This is for English subject. 1. Which of the following is a complete sentence? A
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This is for English subject.
1.
Which of the following is a complete sentence?
A. When I was young and ambitious and loved going for walks in the park.
B. Running through the park and around the school before breakfast.
C. Walking with a limp as a result of the wreck.
D. I went walking.
2.
Which of the following sentences is written correctly?
A. When properly designed, an automobile can achieve great fuel efficiency.
B. When properly designed an automobile can achieve great fuel efficiency.
C. When properly designed, great fuel efficiency can be achieved by an automobile.
D. When properly designed great fuel efficiency can be achieved by an automobile.
3.
Which of the following options best demonstrates sentence fluency?
A. The two boys went to the store to buy some milk with their mother and her boyfriend, who had a broken foot after supper.
B. The two boys went to the store to buy some milk after supper with their mother’s boyfriend and her, even though he had a broken foot.
C. Their mother went with the two boys to the store to buy some milk, and they took along her boyfriend, who had a broken foot, after supper.
D. After supper, the two boys took their mother and her boyfriend, who had a broken foot, to the store to buy some milk.
4.
Jimmy you must leave the room shut the door and be quiet.
Which of the following options correctly punctuates the sentence above?
A. A Jimmy, you must leave the room, shut the door, and be quiet.
B. Jimmy; you must leave the room, shut the door and be quiet.
C. Jimmy you must leave the room, shut the door and be quiet.
D. Jimmy you must leave the room, shut the door, and be quiet.
5.
Either one of them __ enough experience to do the job. Twenty years __ a lot of time in the field, and that’s how long they’ve been doing this work.
Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above?
A. has, are
B. has, is
C. have, are
D. have, is
6.
The team __ is wearing the red jerseys is the one I came to see.
Which of the following pronouns correctly completes the sentence above?
A. who
B. whom
C. that
D. which
7.
She attributed his shallowness to his luxurious upbringing, in which material comforts like fine clothes and large homes nurtured his sense of privilege.
Which of the following is the meaning of “material” as used in the sentence above?
A. The substance from which something is made
B. Pertinent or essential
C. The articles needed for a specific task
D. Concerning physical rather than spiritual aspects
8.
The president invited Senator Smith to the White House for a meeting before preparing his address to the United States congress.
Which of the following is an error in capitalization in the sentence above?
A. The word “president” should be capitalized
B. The word “Senator” should be lower case
C. The word “House” should be lower case
D. The word “congress” should be capitalized
9.
Which of the following best uses grammar for style and clarity?
A. When a story is interrupted to present a past event, that is what a flashback is.
B. Interrupting a story to present a past event is what a flashback is for.
C. A Flashback is a device in which a story is interrupted to present a past event.
D. A flashback is a device where a past event interrupts the story.
10.
Their professor, who was known for his imposing demeanor, looked around the classroom before stating. "Each of you students are responsible for arriving to class on time"
Which of the following language conventions is violated in the sentence above?
A. Punctuation for a nonessential clause
B. Verb tense
C. Subject-verb agreement
D. Punctuation for a direct quote
11.
I was waiting while a police officer wrote me a ticket for speeding on the interstate __________ my appointment window with the cable company technician was about to close.
Which of the following words is most appropriate to complete the sentence above?
A. However
B. Therefore
C. Meanwhile
D. Nevertheless
12.
She turned green after eating the shellfish, which the waiter had recommended. It went without saying but anyway. “I don’t feel too good.”
Which of the following is an error in the passage above?
A. The word “had” is used instead of "have"
B. The word “went” is used instead of “goes”
C. The word “but” is used instead of “and”
D. The word “good” is used instead of “well”
13.
Which of the following sentences is written correctly?
A. Mother gets a bit of family news, whenever my aunt visits her
B. Mother gets a bit of family news whenever she visits my aunt.
C. Whenever Mother and my aunt visit, she gets a bit of family news.
D. Whenever Mother visits my aunt she gets a bit of family news.
14.
According to her parents, the book that I found was her's. She told me, however, that she didn’t want it back.
Which of the following is an error in the sentence above?
A. Improper use of commas around "however"
B. Improper use of a comma after the word "parents"
C. Improper use of an apostrophe in the word "her's"
D. Improper use of an apostrophe in the contraction "didn't"
15.
The nurse, who was late for work, put the manual into a large blue tote bag getting out of the car.
Which of the following is misplaced in the sentence above?
A. who was late for work
B. getting out of the car
C. into a large blue tote bag
D. put the manual.
16.
The quarterback, along with his teammates, _________ congratulated following a dramatic victory.
Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above?
A. was
B. were
C. have been
D. were being
17.
"Upon receiving her minutely corrected essay, Melanie decided that her teacher's teaching style was far too pedantic."
Using context clues in the sentence above, determine the meaning of the word "pedantic".
A. Prone to incorrectly identifying errors
B. Prone to focusing on small, potentially insignificant errors or details
C. Given to flights of fancy and whimsy
D. Excessively generous or free in correction
18.
This sentence is an example of what common mistake in sentence structure?
"Sarah and Tommy danced at the wedding, Sarah's mom took pictures."
A. Sentence fragment
B. Run-on sentence
C. Compound sentence
D. Comma splice
19.
Of these compound words, which is spelled incorrectly?
A. Stock-broker
B. Ex-husband
C. Mother-in-law
D. Twofold
Explanation / Answer
1. Answer is option A
2. Answer is option B
3. Answer is option D
4. Answer is option B
5. Answer is option A
6. Answer is option C
7. Answer is option C
8. Answer is option D
9. Answer is option B
10. Answer is option A
11. Answer is option B
12. Answer is option C
13.Answer is option B
14. Answer is option C
15. Answer is option B
16. Answer is option D
17. Answer is option B
18. Answer is option D
19. Answer is option D
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