Grammar Practice Test II

Northern Ireland

( ) is part of the United Kingdom 1) northern ireland 2) Northern Ireland 3) Northern ireland 4) northern Ireland

southern California

Everyone wants to live in ( ), because it has nice weather and beaches. 1) southern California 2) Southern California 3) Southern california 4) southern california

Although

Fill in the blank with the correct subordinating conjunction. ( ) the class was difficult, Allison passed with flying colors. 1) if 2) since 3) because 4) although

Which

Fill in the blank with the correct subordinating conjunction. I had a bad stomach flu but started to regain my appetite, ( ) is good news. 1) so 2) that 3) which 4) whereas

If

Fill in the blank with the correct subordinating conjunction. We will throw a pizza party ( ) you win the game. 1) if 2) that 3) since 4) because

Unless

Fill in the blank with the correct subordinating conjunction. You cannot go to the movies with your friends ( ) you finish your homework. 1) if 2) once 3) since 4) unless

Portrait

Identify the direct object in the following sentence. William's sister painted a portrait for him. 1) William's 2) Sister 3) Portrait 4) Him

A movie

Identify the direct object of the underlined verb in the following sentence. Tommy 'watched a movie with Mary'. 1) Tommy 2) watched 3) a movie 4) with Mary

There is no indirect object

Identify the indirect object in the following sentence, if there is one. Snowflakes fell softly to the ground. 1) snowflakes 2) softly 3) ground 4) there is no indirect object

There is no indirect object

Identify the indirect object in the following sentence, if there is one. When I go, I'll take you with me. 1) You 2) With 3) Me 4) There is no indirect object

Which was ugly

Identify the likely misplaced modifier in the following sentence. The man in blue wore a large, gaudy hat on his head, which was ugly. 1) in blue 2) large 3) gaudy 4) which was ugly

Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots

In the 2018 Super Bowl, the ( ) played against the ( ) 1) philadelphia eagles, new england patriots 2) Philadelphia eagles, New England patriots 3) Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots 4) Philadelphia Eagles, new england Patriots

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

My favorite book in the Harry Potter series is ( ) 1) harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban 2) Harry Potter and the prisoner of azkaban 3) Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 4) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Yet

Select another conjunction with the same meaning as the underlined conjunction. History is my favorite subject, 'but' I did not do well on the test. 1) so 2) since 3) yet 4) if

Franny and Zooey

Select the book title that contains a conjunction. 1) The Catcher in the Rye 2) Nine Stories 3) Franny and Zooey 4) A Perfect Day for Bananafish

And Then There Were None

Select the book title that does not contain a preposition. 1) The Man in the Brown Suit 2) The Secret of Chimneys 3) Murder on the Orient Express 4) And Then There Were None

Needs

Select the correct verb to compete the following sentence. This box of toys ( ) to be put away. 1) Ned 2) Need 3) Needs 4) Needing

Announces, is

Select the correct verbs to complete the following sentence. As soon as the ship sets sail, the meteorologist ( ) that a hurricane ( ) coming. 1) announce, is 2) announce, are 3) announces, is 4) announces, are

Have, has

Select the correct verbs to complete the following sentence. My dentist, who I ( ) visited for years, ( ) suddenly disappeared. 1) has, has 2) have, has 3) has, have 4) have, have

A lot of homework

Select the correct words to complete the following sentence? I have ( ) due tomorrow. 1) Many homework 2) Many homeworks 3) A lot of homework 4) A lot of homeworks

Was

Select the helping verb that completes the following sentence. Millions of people watched the news story on TV as it ( ) unfolding. 1) is 2) did 3) was 4) would

Merrily We Roll Along

Select the musical title that contains an adverb. 1) Follies 2) West Side Story 3) Into the Woods 4) Merrily We Roll Along

Henry

Select the noun that the underlined adjectives describe. Two weeks after his surgery, Henry felt 'strong' and 'healthy' 1) weeks 2) his 3) surgery 4) Henry

Greta Garbo

Select the noun to which the underlined pronoun refers. Greta Garbo, 'who' performed in both silent and talking pictures, is my favorite actress. 1) actress 2) pictures 3) performed 4) Greta Garbo

exams

Select the noun to which the underlined pronoun refers. Leon and Josiah took their entrance exams on Saturday, and I took 'mine' on Sunday. 1) Me 2) exams 3) Sunday 4) entrance

Fish

Select the nouns to which the underlined pronoun refers. The fishermen caught three fish and fried 'them' over the fire. 1) fire 2) fish 3) three 4) fishermen

Either/or

Select the pair of correlative conjunctions that best completes the following sentence: We can meet ( ) at your office ( ) at the station. 1) either/or 2) whether/or 3) as/as 4) both/but

Adverb

Select the part of speech of the underlined word in the following sentence. He hit the ball 'so' hard that he was sure it was a home run! 1) verb 2) adverb 3) adjective 4) pronoun

Adjective

Select the part of speech of the underlined word in the following sentence. I thought the homework was very 'difficult'. 1) noun 2) adverb 3) adjective 4) preposition

Past tense verbs

Select the response that correctly describes both of the underlined verbs. When a buyer 'offered' 5% below our asking price, our realtor 'advised' us to accept the offer. 1) helping verbs 2) past tense verbs 3) present tense verbs 4) progressive tense verbs

Mary gets up at 7:00.

