English

Question 1

_______ car is parked outside? Which of the following words correctly completes the sentence above? Whos’ Whos Who’s Whose

Answer 1

_______ car is parked outside? Which of the following words correctly completes the sentence above? Whos’ Whos Who’s Whose

Whose

Question 2

_______ never been to a Broadway musical. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? No; I’ve No, I’ve No I’ve No. I’ve

Answer 2

Answer: No, I’ve No, I’ve is correct. Use a comma after certain words that introduce a sentence, such as no, well, yes, why, hello, hey, etc.

Question 3

Although I think he’s a very nice guy, I find his habit of constantly _______ obscure French philosophers a bit irritating. Which of the following words correctly completes the sentence above? siting siteing citing citeing

Answer 3

citing

Question 4

As I saw Alex getting ready I asked her where she was __________ Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? going. going going?. going?

Answer 4

Answer: going. When punctuating the end of a sentence, you have three options: a period (.), a question mark (?), or an exclamation point (!). End a sentence with a period when it is a statement. I was confused about how to order my lunch at the new restaurant. Use a question mark to end a sentence when it is asking a question. What is your favorite thing on the menu? Sentences that show excitement, surprise, or another strong emotion can be ended with an exclamation point. I can’t believe he just stormed off like that! For this example, the sentence is a statement so it should end with a period.

Question 5

Congratulations on your __________ I know you will be awesome in your new position. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? promotion!, promotion.! promotion!. promotion!

Answer 5

Answer: promotion! There are two sentences above, one of which is missing punctuation. When punctuating the end of a sentence, you have three options: a period (.), a question mark (?), or an exclamation point (!). End a sentence with a period when it is a statement. I was confused about how to order my lunch at the new restaurant. Use a question mark to end a sentence when it is asking a question. What is your favorite thing on the menu? Sentences that show excitement, surprise, or another strong emotion can be ended with an exclamation point. I can’t believe he just stormed off like that! In this example, you cannot have more than one end punctuation mark at the end of a sentence.

Question 6

Despite my grandparents being Romanian, the only words I can say in their language are salut (hello) and la revedere _______ Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? (goodbye). (goodbye.). (goodbye.) (goodbye)

Answer 6

Answer: (goodbye). When parenthetical content (words in between parentheses) occurs at the end of a larger sentence, the closing punctuation mark for the sentence is placed outside the closing parentheses. The only time you would find a period inside parentheses is when there is a separate, complete sentence within them. As long as the parenthetic content is within a larger sentence, it will not have its own end punctuation.

Question 7

Do you like Indian ______ I know the best restaurant, and it happens to be right in your neighborhood. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? food?, food?. food?; food?

Answer 7

Answer: food? There are two sentences in the example above. One is missing ending punctuation. When punctuating the end of a sentence, you have three options: a period (.), a question mark (?), or an exclamation point (!). End a sentence with a period when it is a statement. I was confused about how to order my lunch at the new restaurant. Use a question mark to end a sentence when it is asking a question. What is your favorite thing on the menu? Sentences that show excitement, surprise, or another strong emotion can be ended with an exclamation point. I can’t believe he just stormed off like that! In this case, the speaker is asking a question in the first sentence, which requires a question mark. No other punctuation is needed.

Question 8

Don’t wear the red __________ not your color. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? lipstick it’s not lipstick; it’s not lipstick?. It’s not lipstick, it’s not

Answer 8

Answer: lipstick; it’s not An independent clause is a string of words that could stand alone as a complete sentence on their own. A dependent clause is a string of words that is not a complete sentence on its own. For example: When it rains outside, we prefer to catch the bus home from school. When it rains outside is a dependent clause, because it is not a complete sentence on its own. we prefer to catch the bus home from school is an independent clause, because it is a complete sentence on its own. In sentences where two independent clauses are joined by conjunctions such as and, or, but, etc., put a comma at the end of the first clause. If you don’t use a conjunction (and, or, but, etc.) between two independent clauses, you do not use a comma. Instead, use a period or a semicolon to separate the two clauses.

Question 9

During his speach, the mayor acknowledged current events but didn’t address the conflict in our neighborhood. Which of the following words is misspelled in the sentence above? neighborhood address acknowledged speach

Answer 9

speach The correct spelling of the word is “speech.”

Question 10

Even tough my name is quite common and has only four letters, they always manage to misspell it in that coffee shop. Which of the following words is misspelled in the sentence above? tough common always misspell

Answer 10

Answer: tough The correct spelling is “though”.

