Punctuation
Grammar
Sample Practice Question
Word Usage - In question form
Random Trivia Facts about Life
100

 Correct punctuation? If not, write the sentence correctly.

While there are many types of animals in the world. I consider myself a dog person.

While there are many types of animals in the world, I considerd my self a dog person.

100
It's or Its We know __________ a long day, but we're almost done.
What is "It's"
100

If you are excluded from the right of suffrage, **you’re like excluded as an outcast** from a basic means of participating in the political decision-making process.
F. NO CHANGE
G. you’re excluded
H. you’re excluded and being cast out
J. like an outcast being excluded

G - You're excluded

100

By the end of this odd assignment, I was actually thrilled with ***that being which***I had reproduced. A. NO CHANGE
B. the painting of which
C. what
D. that

C. What

100
The largest state in The United States of America is...
Alaska
200

Correct form of punctuation? If not, write the sentence correctly.

There's only one thing left to do: we need to tell the truth.

Correct

200
Correct subject verb agreement? The women ___swims___ around the pool, cooling off from the summer heat.
What is "Wrong - swim"
200

**Truth be told, the kind of help** my grandmother needed when opening the chest was more likely emotional than physical.
Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?
F. If the truth were told, the kind of help
G. Truth be told, the sort of help
H. Truth be told, the kind of type of help
J. To tell the truth, the kind of help

H - Truth be told, the of type of help

200

As coffee was introduced to ***other country***, growers would naturally attempt to simulate the plants’ preferred natural habitat.
A. NO CHANGE
B. other countries
C. other countries’
D. other countries,

D. other countries,

200
Dover is the capital of which state?
Delaware
300

Correct form of punctuation? If not, write the sentence correctly. 

The government has failed to agree on the national debt, many people will be furloughed this week.

Cannot join two sentences with just a comma. The government has failed to agree on the national debt, so many people will be furloughed this week. (period or semicolon would do)

300
Correct pronoun usage? My mother was describing the activities that__her and my grandmother_ were going to do that afternoon.
Wrong - "She and my grandmother"
300

Many cooks prefer to peel and deseed ***the tomatoes, while*** using them in a cooking recipe.
A. NO CHANGE
B. tomatoes and
C. tomatoes, and
D. tomatoes before

D. Tomatoes before

300

My grandmother ***having explained** that the source of this forest-like aroma made it possible for the artifacts inside the chest to remain intact, with no moth holes or tattered fabric.
A. NO CHANGE
B. explains
C. explained
D. was explaining

C. Explained

300
Who was the first African American baseball player to join the Major Leagues?
Jackie Robinson
400

Correct form of punctuation? If not, write the sentence correctly. 

To the party I'm going to bring my sister, Lauren; my friend, Olivia; and my dog, Macie.

Correct

400
Whose v. Who's I need to know __________ going to __________ house tonight.
What is "who's" then "whose"
400

The dental chair has also undergone radical changes over the years, ***because it would allow*** 42 greater comfort for the patient and easier access for the dentist.
F. NO CHANGE
G. since it allows for
H. allowing
J. which would be allowing

H - Allowing

400

Ornithologists ***who are discovering*** 71 alarming decreases in some species of songbirds that migrate to the northern United States.
A. NO CHANGE
B. who discovered
C. are discovering
D. discovered

C. are discovering

400
What is the only continent without reptiles or snakes?
Antartica
500

Correct form on punctuation? If not, write the sentence correctly. 

Fortunately, through savings and stocks, many people, are able to remain calm during this budget crisis time in the United States.

Fortunately, through savings and stocks, many people are able to remain calm during this budget crisis time in the United States.

500
Is there a shift in tense? During the 1920's, women in short dresses, notoriously known as Flappers, danced the Charleston while men sit at the local speakeasy.
Yes...while men SAT at the local speakeasy.
500

While my painting wasn’t as dramatic as many of my classmates’, and it didn’t look exactly like its original, I did feel I had captured its essence. 

At this point, the writer is considering adding the following true statement: It had a certain beauty and serenity about it that the photo had emitted to me from the beginning. Should the writer make this addition here?
F. Yes, because it provides details about the essence of the painting and explains reasons behind its value to the writer.
G. Yes, because it provides important information about the original artist’s style of painting.
H. No, because it does not provide a direct connection between the original artwork and the writer’s reproduction.
J. No, because it is already clear from the essay why her reproduction was valuable to the writer.

F - Yes, because it provides details about the essence of the painting and explains reasons behind its value to the writer.

500
Second, **as** forests are taken down to make way for sun-grown coffee plants, native and migratory birds, as well as many other fauna and flora, no longer have a home. Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable? F. when G. since H. because J. therefore
J. therefore
500
This celebrity is most remembered for shaving her head and beating paprazzi with an umbrella.
Britney Spears
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