Select the sentence that best describes something that happens regularly. 1) Mary got up at 7:00 2) Mary gets up at 7:00 3) Mary is getting up at 7:00 4) Mary was getting up at 7:00

Ivana, Helen, and Tony left early.

Select the sentence that contains three nouns. 1) Try not to slip on the ice. 2) Weddings are joyous occasions. 3) Ivana, Helen, and Tony left early. 4) Hitoshi will visit us in San Francisco

Susan made dinner

Select the sentence that has a noun as its subject? 1) Whose turn is it? 2) Susan made dinner. 3) I walked to the bus stop. 4) They didn't know the answer

Was

Select the verb to complete the following sentence. The news I got ( ) not the news I was expecting. 1) are 2) was 3) were 4) being

Read

We ( ) the newspaper everyday 1) Red 2) Reid 3) Reed 4) Read

Knives, salmon

We can use these ( ) to cut these filets of ( ) 1) knives, salmon 2) knifes, salmon 3) knifes, salmons 4) knives, salmons

Bear

We saw a ( ) in the woods while hiking. 1) Bair 2) Baer 3) Bare 4) Bear

Bushes

What is the correct plural of 'bush'? 1) Bush 2) Bushs 3) Bushes 4) Bushies

Centuries

What is the correct plural of 'century'? 1) Centurys 2) Centures 3) Centuries 4) Centuryies

There should be commas before and after 'unfortunately'

What is the mistake in the following sentence? It's unfortunately raining outside today. 1) It's does not need an apostrophe. 2) There should be a comma after 'outside' 3) There should be a period after 'unfortunately' 4)There should be commas before and after 'unfortunately'

Elizabeths needs an apostrophe

What is the mistake in the following sentence? Queen Elizabeths grandsons are both married to smart, beautiful, and kind women. 1) Elizabeths needs an apostrophe 2) Grandsons needs an apostrophe 3) There should be a colon after 'to' 4) There should be a comma after 'kind'

Highestranking needs a hyphen

What is the mistake in the following sentence? The highestranking officer can choose his own work, including his own hours. 1) Highestranking needs a hyphen 2) There should be a comma after officer 3) There should be no comma after work 4) There should be a semicolon after work

State of the art should be hyphenated

What is the mistake in the following sentence? The video game was intense; I needed state of the art weapons and armor to slay a dragon. 1) The semicolon is misplaced 2) Video game should be hyphenated 3) State of the art should be hyphenated 4) There should be a comma between weapons and 'and'

Misplaced modifier

What type of error can be found in the following sentence? Spinning their webs, I saw two spiders. 1) sentence fragment 2) misplaced modifier 3) incorrect verb tense 4) spelling error

Misplaced modifier

What type of error can be found in the following sentence? The report earned an A that I wrote on the Korean War. 1) run-on sentence 2) incorrect subject-verb agreement 3) misplaced modifier 4) pronoun error

We watched the storm

Which ending does not create a sentence with a dangling modifier? After eating, ( ) 1) we watched the storm 2) the storm came 3) it rained 4) the weather turned bad

Monte injured his ankle, so he cannot run in the race tomorrow.

Which of the following is an example of a compound sentence? 1) Monte cannot run in the race tomorrow, he injured his ankle. 2) Monte injured his ankle and cannot run in the race tomorrow. 3) Monte injured his ankle, so he cannot run in the race tomorrow. 4) Monte cannot run in the race tomorrow since he injured his ankle.

After going to dinner, we went to the movies.

Which of the following options correctly fixes the fragment below? After going to the movies. 1) After going to dinner we went to the movies. 2) After going to dinner we, went to the movies. 3) After going to dinner, we went to the movies. 4) After going to dinner, and we went to the movies.

After running, Timothy got a massage.

Which of the following sentences is an example of a complex sentence? 1) Timothy got a massage after running. 2) After running, Timothy got a massage. 3) Since Timothy went running he got a massage. 4) Timothy went running, and then he got a massage.

Felix has taken Taekwondo for years, and now he is a black belt.

Which of the following sentences is an example of a compound sentence? 1) Felix has taken Taekwondo for years, now he is a black belt. 2) Felix has taken Taekwondo for years and now he is a black belt. 3) Felix has taken Taekwondo for years, and not he is a black belt. 4) Felix has taken Taekwondo for years because now he is a black belt.