Question 11

Gabriela was wearing a _____________ dress. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? long; bright; yellow long, bright and yellow long, bright yellow long, bright, and yellow

Answer 11

Answer: long, bright yellow A list of adjectives usually requires commas. However, if an adjective is modifying another adjective you do not separate them with a comma. In this case, you would put a comma after “long” because it is the first adjective. “Bright yellow” is being used as one description of the dress here because “bright” is describing “yellow.” Therefore, you wouldn’t put a comma after “bright.”

Question 12

Have you seen the news? A ______ of sheep has blocked the town center. Which of the following words correctly completes the sentence above? Heerd Hard Haird Herd

Answer 12

Herd

Question 13

His mother was an _______ Math professor in one of the most prestigious universities of the country. Which of the following words correctly completes the sentence above? imenent emminent iminent eminent

Answer 13

eminent eminent: refers to someone distinguished or prestigious. iminent: refers to something that is about to happen.

Question 14

If you think you can’t arrive in _________ me know now. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? time. Let time: let time let time, let

Answer 14

Answer: time, let An independent clause is a string of words that could stand alone as a complete sentence on their own. A dependent clause is a string of words that is not a complete sentence on its own. For example: When it rains outside, we prefer to catch the bus home from school. When it rains outside is a dependent clause, because it is not a complete sentence on its own. we prefer to catch the bus home from school is an independent clause, because it is a complete sentence on its own. When starting a sentence with a dependent clause, use a comma after it.

Question 15

It is neccessary to remark the importance of Marie Curie in the history of science. Which of the following words is misspelled in the sentence above? neccessary remark importance science

Answer 15

Answer: neccessary The correct spelling of the word is “necessary”.

Question 16

It was her _____________ that got her that first contract. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? talent not her looks talent, not her looks talent: not her looks, talent, not her looks,

Answer 16

Answer: talent, not her looks, Use a comma to set off expressions of contrast. When you add in an expression of contrast (something that’s opposite or different from the original thought), you use a comma to offset it. This means that the contrasting phrase goes in between the commas. For example. I want to meet for coffee on Tuesday, not Wednesday, next week. In this example, the contrasting statement is “not her looks,” so it needs to be offset by two commas.

Question 17

It’s ___________ than I usually have it, but this coffee is still fantastic. Which of the following words correctly completes the sentence above? weaker weeker weker weiker

Answer 17

weaker

Question 18

Joanna needed to take a _______, but she will be back in less than ten minutes. Which of the following words correctly completes the sentence above? break breack brak breik

Answer 18

break

Question 19

Make sure you save a ______ of cake for George. Which of the following words correctly completes the sentence above? peece piese peese piece

Answer 19

piece

Question 20

more often. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? week: but week but week, but week. But

Answer 20

Answer: week, but An independent clause is a string of words that could stand alone as a complete sentence on their own. A dependent clause is a string of words that is not a complete sentence on its own. For example: When it rains outside, we prefer to catch the bus home from school. When it rains outside is a dependent clause, because it is not a complete sentence on its own. we prefer to catch the bus home from school is an independent clause, because it is a complete sentence on its own. In sentences where two independent clauses are joined by conjunctions such as and, or, but, etc., put a comma at the end of the first clause.

Question 21

My grandmother loves the art __________ she visits it every weekend. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? museum, and museum; and museum and museum. And

Answer 21

Answer: museum and An independent clause is a string of words that could stand alone as a complete sentence on their own. A dependent clause is a string of words that is not a complete sentence on its own. For example: When it rains outside, we prefer to catch the bus home from school. When it rains outside is a dependent clause, because it is not a complete sentence on its own. we prefer to catch the bus home from school is an independent clause, because it is a complete sentence on its own. For short sentences where the independent clauses are closely related, you can combine them without needing a comma before the conjunction. e.g. Billy likes to travel and he has visited over 30 countries. In all other cases, you need to use a conjunction and a comma to join two independent clauses. e.g. Sam thinks we should go camping this weekend, but no one else wants to risk getting stuck in the rain.

Question 22

My husband’s favorite cousin from Atlanta and her two wonderful _________ visiting us this summer. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? children. Are children; are children, are children are

Answer 22

Answer: children are Never separate a subject from its verb with punctuation, even if the subject is very long. In this case, My husband’s favorite cousin from Atlanta and her two wonderful children is the complete subject. are is the verb. These two parts of the sentence should not be separated by punctuation.

