Tenses
Choose the correct tense:
AI ________ (become) more popular than social media these days.
A. was becoming
B. is becoming
C. becomes
D. became
B. is becoming
Choose the best transition word for this sentence:
(Formal writing) Certain inventions have ________ impacted the lives of billions.
A. absolutely
B. really
A. absolutely
Write the correct conditional for the blank:
If the teacher _________ (choose) to remain seated, all students must bow as they leave the classroom.
chooses
Original sentence: The sea was beautiful as the sun set. Descriptive sentence: The dark sea slowly emptied of the dark golden hues of the sun at dusk.
A. Adjectives that paint a picture
B. Absolute
C. Appositive
D. Action verbs
A. Adjectives that paint a picture
Identify the error in the following sentence: Samuel was popular due to his jokes and inappropriate sense of humor and made to leave my party.
A. Capitalization
B. General grammar error
C. Spelling
D. Punctuation
E. No error
B. General grammar error
Choose the correct tense:
Bob _______ (investigate) the multiple types of renewable energy that were used during the Gulf War and recorded how much money they saved governments.
A. investigates
B. investigated
C. is investigating
D. will investigate
B. investigated
Choose the best transition word for this sentence:
____________ I thought I was being practical, but maybe my ideas were actually mere hopes.
A. I suppose
B. Arguably
A. I suppose
Write the correct conditional for the blank:
They would never realize their belief in ghosts was cultural if they _________(be) not aware that aware that some societies considered ghosts evil.
were
Original Sentence: The thought came and went. Descriptive sentence: The thought, fleeting and ill-formed, came and went.
A. Adjectives that paint a picture
B. Absolute
C. Appositive
D. Action Verbs
C. Appositive
Identify the error: The love between a man and woman, drove the children crazy.
A. Capitalization
B. General grammar error
C. Spelling
D. Punctuation
E. No error
D. Punctuation
Choose the correct tense:
Students' answers _______ (record) and were analyzed over a three-month period.
A. will be recorded
B. record
C. were recorded
D. recorded
C. were recorded
Choose the correct transition word for this sentence:
___________, graphics will further your point.
A. As
B. Moreover
B. Moreover
Write the correct conditional for the blank:
If they could have increased their daily amount of exercise, they ________(be) more likely to lose weight.
would have been
Original sentence: He told me his opinion. Descriptive sentence: He shouted his opinion at me.
A. Adjectives that paint a picture
B. Absolute
C. Appositive
D. Action Verbs
D. Action Verbs
Identify the error: Mary's graduation from Elementary School was Mary's first big party.
A. Capitalization
B. General grammar error
C. Spelling
D. Punctuation
E. No error
A. Capitalization
Choose the correct tense:
All throughout his book, Smith _______(claim) that the negative effects far outweighed the positive impacts on society.
A. claiming
B. will claim
C. has claimed
D. claims
D. claims
Choose the best transition word for this sentence:
___________ the CDC, COVID-19 cases may rise again this winter, similar to the seasonal flu.
A. Reportedly
B. According to
B. According to
Write the correct conditional for the blank:
Singing would be impossible if the choir members ________(bear) mute.
had been born
Original sentence: While she shouted, she gestured wildly with her hands. Descriptive sentence: With wildly-gesturing hands, she shouted.
A. Adjectives that paint a picture
B. Absolute
C. Appositive
D. Action Verbs
B. Absolute
Identify the error: After having my tooth removed, I experienced pain and swelling for several days.
A. Capitalization
B. General grammar error
C. Spelling
D. Punctuation
E. No error
E. No error