AP usage A-H

Which of these sentences uses incorrect word usage? We should talk further about our political goals. The damages from the fire were estimated at $5 million. The damage from the fire was estimated at $5 million. You must travel farther east to get to St. Louis.

The damages from the fire were estimated at $5 million.

The student has had _________________ problems with attendance. If the problems were __________________, she would have been dropped from her classes. continual, continuous continuous, continual

continual, continuous

The Dow Jones industrial average hit an ____________________ high, but the recent bull market is not the best of _______________________. all time, all time all-time, all time all-time, all-time all time, all-time

all-time, all time

The president's joke about his birthplace was an _______________________ to Donald Trump's inquiry. allusion illusion

allusion

When the bachelor left her at the _____________________, the woman had to __________________ her vacation plans. altar, alter alter, altar alter, alter altar, altar

altar, alter

The insurance agent ___________________ the parents that the car was __________________ for enough money to _______________ they wouldn't lose money if their teenage son wrecked the car. assured, insure, insure assured, insured, ensure ensured, insured, assure insured, ensured, assure

assured, insured, ensure

The school took three ________________ to the championship game. busses buses

buses

The pollsters stored their equipment in a ______________ tent before they went out to _______________ prospective voters. canvass, canvass canvass, canvas canvas, canvas canvas, canvass

canvas, canvass

Jefferson City is the _____________________ of Missouri. capital Capitol capitol

capital

The food critic gave readers a list of ________________ wines for each entree. complimentary complementary

complementary

The United States is _________________ of 50 states. comprised composed

composed

Missouri _____________________ 114 counties and one independent city. constitutes composes comprises

comprises

The professor _________________ from India to the United States. As a new __________________ in the United States, she quickly embraced American culture. immigrated, immigrant immigrated, emigrant emigrated, emigrant emigrated, immigrant

emigrated, immigrant

The following sentence demonstrates correct word usage: The judge awarded the family $5 million in damage. True False

false

It didn't ______________ the mayor to know the next _______________ of the project would cost $5 million more than budgeted. faze, faze fase, phase faze, phase phase, faze phase, phase

faze, phase

Dietitians might say it's a ______________ conclusion that people who want to lose weight should ________________ dessert. forgone, forgo forgone, forego foregone, forgo foregone, forego

foregone, forgo

Which of these sentences uses incorrect usage? Less than five students attended the banquet. She is riding a stationary bike to strengthen her leg muscles. Fewer than five students attended the banquet. The company stationery has the new logo.

less than five students attended the baquet