Question 23

My sister, who has just moved to the ________ would love to participate in the bake sale. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? neighborhood: neighborhood, neighborhood neighborhood;

Answer 23

Answer: neighborhood, Interrupting a main clause with a dash or a comma requires the same punctuation at both the beginning and the end of the clause. In this case, the main clause is interrupted by “who has just moved to the neighborhood.” Since the clause starts with a comma (after My sister), it must end also end with a comma. My sister, who has just moved to the neighborhood, would love to participate in the bake sale. Another way to look at this is that the phrase who has just moved to the neighborhood is what we call and appositive. An appositive is a phrase that identifies or provides additional information about a noun. In this case, this appositive is telling us that the speaker’s sister has just moved to the neighborhood. Appositives are always offset with commas (there is a comma on either side of the appositive).

Question 24

Now that I think about it, John was a strange _________ he would never greet me if we found each other out of our work environment. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? man, man; man and man

Answer 24

Answer: man; “Now that I think about it, John was a strange man; he would never greet me if we found each other out of our work environment.” is grammatically correct. All the other answer choices are run-on sentences. Run-on sentences are when two or more complete sentences are written as one sentence. Run-on sentences can be fixed by adding a dash (-), a semicolon (;), or a colon (:) between the two sentences. You could also add a coordinating conjunction with a comma (, but) or make them two separate sentences with a period (.). Any of these would be considered correct: Now that I think about it, John was a strange man – he would never greet me if we found each other out of our work environment. Now that I think about it, John was a strange man; he would never greet me if we found each other out of our work environment. Now that I think about it, John was a strange man: he would never greet me if we found each other out of our work environment. Now that I think about it, John was a strange man, because he would never greet me if we found each other out of our work environment. Now that I think about it, John was a strange man. He would never greet me if we found each other out of our work environmen

Question 25

Our flight lands at 12 _____ Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? p.m. p.m.. pm. p.m

Answer 25

Answer: p.m. If the last item in the sentence is an abbreviation that ends in a period, do not follow it with another period.

Question 26

Peter hasn’t sent me the manuscript ______ Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? yet, yet. yet?. yet.!

Answer 26

Answer: yet. When punctuating the end of a sentence, you have three options: a period (.), a question mark (?), or an exclamation point (!). End a sentence with a period when it is a statement. I was confused about how to order my lunch at the new restaurant. Use a question mark to end a sentence when it is asking a question. What is your favorite thing on the menu? Sentences that show excitement, surprise, or another strong emotion can be ended with an exclamation point. I can’t believe he just stormed off like that! In this example, the sentence is a statement, so it needs to end with a period.

Question 27

The ______ office smelled like cigarettes and fried food. Which of the following words correctly completes the sentence above? Coronel Kernal’s Colonel’s Kernel’s

Answer 27

Colonel’s

Question 28

The article was written by Ashley ___________ Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? Smith PhD Smith; PhD. Smith, PhD. Smith PhD.

Answer 28

Answer: Smith, PhD. When a degree or certification is shown after a person’s name, it should be set off with commas. Examples: Drake Williams, M.D. Maura Twinnings, N.P.

Question 29

The candidate said he had one ___________ win the election. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? goal: to goal, to goal; to goal. To

Answer 29

Answer: goal: to An independent clause is a string of words that could stand alone as a complete sentence on their own. A dependent clause is a string of words that is not a complete sentence on its own. For example: When it rains outside, we prefer to catch the bus home from school. When it rains outside is a dependent clause, because it is not a complete sentence on its own. we prefer to catch the bus home from school is an independent clause, because it is a complete sentence on its own. In this example, the colon is used to separate an independent and dependent clause, where the dependent clause explains or illustrates the independent clause. In sentences where two independent clauses are joined by conjunctions such as and, or, but, etc., put a comma at the end of the first clause. (For short sentences where the independent clauses are closely related, you can combine them without needing a comma before the conjunction. e.g. Billy likes to travel and he has visited over 30 countries.)

Question 30

The leek soup was too salty, but the lasagna was _________. Which of the following words correctly completes the sentence above? delicious delishious delishus delicous

Answer 30

Delicious

Question 31

The National Society of Ornithologists meets annualy in our hotel, usually during springtime. Which of the following words is misspelled in the sentence above? springtime Society annualy Ornithologists

Answer 31

annualy The correct spelling of is “annually” and it means “yearly.”

Question 32

The oldest gorilla became agressive right after his partner passed away, but it’s beginning to change his behavior since we hired Mr. Peterson. Which of the following words is misspelled in the sentence above? gorilla agressive beginning Behavior

Answer 32

agressive The correct spelling of is “annually” and it means “yearly.”

