front 1 Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence. He was __________ by her kind words. A. affect B. effect C. effected D. affected | back 1 D. |
front 2 Which of the following sentences is grammatically incorrect? A. He performed well on the test. B. He performed good on the test. C. He performed poorly on the test. D. He performed adequately on the test. | back 2 B. |
front 3 In the following sentence, which is the dependent clause? We played a game while we waited, and then we had dinner. A. We played B. then we had dinner C. while we waited D. a game | back 3 C. |
front 4 Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct? A. She drove much farther than I did. B. The campus is further up the road. C. I will have to consider farther before making a decision. D. The hospital was further away than he thought. | back 4 A. |
front 5 Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence. He thought it was __________ than 3 miles to the hospital. A. further B. fewer C. bigger D. less | back 5 D. |
front 6 Select the best words for the blanks in the following sentence. The patient wanted to ______ down on the bed, but first she had to ______ her tray of food on the table. A. lie, lay B. lay, lie C. lie, laid D. lain, lying | back 6 A. |
front 7 Which word from the following sentence is a noun? The bird flew across the blue sky. A. across B. flew C. bird D. blue | back 7 C. |
front 8 Which word in the following sentence is a conjunction? The little girl wanted a cookie, but she didn't take one. A. little B. but C. take D. the | back 8 B. |
front 9 Which word in the following sentence is a direct object? The nurse helped the patient with the medication. A. helped B. nurse C. patient D. medication | back 9 C. |
front 10 Which word or phrase in the following sentence is a subject? The nurses went to the conference room. A. conference B. went to C. room D. nurses | back 10 D. |
front 11 Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct? A. Walking home from class, the students watched the snow begin to fall. B. Walking home from class, the snow began falling on the students. C. Walking home from class, snow fell on the students. D. Walking home from class, the students watched the snow fell. | back 11 A. |
front 12 Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence. The student sang well, but she danced __________. A. bad B. badly C. poor D. poorer | back 12 B. |
front 13 Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct? A. I wanted ice cream; he wanted cake. B. I wanted ice cream he wanted cake. C. I wanted ice cream, he wanted cake. D. I wanted ice cream but he wanted cake. | back 13 A. |
front 14 Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence. The college _________ he chose is in New York A. which B. that C. who D. what | back 14 B. |
front 15 Select the best word or words for the blank in the following sentence. The nurses, except for Henry, ___________ in the conference room. A. waits B. is waiting C. are waiting D. was waiting | back 15 C. |
front 16 Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence. Not only the students but also the professor __________ stunned by the test results. A. was B. were C. are D. be | back 16 A. |
front 17 Which word in the following sentence is a preposition? The university lost power during the storm. A. lost B. during C. power D. the | back 17 B. |
front 18 Which word or phrase in the following sentence is the predicate? Everyone who attended the concert heard the conductor's announcement. A. the conductor's announcement B. everyone C. heard the conductor's announcement D. who attended | back 18 C. |
front 19 The following sentence contains which type of phrase? The patient was fit as a fiddle. A. sexist language B. profanity C. euphemism D. cliché | back 19 D. |
front 20 Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence. The pack of wolves __________ running through the forest. A. are B. were C. is D. be | back 20 C. |
front 21 Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct? A. This semester I am taking classes in Spanish chemistry, and biology. B. This semester I am taking classes in Spanish, chemistry, and biology. C. This semester I am taking classes in Spanish chemistry and biology. D. This semester I am taking classes in Spanish, chemistry and biology | back 21 B. |
front 22 Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct? A. The room was filled with the perfume of flowers (e.g., plant blossoms). B. The room was filled with the perfume (e.g., scent) of flowers. C. The room (e.g., enclosed space) was filled with the perfume of flowers. D. The room was filled with the perfume of flowers (e.g., roses, lilies, and irises). | back 22 D. |
front 23 Which word in the following sentence is grammatically incorrect? Dr. Jones, who all of the patients like, plays the piano well. A. who B. well C. plays D. like | back 23 A. |
front 24 Which of the following sentences contains a predicate adjective? A. My classes are for smart students. B. Smart students are in my classes. C. My smart students are in these classes. D. The students in my classes are smart. | back 24 D. |
front 25 Select the sentence that is grammatically correct. A. The nurse spoke to my sister and I about our mother's condition. B. The nurse spoke to my sister and me about our mother's condition. C. The nurse spoke to me and my sister about our mother's condition. D. The nurse spoke to I and my sister about our mother's condition. | back 25 B. |
front 26 Select the word or phrase that makes this sentence grammatically correct. She has always been afraid of __________ to the doctor. A. go B. to go C. going D. have gone | back 26 C. |
front 27 Select the word or phrase that makes this sentence grammatically correct. Every morning after a shower, I shave __________. A. me B. myself C. mine D. my | back 27 B. |
front 28 Select the word or phrase that makes this sentence grammatically correct. The patient was __________ cold, so he asked the nurse for another blanket. A. too B. not C. to D. so much | back 28 A. |
front 29 Select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct. Because I want to go to the movies later, I am going __________ my homework now. A. to do B. doing C. be doing D. to doing | back 29 A. |
front 30 Select the word or phrase that makes this sentence grammatically correct. He sat __________ Holly and Mary on the bus. A. though B. through C. among D. Between | back 30 D. |
front 31 Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly. The data confirms that the patient is suffering from extreme anxiety, and a tranquilizing medication is immediately required. A. extreme anxiety B. confirms C. is D. immediately | back 31 B. |
front 32 Select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct. The professor had a huge __________ of tests to grade. A. number B. amount C. aggregate D. stacks | back 32 A. |
front 33 Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? Will you learn me how to do origami? A. me B. will C. learn D. origami | back 33 C. |
front 34 Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. The members of the group __________ to be seated together. A. wanting B. want C. wants D. waiting | back 34 B. |
front 35 Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. The student completed the test __________. A. quite B. quick C. quietly D. quickly | back 35 D. |
front 36 Select the correct word(s) for the blank in the following sentence. The student thought the second test was __________ than the first test. A. harder B. more hard C. hardest D. most hardest | back 36 A. |
front 37 Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. The dog wagged __________ tail when the food dish was filled. A. the B. one's C. its D. it's | back 37 C. |
front 38 What word is best to substitute for the underlined words in the following sentence? The boy watched the lights in the house go off. A. Him B. His C. They D. He | back 38 D. |
front 39 Select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct. __________ thought the movie was very good. A. Us B. We C. Them D. Ourselves | back 39 B. |
front 40 Select the word or phrase that makes this sentence grammatically correct. The hospital is located at the top __________ the hill. A. of B. off C. in D. on | back 40 A. |