Language
It is conceivable that this is the eighth time I've complained about studying speling in grammar class.
A. conceivable should be 'concievale'.
B. eighth should be 'eigth'.
C. speling should be 'spelling'.
D. grammar should be 'grammer'.
C. speling should be 'spelling'.
Q1
A. men
Identify the basic sentence pattern in the sentence below.
The wolves whined and howled.
A. noun-verb-verb.
B. noun-verb-adverb
C. noun-liking verb-adjective
D. noun-verb-noun
A. noun-verb-verb
C. The author is camping.
Choose the best missing word.
Juan _____ the treats for the party.
A. brang
B. brung
C. bringed
D. brought
D. brought
In which one of the sentences is the compound noun used correctly?
A. When all of his daughters were married, Walter counted five sons-in-law.
B. The girls at the lemonade stand waved to the passerby.
C. how many daughter-in-laws to you have?
D. They attended a convention of editor-in-chiefs of school newspaper.
A. When all of his daughters were married, Walter counted five sons-in-law.
Q3
A. try something new
_____ spent time in the library preparing for our presnetation.
Which of the following is correct?
A. Us girls
B. Them boys
C. We girls
D. Them girl
C. We girls
Q4
Choose the correct sentence.
A. One of the policemen are employed by the state.
B. All of the policemen are employed by the state.
C. Each of the policemen are employed by the state.
D. Not one of the policemen are employed by the state.
B. All of the policemen are employed by the state.
Which of the underlined words is an adjective?
Many recreational activities are available during the winter.
A. recreational
B. activities
C. during
D. winter
Q5
B. Research shows that students learn 87% more from their teachers than from computers.
Which sentence shows a superlative adverb?
A. Beth completed the process very efficiently.
B. Sally works more quickly than most.
C. Gerald reads quietly in the window seat.
D. Out of the entire class, Grace works most carefully.
D. Out of the entire class, Grace works most carefully.
Q6
D. 3,2,4,1
The travelers spoke somewhat cautiously about whether or not they should cancel their tour to Europe.
Which of the following pairs function as adverbs in the sentence?
A. should cancel
B. to Europe
C. thier tour
D. somewhat cautiously
D. somewhat cautiously
Which is NOT a complete sentence?
A. Do you have any candy?
B. Opening the door to the garage.
C. Sarah was at the corner.
D. Julie is having a baby.
B. Opening the door to the garage.
Q7
C. As Ryan walked through the door, Buddy, John's dog slipped in.
My principal complaint about the student counsel is whether it will raise the capital to fund our new computer lab.
A. principal should be 'principle'.
B. counsel should be 'council'.
C. whether should be 'weather.
D. capital should be 'capitol'.
B. counsel should be 'council'.
Q8
D. to describe what life is like on the farm
Choose the correct verb.
After Marco finds the solution, he _____ it with the class.
A. will share
B. has shared
C. shared
D. share
A. will share
Which noun is NOT in its plural form?
A. moose
B. buffalo
C. antelope
D. ox
D. ox
Q9
A. autobiographical
Choose the correct sentence.
A. There are several chairs around the swimming pool.
B. There is several chairs around the swimming pool.
C. There's several chairs around the swimming pool.
D. They're several chairs around the swimming pool.
A. There are several chairs around the swimming pool.
Q10
B. He had confidence in Marc's ability to win because Marc was strong.
Which sentence is NOT written correctly?
A. Liz seldom uses the dictionary.
B. James drives more slowly than teh average driver.
C. Gail drives cautious on icy roads.
D. Braxton never seems to make it ot the bus stop on time.
C. Gail drives cautious on icy roads.