Sentence Grammar Diagnostic Post-Test English 102 Wes Mantooth LWIT LWTCH

Us faculty members have to agree among ourselves on how we want the deans to change their timetable.

Us

The first three sections of the foreign service examination raised my hopes considerably, the last section dashed them completely

considerably;the

I expect to take my exam in October. Originally I had planned to take the exam in August, but I decided postponing it when I realized I would need more time to prepare.

decided postponing

Before the coach would accept our apologies, we had to convince him that we had ran five laps of the track.

had ran

He sat down to study, and before he got up again, he had wrote the whole first draft.

he had written the whole first draft

During a heat wave, elderly people who do not have air conditioning can become dangerously dehydrated.

no change

The sergeant ordered my best buddy and me to stand guard duty on our night off.

no change

After Jamie finished his solo cross-country flight, he was interviewed by several reporters and then he slept for fourteen hours.

no error

Liz, like many people who do not own a car, has difficulty carrying her groceries back to her apartment.

no error

Only after Jane lay in the sun for a while did she notice her sunscreen lying on the blanket next to her.

no error

Coach Blake, who ran for the first-aid kit, yelled at Mark to call 911 at once. And told me to cover Kendall with my jacket

once. And

Three managers in our shop liked my proposal very much, but not one of them said they would be a sponsor for it at the staff meeting.

they

The director of those teen horror films want to attract a college audience to the new release

wants

Even though she was taken the medicine, her fever rose throughout the afternoon and reached 103 degrees by evening

was taken

Grapefruits, bananas, and oranges all go up in price after the recent hurricane destroyed many orchards

went

The store manager glared at the boys whom wandered in after school, expecting them to misbehave or steal his merchandise.

who

If the fans had won the competition, they will be backstage right now.

would be

After only a week, the new Parts Department clerk could check inventory faster than anyone else. Because she had memorized a hundred code numbers.

else. because

If the students would have completed their lab reports, they would not have gotten such low grades in this class.

had completed

We lost the game because Nerida didn't pass to Carlyle when Carlyle was under the net the coach had told us to get the ball to Carlyle whenever he could score.

net; the coach

Cities in warmer climates are often unprepared for snowfall. An inch of snow causes no difficulties in Buffalo, but it can shut down Atlanta, closing roads and schools.

no change

When the city's team won the Super Bowl, hordes of fans run into the street to celebrate.

ran

Whenever the fire department plays the police softball team, they always win by at least five runs.

the firefighters

We are counting on each team that goes to the tournament to do their best on the court.

their

Though the mission amazed and inspired people all over the world, its primary purpose was political, the United States wanted to be the first nation to put a man on the moon.

Political; the

An experienced player, putting all his expertise on the line to win this game.

an experienced player, he was

Whenever a dust storm blew in, people drug all their porch furniture inside and drove the horses and cows into the barn.

Drug

Joellyn activated the computer lab's terminals. First she turned on the main switch; then she cleared all the screens. Finally, as she entered the code at the control terminal, she couldn't suppress a grin. Twenty-seven screens flash a four-color "Welcome to the Lab" message

Flash

It's no wonder that George and him failed physics; both devoted all their time to sports, not schoolwork.

Him

At Hillary's summer camp, the major activity for both the staff and the campers was backpacking in the mountains.

No change

Angela, like many people who drive to work, tries to park underground during winter storms.

No error

There is moments when parents realize that they have learned many lessons, not only about the children but also about themselves.

There is

Everyone must prepare adequately for the exam in order to receive the grade they want.

all students

Anyone who has Mr. Markham for senior English knows on the first day that they will have a busy year ahead.

all students who have Mr. Markham for senior year knows