Grammar Flashcards
Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence?
After rapidly consume that enormous meal, he felt a bit dyspeptic.
a) rapidly
b) consume
c) felt
d) dyspeptic
b - should be consuming
What punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct?
Dr. Abrams came here from England he has only been in Delaware for one year.
a) comma
b) semicolon
c) colon
d) hyphen
b - semicolon between England and he
Select the word that makes this sentence grammatically correct.
Few students were able to complete he assignment in the allotted time; _____, the professor gave them an additional week in which to do the work.
a) despite
b) in fact
c) therefore
d) conversely
c - therefore indicates this cause-and-effect relationship
What word is best to substitute for the capitalized words in the following sentence?
You can hear THE NURSES’ laughter all the way down the hallway.
a) his
b) hers
c) them
d) their
d - their because it has to be a plural possessive noun
Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? Moving stealthy, the sneaky little boy reached up for the cookie jar on the topmost shelf.
a) stealthy
b) sneaky
c) up
d) topmost
a - stealthy to stealthily
Which sentence is the clearest?
a) I saw the criminals who were arrested on the TV news.
b) I saw the criminals on the TV news who were arrested.
c) On the TV news, the criminals who were arrested were seen by me.
d) On the TV news, I saw the criminals who were arrested.
d
Which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the sentence?
Our mayer made a proclamation declaring that all citizens must recycle.
a) mayer
b) proclamation
c) citizens
d) recycle
a - mayer is spelled with an o
Select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct.
Jennifer must ____ been confused by the complicated directions.
a) of
b) had
c) have
d) be
c
Which of the following is spelled correctly?
a) seisure
b) siezure
c) seizher
d) seizure
d
Select the phrase or clause that is misplaced in the sentence.
Accompanied by toast, Jake enjoyed his farm-fresh eggs and sweet-tasting grits.
a) accompanied by his toast
b) Jake enjoyed
c) farm-fresh eggs
d) sweet-tasting grits
a
Select the word that makes this sentence grammatically correct.
After _____ the course, the nursing students will take a short practicum.
a) finished
b) finishing
c) having finish
d) will finish
b
What punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct?
“Please dont be afraid to ask questions,” she assured us politely
a) period
b) question marks
c) comma
d) apostrophe
d - apostrophe on dont
Which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the sentence?
The pharmacist seemed to disagree with the proscription designated by the physician.
a) pharmacist
b) proscription
c) designated
d) physician
b - in this sentence it would be prescription
What punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct?
Have you finished reading the lab results so we can schedule an appointment with the patient
a) period
b) question mark
c) comma
d) semicolon
b
Which of the following is spelled correctly?
a) discipline
b) disipline
c) discapline
d) dicipline
a
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
a) The new employees watched a short training film following a session with the hospital administrator.
b) A session with the hospital administrator was followed by a short training film by the new employees.
c) Following a session with the hospital administrator, a short training film was watched by the new employees.
d) Following a session with the hospital administrator, the new employees watched a short training film.
d
Which word is spelled correctly?
a) noticable
b) notisable
c) noticeable
d) noticeabel
c
Select the phrase or clause that is misplaced in the sentence.
I did not see the open carton of orange juice on the shelf standing with the refrigerator door open.
a) I did not see
b) of orange juice
c) on the shelf
d) standing with the refrigerator door open
d
Select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct.
Do not be afraid to consult ____ your peers.
a) with
b) from
c) by
d) in
a
Which sentence is clearest?
a) The soup was hot and made of tomatoes; Dan burned his tongue and gulped some cold water.
b) After burning his tongue on the hot tomato soup, Dan gulped some cold water.
c) Dan gulped some cold water when the tomato soup that was hot burned his tongue.
d) gulping some cold water, Dan burned his tongue on the hot tomato soup.
b
Which word is spelled correctly?
a) controversial
b) contraversial
c) contravercial
d) contriversal
a
Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence?
Exercising excessively can have significant nugatory effects.
a) excessively
b) significant
c) nugatory
d) effects
c
Select the word that makes this sentence grammatically correct.
The committee finished ____ report in time for the annual review.
a) its
b) their
c) it’s
d) they’re
a
What punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct. Courtney ran around the rack and her roommates kept track of her time.
a) period
b) comma
c) colon
d) apostrophe
b - comma before the and
Which of the following is spelled correctly?
a) insessant
b) incesant
c) incessent
d) incessant
d
Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence.
We were not sure to ____ we should give the paperwork.
a) who
b) whoever
c) whom
d) whomever
c
What punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct?
Mrs. Alvarez showed us three possibilities for the anteroom walls flowered wallpaper, striped wallpaper, or stippled paint.
a) comma
b) semicolon
c) colon
d) hyphen
c - colon between walls and flowered wallpaper
Select the word that makes this sentence grammatically correct.
Having ______ one pill at bedtime, the patient was able to sleep for eight hours.
a) took
b) take
c) taking
d) taken
d - taken goes with having
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
a) Tapping the beat, Ms. Schuster led the chorus in song.
b) Ms. Schuster led the chorus in song tapping the beat.
c) Ms. Schuster led the chorus, tapping the beat, in song.
d) Tapping the beat, the chorus was led in song by Ms. Schuster.
a
Select the word that makes this sentence grammatically correct.
One our of four doctors ____ to this plan.
a) subscribe
b) subscribes
c) subscribing
d) are subscribed
b - the verb should be singular
Which of the following words is spelled correctly?
a) proffesional
b) proffessional
c) profesional
d) professional
d
What punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct?
I did not entirely understand his instructions; nevertheless I attempted to hook up the computer on my own.
a) comma
b) semicolon
c) dash
d) period
a - comma after nevertheless
Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence.
We ___ never been trained in that particular procedure.
a) has
b) was
c) had
d) will
c