Question 33

The team stopped practicing ____________ haven’t won even one game since then. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? two months ago: they two months ago they two months ago. They two months ago, the

Answer 33

Answer: two months ago: they Use a colon between two complete sentences if the second sentence states a logical consequence of whatever is stated in the first sentence.

Question 34

There are three things my neighbor does every Saturday _________ waters his garden, takes his dog for a walk, and buys a bag of croissants from the corner shop. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? morning: he morning; he morning… He morning. He

Answer 34

Answer: morning: he Use a colon when introducing lists

Question 35

There are three things you need to keep in mind if you want to follow a more earth-friendly _________ reduce, reuse, and recycle. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? lifestyle lifestyle: lifestyle; lifestyle.

Answer 35

Answer: lifestyle: Use a colon to introduce an item or list, if the list comes after an independent clause.

Question 36

This anthropologist specializes in _______ of passage, such as marriage, adoption, or baptism. Which of the following words correctly completes the sentence above? rites writs rightes rights

Answer 36

rites

Question 37

This French region is famous for its wine, but they also have amazing cheese, charcuterie, marmalades, _____ Make sure you try them all! Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? etc., etc. etc.. etc

Answer 37

Answer: etc. If the last item in the sentence is an abbreviation that ends in a period, do not follow it with another period. You can tell that this is the end of a sentence because the next word, “Make” is capitalized, which indicates the beginning of a new sentence.

Question 38

This month I’ve been to Chicago, Sacramento, ________________ Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? San Francisco and Washington DC San Francisco; and Washington D.C. San Francisco and Washington D.C. San Francisco, and Washington D.C.

Answer 38

Answer: San Francisco, and Washington D.C. Commas are used to separate phrases, words, or clauses in lists. The final two items in the list are usually separated by a commas followed by “and” or “or.”

Question 39

We have four different sauces: _______________ Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above? ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, barbecue. ketchup; mustard; mayonnaise; and barbecue. ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, and barbecue. ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise and barbecue

Answer 39

Answer: ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, and barbecue. Commas are used to separate phrases, words, or clauses in lists. The final two items in the list are usually separated by a comma followed by “and” or “or.”

Question 40

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? Peter only knows how to cook three things scrambled eggs, fried eggs, and omelets. Peter only knows how to cook three things: scrambled eggs, fried eggs, and omelets. Peter only knows how to cook: three things scrambled eggs, fried eggs, and omelets. Peter only knows how to cook three things scrambled eggs fried eggs and omelets.

Answer 40

Answer: Peter only knows how to cook three things: scrambled eggs, fried eggs, and omelets. Peter only knows how to cook three things: scrambled eggs, fried eggs, and omelets. is grammatically correct. When you want to start a list after an independent clause, you use a colon. Place the colon immediately before the list begins. Peter only knows how to cook: three things scrambled eggs, fried eggs, and omelets. is grammatically incorrect. When you want to start a list after an independent clause, you place a colon immediately before the list. In this sentence, the colon is placed in the middle of the independent clause rather than in front of where the list begins. Peter only knows how to cook three things scrambled eggs, fried eggs, and omelets. is grammatically incorrect. When you want to start a list after an independent clause, you place a colon immediately before the list. This sentence is a run-on sentence due to the missing punctuation (colon). Peter only knows how to cook three things scrambled eggs fried eggs and omelets. is grammatically incorrect. When you want to start a list after an independent clause, you place a colon immediately before the list. This sentence is a run-on sentence due to the missing punctuation (colon).

Question 41

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? She refused to answer when I asked who her previous employer was? She refused to answer when I asked who her previous employer was: She refused to answer when I asked who? her previous employer was. She refused to answer when I asked who her previous employer was.

Answer 41

Answer: She refused to answer when I asked who her previous employer was. She refused to answer when I asked who her previous employer was. This sentence is grammatically correct. It is a statement, so it requires a period as its end punctuation. She refused to answer when I asked who her previous employer was? This sentence is not grammatically correct because it uses the wrong end punctuation. The sentence is a statement and not a question, so it should end with a period. She refused to answer when I asked who her previous employer was: This sentence is not grammatically correct because it uses the wrong end punctuation. The sentence is a statement should end with a period. A colon cannot be used as the ending punctuation for a sentence. She refused to answer when I asked who? her previous employer was. This sentence is not grammatically correct because it incorrectly places a question mark in the middle of the sentence. If the question mark were to be removed, the sentence would be grammatically correct.

