Basic Grammar
1.
Everyone in the bank-including the manager and the
tellers, ran to the door when the fire alarm rang.
A. tellers, ran
B. tellers:ran
C. tellers, had run
D. tellers-ran
E. tellers' ran
-- Select an Answer -- A B C D E 1 2 3 4
2.
To
no ones surprise, Joe didn't have his homework ready.
A. no ones surprise
B. noones surprise
C. no-ones surprise
D. no ones' surprise
E. no one's surprise
-- Select an Answer -- A B C D E 1 2 3 4
3.
If he
would have read The White Birds, he might have liked William Butler Yeats's poetry.
A. would have read
B. could have read
C. would of read
D. could of read
E. had read
-- Select an Answer -- A B C D E 1 2 3 4
4.
After the hurricane, uprooted trees
were laying all over the ground.
A. were laying
B. lying
C. were lying
D. were laid
E. was laid
-- Select an Answer -- A B C D E 1 2 3 4
5.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), the great Transcendentalist philosopher, wrote in his essay Self-Reliance of the need for an individual to develop his capacities.
A. essay SelfReliance
B. essay, Self-Reliance
C. essay: Self-Reliance
D. essay, Self-Reliance
E. essay; Self-Reliance
-- Select an Answer -- A B C D E 1 2 3 4
6.
The recently built children's amusement park has been called a boon to the community by its supporters
and an eyesore by its harshest critics.
A. and an eyesore by its harshest
B. and, an eyesore, by its harshest
C. and, an eyesore; by its harshest
D. and-an eyesore- by its' harshest
E. and-an eyesore- by its' harshest
-- Select an Answer -- A B C D E 1 2 3 4
7.
I always have trouble remembering the meaning of these two common verbs, affect (to change or to influence) and effect (to cause or
to accomplish ) .
A. to accomplish ).
B. to accomplish ).
C. to accomplish).
D. To accomplish.
E. ( to accomplish. )
-- Select an Answer -- A B C D E 1 2 3 4
8.
My class just finished
reading- The Fall of the House of Usher , a short story by Edgar Allen Poe.
A. reading- The Fall of the House of Usher,
B. reading, The Fall of the House of Usher,
C. reading The Fall of the House of Usher,
D. reading, The Fall of the house of Usher,
E. reading: The Fall of the House of Usher-
-- Select an Answer -- A B C D E 1 2 3 4
9.
After it was repaired it
ran perfect again.
A. ran perfect
B. ran perfectly
C. could run perfect
D. could of run perfect
E. would run perfectly
-- Select an Answer -- A B C D E 1 2 3 4
10.
"Are
there two e's in beetle," asked Margo?
A. there two e's in beetle," asked Margo?
B. their two e's in beetle?" asked Margo.
C. there two e's in beetle," asked Margo?
D. there two e's in beetle?" asked Margo.
E. there two e's in beetle, asked Margo?
-- Select an Answer -- A B C D E 1 2 3 4
11.
The circus
audience received a well-deserved round of applause for the perfectly timed acrobatic stunt.
A. audience received a well-deserved
B. audience gave a well deserved
C. audience did receive a well deserved
D. audience gave a well-deserved
E. audience did get a well-deserved
-- Select an Answer -- A B C D E 1 2 3 4
12.
Looking directly at me, my
Mother said, These are your options: the choice is yours.
A. Mother said, These are your options: the choice is
B. Mother said- these are your options, the choice is
C. Mother had said, These are your options; the choice is
D. Mother had said, These are your options; the choice is
E. Mother said, These are your options; the choice is
-- Select an Answer -- A B C D E 1 2 3 4
13.
Porcupine is from Latin
porcus, pig, and
spina, spine.
-- Select an Answer -- A B C D E 1 2 3 4
14.
Seeing the dolphins, some sharks,
a killer whale, and a Moray eel made the visit to the marine park worthwhile.
A. a killer whale, and a Moray eel made the visit
B. a killer whale, and a moray eel made the visit
C. a killer whale and a moray eel makes the visit
D. a killer whale and a Moray eel makes the visit
E. a killer whale and a moray eel made the visit
-- Select an Answer -- A B C D E 1 2 3 4
15.
Still, the fact
that a planet exists outside our solar system encourages hope that other solar systems exist, and in them, perhaps, a planet that does support life.
A. that a planet exists outside our solar system encourages hope that other solar systems exist, and
B. that a Planet exists out side our solar system encourages hope that other solar systems exist and
C. could be that a planet exists outside our solar system encourages hope that other solar systems exist, and
D. that a planet exist outside our solar systems encourage hope that other solar systems exist, and
E. that a planet does exists out side our solar system encourages hope that other solar systems exist, and
-- Select an Answer -- A B C D E 1 2 3 4
16.
Mail-order shopping
can be convenient and timesaving with appropriate precautions, it is safe as well.
A. can be convenient and timesaving
B. can be convenient and timesaving;
C. should be convenient and time saving;
D. could be convenient and time saving;
E. can be convenient and time-saving;
-- Select an Answer -- A B C D E 1 2 3 4
17.
Among the many fields of
science, no matter what turns you on, there are several fields of study.
A. science, no matter what turns you on,
B. Science, no matter what turns you on,
C. Science, no matter which you chose,
D. Science, no matter which of these you chose-
E. science, no matter which you choose,
-- Select an Answer -- A B C D E 1 2 3 4
18.
The fact that boxing is known to cause head injuries and brain damage
should lead us to inform the public and push for a ban on boxing.
A. should lead us to inform
B. could lead us to inform
C. should of led us to inform
D. will lead us to inform
E. should have led us to inform,
-- Select an Answer -- A B C D E 1 2 3 4
19.
The first part of the test was on chemistry, the second
on mathematics, and the third on english.
A. on mathematics, and the third on english.
B. on mathematics; and the third on English.
C. on Mathematics; and the third on English.
D. on mathematics, and the third on English.
E. on mathematics: and the third on English.
-- Select an Answer -- A B C D E 1 2 3 4
20.
The Diary of Anne Frank showed a young girl's courage during two years of hiding.
A. showed a young girl's courage
B. shows a young girl's courage
C. did show a young girls courage
D. has shown a young girl's courage
E. showed a young girl's courage
-- Select an Answer -- A B C D E 1 2 3 4
21.
In August my parents
will be married for twenty-five years.
A. will be married for twenty-five years.
B. shall have been married for twenty-five years.
C. will have been married for twenty-five years.
D. will be married for twenty five years.
E. will have married for twenty-five years.
-- Select an Answer -- A B C D E 1 2 3 4
