Irregular verbs
Parallelism
Subject verb Agreement
Semi-colon
Comma
100
The correct form of the verb "drag" in the sentence: He dragged/drug/drugged his less sober friend up the stairs and put him to bed.
What is dragged?
100
Select the sentence that illustrates the use of proper parallel construction: a)Phuong Tran has wit, charm, and she has an extremely pleasant personality. b)Phuong Tran has wit, charm, and a pleasing personality.
What is Phuong Tran has wit, charm, and a pleasing personality?
100
The correct form of the following sentence: Your pants (is/are) at the cleaner's.
What is What is Your pants are at the cleaner's.
100
Where do you put the semi colon: You’re my best friend consequently, I’ll help you out whenever I can
What is You’re my best friend; consequently, I’ll help you out whenever I can
100
The correctly punctuated form of the following sentence: We went to the store and we bought some bread.
What is What is We went to the store, and we bought some bread.
200
He had froze/freezed/frozen the beef that he would serve for dinner on Saturday.
What is frozen?
200
Select the sentence that illustrates the use of proper parallel construction: a)Raoul's QPA is higher than Ralph. b)Raoul's QPA is higher than Ralph's.
What is b)Raoul's QPA is higher than Ralph's.
200
The correct form of the following sentence: Either answer (is/are) acceptable.
What is What is Either answer is acceptable.
200
Look out the front window there are three deer in the front yard.
What is Look out the front window; there are three deer in the front yard.
200
The correctly punctuated form of the following sentence: The sprayer must be cleaned calibrated and filled with pesticide.
What is What is The sprayer must be cleaned, calibrated and filled with pesticide.
300
The correct form of the verb "drink" in the following sentence: He had drunken/drank/drunk nearly a gallon of water that day.
What is drunk?
300
Select the sentence that illustrates the use of proper parallel construction: a)He wanted three things out of college: to learn a skill, to make good friends, and to learn about life. b)He wanted three things out of college: to learn a skill, to make good friends, and learning about life.
What is a)He wanted three things out of college: to learn a skill, to make good friends, and to learn about life.
300
The correct form of the following sentence: The committee (debates/debate) these questions carefully.
What is What is The committee debates these questions carefully.
300
Jayne won the art contest however, she wasn’t there to receive her prize.
What is Jayne won the art contest; however, she wasn’t there to receive her prize.
300
The correctly punctuated form of the following sentence: An average diet though it depends on individual metabolism rates should include about 2,000 calories per day.
What is an average diet, though it depends on individual metabolism rates, should include about 2,000 calories per day.
400
The correct form of the verb "shake" in the following sentence: Finally, she had shook/shaken/shaked all the dust from her clothes.
What is shaken?
400
Select the sentence that illustrates the use of proper parallel construction: a)We found the film repulsive, offensive, and we thought it was embarrassing. b)We found the film repulsive, offensive, and embarrassing.
What is b)We found the film repulsive, offensive, and embarrassing.
400
The correct form of the following sentence: All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is/are) in this case.
What is What is All of the CDs, even the scratched one, are in this case.
400
Six canoes started down the rushing river five of them tipped over in the rapids.
What is Six canoes started down the rushing river; five of them tipped over in the rapids.
400
The proper places to put commas in the following sentence: After examining the situation the team which had worked all day couldn't find an appropriate and timely solution.
What is after examining the situation, the team, which had worked all day, couldn't find an appropriate and timely solution.
500
The correct form of the verb "lie" in the following sentence: Yesterday, the cows lied/laid/lay down in the pasture when the wind was blowing.
What is laid?
500
Select the sentence that illustrates the use of proper parallel construction: a)Professor Ali rewarded his students for working hard on the final project and going beyond the call of duty. b)Professor Ali rewarded his students for their hard work on the final project and going beyond the call of duty.
What is a)Professor Ali rewarded his students for working hard on the final project and going beyond the call of duty.
500
The correct form of the following sentence: Fifteen candles (was/were) in that bag. Now only one (is/are) left.
What is What is Fifteen candles were in that bag. Now only one is left.
500
The poster contest winners are Jed, 1st place Melissa, 2nd place and Sam, 3rd place.
What is The poster contest winners are Jed, 1st place; Melissa, 2nd place; and Sam, 3rd place.
500
The correctly punctuated form of the following sentence: I'm telling you Dr. Miller I am an excellent student I deserve an A in this class.
What is I'm telling you, Dr. Miller, I am an excellent student; I deserve an A in this class. or I'm telling you, Dr. Miller, I am an excellent student. I deserve an A in this class. or I'm telling you, Dr. Miller, I am an excellent student, and I deserve an A in this class.
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