Sentence or Fragment?
Went to the store after lunch.
a. complete sentence
b. fragment: missing subject
c. fragment: missing verb
d. fragment: dependent clause
b. fragment: missing subject
Hawaii's capital city is _____________.
Honolulu
Provide the simple past and the past participle for the verb "to drink."
a. drinked, drank
b. drank, drank
c. drank, drunk
d. drunk, drunk
c. drank, drunk
Close the ____ after you enter the courtyard.
a. queue
b. gate
c. cue
d. gait
b. gate
The books is my office is very valuable to me.
The books is my office are very valuable to me.
US federal holiday that remembers those who died in wars.
Memorial Day
They laughed until they cried.
a. complete sentence
b. fragment: missing verb
c. fragment: dependent clause
d. fragment: phrase
a. complete sentence
Hawaii became a US state in
a. 1941
b. 1945
c. 1959
d. 1960
c. 1959
Which verb's simple past and past participle are NOT correct?
a. bring: brought, brought
b. arise: arose, arose
c. lie: lay, lain
b. arise, arose, arose
pp = arisen
Her behavior made it ________ as if she was hiding something.
a. seam
b. seem
c. elicit
d. illicit
b. seem
My Mother's favorite season is Spring.
My mother's favorite season is spring.
#1 ranked US university, per US News and World Reports as of 2025
Princeton University
Although we practice every day.
a. complete sentence
b. fragment: dependent clause
c. fragment: phrase
d. fragment: missing verb
b. fragment: dependent clause
How many islands make up the state of Hawaii?
a. 4
b. 8
c. 11
d. 13
b. 8
Which verb's simple past and past participle ARE correct?
a. run: ran, ran
b. shrink: shrank, shrunk
c. sleep: sleeped, slept
d. spend: spended, spent
b. shrink: shrank, shrunk
The hikers faced a steep ________ to the summit.
a. bale
b. bail
c. ascent
d. assent
c. ascent
Surprisingly, the most popular attraction in Paris is not the Eiffel tower.
Surprisingly, the most popular attraction in Paris is not the Eiffel Tower.
Name 5 of the most commonly used letters in English words
Five of these:
e, a, r, i, o, t, n, s, l, c
A delicious chocolate cake on the counter.
a. complete sentence
b. fragment: missing verb
c. fragment: dependent clause
d. fragment: missing subject
b. fragment: missing verb
The nickname for the state of Hawaii is
a. The Sunshine State
b. The Pineapple State
c. The Tropical State
d. The Aloha State
d. The Aloha State
Which sentences is correct?
a. I am studying here since last January.
b. I was studying here since last January.
c. I have been studying here since last January.
c. I have been studying here since last January.
The employee was charged with a security _____.
a. breach
b. leach
c. breech
d. leech
a. breach
Its not clear what they're goals are.
It's not clear what their goals are.
After the US and China, which is the third largest economy in the world by gross domestic product?
a. India
b. Japan
c. United Kingdom
d. Germany
d. Germany
In the middle of the night.
a. complete sentence
b. fragment: prepositional phrase
c. fragment: dependent clause
d. fragment: gerund phrase
b. fragment: prepositional phrase
Which is NOT true of the Hawaiian language?
a. It has 15 letters.
b. All words end in a vowel.
c. Every syllable ends in a vowel.
d. Two consonants never appear together.
a. It had 15 letters. There are 13 letters, including the glottal stop " ' "
Which sentence is incorrect?
a. After Neil will graduate, he is going to return to his hometown.
b. I want to get married, but I haven't met the right person yet.
c. I have known my neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Sanchez ever since I was a child.
a. After Neil will graduate, he is going to return to his hometown.
She tried to be ______ and not _______ to the scandal.
a. discrete/allude
b. discreet/elude
c. discrete/allude
d. discreet/allude
d. discreet/allude
My favorite foods are pizza spaghetti and steak.
My favorite foods are pizza, spaghetti, and steak.
or
My favorite foods are pizza, spaghetti and steak.
Which of these are not among the top ten favorite accents in spoken English according to crowdsourcing?
a. French
b. South African
c. Japanese
d. Italian
b. South African
Finish the project before Friday.
a. complete sentence
b. fragment: infinitive phrase
c. fragment: dependent clause
d. fragment: missing subject
a. complete sentence
imperative with "you" as the implied subject
Name of British explorer who sought the Northwest Passage and died in Hawaii in 1778.
Captain James Cook
Choose the two correct sentences:
a. I study here for a year.
b. In 1995, my parents emigrated to the US from India.
c. When I return to my country, I will have been away for one year.
d. I am here for three months and I like it.
b & c are correct
The ________ was a good officer but lacked _____ skills; he was uncomfortable with speaking in public.
a. kernel/aural
b. colonel/oral
c. kernel/oral
d. colonel/aural
b. colonel/oral
He spent all his money on a sailing beautiful gray boat.
He spent all his money on a beautiful gray sailing boat.
American vs British English: Which pair does not mean the same thing?
a. fries; chips
b. loaded; minted
c. apartment; flat
d. cotton candy; angel hair
d. cotton candy; angel hair
The British refer to cotton candy as candy floss.