Question 42

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? The mayor of the biggest city in the country, and his entourage will arrive at noon. The mayor of the biggest city in the country and his entourage will arrive at noon. The mayor of the biggest city in the country and his entourage, will arrive at noon. The mayor, of the biggest city in the country, and his entourage will arrive at noon.

Answer 42

Answer: The major of the biggest city in the country and his entourage will arrive at noon. The mayor of the biggest city in the country and his entourage will arrive at noon. This sentence is grammatically correct. “The mayor of the biggest city in the country and his entourage” is the complete subject, so it should not be separated by a comma. Never separate a subject from its verb with a comma, not even if the subject is very long. The major of the biggest city in the country, and his entourage will arrive at noon. This sentence is grammatically incorrect. “The mayor of the biggest city in the country and his entourage” is the complete subject, so it should not be separated by a comma. The major of the biggest city in the country and his entourage, will arrive at noon. This sentence is grammatically incorrect. “The mayor of the biggest city in the country and his entourage” is the complete subject and “will arrive” is the complete verb. Never separate a subject from its verb with a comma, not even if the subject is very long. The major, of the biggest city in the country, and his entourage will arrive at noon. This sentence is grammatically incorrect. The placement of the commas is not correct. Both of the commas break up the subject. This may look similar to an appositive, which is when a phrase that identifies or describes a noun is placed directly after it, in between commas. However, the phrase inside of the commas in this sentence starts with “of” and is not a direct description of the mayor. If we wanted to place an appositive in this sentence, we might write something such as: The mayor, who just bought a new private jet, and his entourage will arrive at noon.

Question 43

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? When decorating cookies, be very careful the icing doesn’t harden too quickly. When decorating cookies: be very careful the icing doesn’t harden too quickly. When decorating cookies, be very careful, the icing doesn’t harden too quickly. When decorating, cookies, be very careful the icing doesn’t harden too quickly.

Answer 43

Answer: When decorating cookies, be very careful the icing doesn’t harden too quickly. When starting a sentence with a dependent clause, use a comma after it. When decorating cookies, be very careful the icing doesn’t harden too quickly. is grammatically correct. When starting a sentence with a dependent clause (a string of words that cannot be a complete sentence on its own) you need to put a comma directly after it. When decorating cookies: be very careful the icing doesn’t harden too quickly. is grammatically incorrect. When starting a sentence with a dependent clause (a string of words that cannot be a complete sentence on its own) you need to put a comma directly after it. In this sentence, there is a colon where a comma should be. A colon is normally used to introduce a list or to connect two closely related independent clauses. When decorating, cookies, be very careful the icing doesn’t harden too quickly. is grammatically incorrect. When starting a sentence with a dependent clause (a string of words that cannot be a complete sentence on its own) you need to put a comma directly after it. In this sentence, there is an extra comma after “decorating” that should not be there. If this comma was removed, the sentence would be grammatically correct. When decorating cookies, be very careful, the icing doesn’t harden too quickly. is grammatically incorrect. When starting a sentence with a dependent clause (a string of words that cannot be a complete sentence on its own) you need to put a comma directly after it. In this sentence, there is an extra comma after “careful” which splits up the independent clause. This comma does not belong. If it were to be removed, the sentence would be grammatically correct.

Question 44

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? Would you like milk in your coffee? Would you like milk in your coffee. Would you like milk in your coffee.? Would you like milk in your coffee?

Answer 44

Answer: Would you like milk in your coffee? Would you like milk in your coffee? uses the correct punctuation. Since this sentence is a question, it requires a question mark as the ending punctuation. Would you like milk in your coffee. does not use correct punctuation. This sentence is a question, so it requires a question mark, not a period. Would you like milk in your coffee?. does not use correct punctuation. All sentences should only ever have one type of ending punctuation. In this case it should be a question mark because the sentence is a question. Would you like milk in your coffee.? does not use correct punctuation. All sentences should only ever have one type of ending punctuation. In this case it should be a question mark because the sentence is a question.

Question 45

Which of the following words is spelled correctly? Absence Abcense Absance Absense

Answer 45

Absence

Question 46

Which of the following words is spelled correctly? Gurantee Garentee Guarantee Garantee

Answer 46

Guarantee

Question 47

Which of the following words is spelled correctly? Hygiene Higeine Hygine Hygene

Answer 47

Hygiene

Question 48

Which of the following words is spelled correctly? Questonaire Questionnair Questionnaire Questionar

Answer 48

Questionnaire

Question 49

Which of the following words is spelled correctly? Rythem Rhithm Rhythm Rythm

Answer 49

Rhythm