tell you what you can and cannot do.

What kind of sentence is this?

A. Interrogative

B. Imperative

C. exclamatory

D. Declarative

The correct answer is (B).

Explanation: An imperative sentence gives a command or makes a request, and usually contains no subject. Here the subject is understood to be “you.”

3. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

A. He could accept anything from her, accept a lie.

B. He could except anything from her, accept a lie.

C. He could accept anything from her, except a lie.

D. He could except anything from her, except a lie.

The correct answer is (C).

Explanation: The word, “accept” means "to receive." “Except” is usually a preposition meaning "but" or "leaving out." Only choice (C) uses both wordy correctly.

4. Which of the following is a simple sentence?

A. Wherever we go to find happiness.

B. While Edgar painted, Fran sanded the floors.

C. Medical knowledge is important, but sympathy is also important.

D. The cat with the shiny blue collar and the white paws belongs to my great-aunt Ellie.

The correct answer is D

Explanation: A simple sentence contains one independent clause only, with a subject and verb, as does choice (D). Note that the long compound phrase "with the shiny blue collar and the white paws" is a prepositional phrase describing the subject, "cat," and "to my great-aunt Ellie" is another prepositional phrase describing the belonging. Choice (A) is not a complete sentence since it does not express a complete thought. Choice (B) is a complex sentence, containing one dependent and one independent clause. Choice (C) is a compound sentence made up of two independent clauses joined with a coordinating conjunction.

5. To ________ should I address the postcard?

Which of the following correctly completes the sentence above?

A. Who

B. Whom

C. Which

D. The which

The correct answer is (B).

Explanation: The word “who” is a subject pronoun and the word “whom” is the object pronoun. Since we’re discussing a human being, we would not use the word “which.” Since the blank is preceded by the article “to,” we need the object pronoun “whom.”

6. Which sentence is written correctly?

A. Since the professor was excessively boring; many of his students fell asleep

B. Since the professor was excessively boring, many of his students fell asleep

C. Since the professor was excessively boring many of his students fell asleep.

D. Since the professor was excessively boring, many of his students fell asleep.

The correct answer is (B).

Explanation: This sentence is made up of an independent clause and a dependent clause. There should be a comma separating the two clauses. No other punctuation is necessary.

7. Which word from the sentence above is a noun?

A. Medical

B. Was

C. Perform

D. Examination

The correct answer is (D).

Explanation: Nouns are words that name a person, place, or thing. The nouns in the sentence are “examiner” and “examination.” The word “medical” is an adjective. “Was” and “perform” are verbs.

8. The postman came to the house. He has a letter for my mother. I heard the doorbell ring. I took the letter from the postman.

To improve sentence fluency, how could you state the information above in a single sentence?

A. When I heard the doorbell ring, I took the letter for my mother from the postman who had come to the house.

B. Having had a letter for my mother, the postman came to the house, where I heard

C. Coming to the house with a letter for my mother, the postman rang the doorbell, which I heard, and so I took the letter from him.

D. When I heard the doorbell ring, I took the letter from the postman for my mother, who had come to the house.

The correct answer is (A).

Explanation: Sentence fluency is best achieved with clarity and a small number of clauses. Unlike the other options, (A) joins all four sentences into only two clauses. The other options have 3-4 clauses and are less succinct.

9. _________ confident that with enough study they can easily pass the final exam.

Which of the following correctly completes the sentence above?

A. They have

B. There

C. Their

D. They are

The correct answer is (D).

Explanation: The contraction “They’re” has the same meaning as “They are” and is the correct phrase to complete the sentence.

10. The mountaineering group _______ looking forward to climbing K2 next year.

Which of the following correctly completes the sentence above?

A. Is

B. Are

C. Be

D. Were

The correct answer is (A).

Explanation: The word “group” is a collective noun so it takes a singular verb. In context, the phrase “next year” shows that they are currently looking forward to the climb, so a present-tense verb is required.

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