QUIZ REVIEW QUESTIONS
Choose the sentence that does not contain faulty predication. A. She is absent because she is in the hospital. B. The reason for her absences is because she is in the hospital. C. The reason for her absences is because of the hospital.
A. She is absent because she is in the hospital.
Choose the correct sentence that avoids faulty parallelism. A. The county fair included rides, exhibits and performances. B. The county fair included musical performers, animals competed in the ag barn and pig races. C. The county fair included rides, exhibits and several bands marched in the parade.
A. The county fair included rides, exhibits and performances.
Choose the sentence with correct pronoun agreement. A. The flock will go to great lengths to protect its young. B. The flock will go to great lengths to protect their young.
A. The flock will go to great lengths to protect its young.
Choose the sentence that does not contain faulty predication. A. People walk across a stage and receive their diplomas at a graduation ceremony. B. A graduation ceremony is when people walk across a stage and receive their diplomas. C. A graduation ceremony is where people walk across a stage and receive their diplomas.
A. People walk across a stage and receive their diplomas at a graduation ceremony.
Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct. A. After driving 15 hours to get to their granddaughter's birthday party, they knew it was worth the trip. B. They drove 15 hours to get to the birthday party after seeing their granddaughter they knew the trip was worth it. C. After they drove 15 hours to get to the birthday party.
A. After driving 15 hours to get to their granddaughter's birthday party, they knew it was worth the trip.
Choose the correct sentence that avoids faulty parallelism. A. After dropping kids off at school, running to the grocery store and hauling donations to Goodwill, Marcy needed another cup of coffee. B. After dropping kids off at school, she went to the grocery store and hauled donations to Goodwill, then Marcy needed another cup of coffee. C. After dropping kids off at school, a trip to the grocery store and hauling donations to Goodwill, Marcy needed another cup of coffee.
A. After dropping kids off at school, running to the grocery store and hauling donations to Goodwill, Marcy needed another cup of coffee.
Neither of the quarterbacks are going to be the new captain. A. Change to "is going to" B. No Change
A. Change to "is going to"
Enthusiasm for the proposal or excitement about it are not the same as solid support. A. Change to "is" B. No Change
A. Change to "is"
In July the committee make a decision about the location of the August picnic. A. Change to "makes" B. No Change
A. Change to "makes"
Choose the correct sentence that avoids faulty parallelism. A. Charlotte's summer travel plans included hiking in the mountains of Colorado, snorkeling in the U.S. Virgin Islands and walking on the Appalachian Trail. B. Charlotte's summer travel plans included hiking in the mountains of Colorado, a trip to snorkel in the U.S. Virgin Islands and walking on the Appalachian Trail. C. Charlotte's summer travel plans included hiking in the mountains of Colorado, going to the U.S. Virgin Islands and she wanted to see parts of Tennessee.
A. Charlotte's summer travel plans included hiking in the mountains of Colorado, snorkeling in the U.S. Virgin Islands and walking on the Appalachian Trail.
Choose the correct sentence, avoiding dangling participles and misplaced modifiers. A. Driving past the city limits sign, the trucker started looking for the sign for the Dew Drop Inn and its all-night buffet. B. Driving past the city limits sign, the Dew Drop Inn and its all-night buffet drew in the truckers. C. Driving past the city limits sign, the Dew Drop Inn sign and its all-night buffet was visible on the east side of the road.
A. Driving past the city limits sign, the trucker started looking for the sign for the Dew Drop Inn and its all-night buffet.
Choose the sentence with correct pronoun agreement. A. Each of the candidates impressed me with his/her qualifications. Several even had more experience than I. B. Each of the candidates impressed me with their qualifications. Several even had more experience than I. C. Each of the candidates impressed me with his/her qualifications. Several even had more experience than me.
A. Each of the candidates impressed me with his/her qualifications. Several even had more experience than I.
Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct. A. Her dancing dog won the blue ribbon for his performance; Barney is a very talented mutt. B. Her dancing dog won the blue ribbon for his performance Barney is a very talented mutt. C. Her dancing dog won the blue ribbon for his performance, Barney is a very talented mutt. D. Even though Barney is a lovable mutt.
A. Her dancing dog won the blue ribbon for his performance; Barney is a very talented mutt.
Choose the sentence that does not contain faulty predication. A. I would rather live in Texas because I do not like cold weather. B. The reason I would rather live in Texas is because I do not like cold weather. C. The reason I would rather live in Texas is because of cold weather.
A. I would rather live in Texas because I do not like cold weather.
Choose the sentence that does not contain faulty predication. A. Medicine was invented to stop diseases. B. The purpose of medicine was invented to stop diseases.
A. Medicine was invented to stop diseases.
The president and the vice president have just left for the summit. A. No Change B. Change to "has just left"
A. No Change
Anita, as well as 20 other students, is beginning kindergarten today. A. No change B. Change to "are beginning"
A. No change
Choose the sentence with correct pronoun agreement. A. Nobody knows when his/her final exam is scheduled. B. Nobody knows when their final exam is scheduled. C. Each of the students knows when their final exam is scheduled.
A. Nobody knows when his/her final exam is scheduled.
Choose the sentence that avoids faulty parallelism. A. The gardener with the green thumb had a bounty of tomatoes, squash and green beans. B. The gardener with the green thumb had a bounty of tomatoes and grew a lot of squash and green beans. C. The gardener with the green thumb had a bounty of tomatoes, more squash than the family could eat and green beans.
A. The gardener with the green thumb had a bounty of tomatoes, squash and green beans.
Choose the sentence with correct pronoun agreement. A. The puppy and the kitten both love to chase the puppy's tail. B. The puppy and the kitten both love to chase its tail. C. The puppy and the kitten both love to chase his tail.
A. The puppy and the kitten both love to chase the puppy's tail.
Choose the sentence that does not contain faulty predication. A. The research reveals that young people are profoundly impacted by social media. B. The research says that young people are profoundly impacted by social media. C. The research argues that young people are profoundly impacted by social media
A. The research reveals that young people are profoundly impacted by social media.
Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct. A. They left early in the morning to go to the park to avoid the heat because the dog and the couple needed the exercise. B. Because the dog and the couple needed the exercise C. They left early in the morning to go to the park to avoid the heat, the dog and the couple needed exercise.
A. They left early in the morning to go to the park to avoid the heat because the dog and the couple needed the exercise.
Choose the sentence that does not contain faulty predication. A. Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit. B. The temperature of water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit. C. The temperature of water freezing happens at 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
A. Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct. A. Whenever I sign up for a potluck dinner, I like to make my mother's banana pudding recipe. B. Because it is my favorite recipe to make. C. Whenever I sign up for a potluck dinner.
A. Whenever I sign up for a potluck dinner, I like to make my mother's banana pudding recipe.
Words that modify nouns or pronouns are: A. adjectives B. verbs C. prepositions D. adverbs
A. adjectives
It was a rainy day, so Jessie decided to go to the movies. This sentence is an example of a: A. compound sentence structure B. compound/complex sentence structure C. complex sentence structure D. simple sentence structure
A. compound sentence structure
Identify the simple subject in the following sentence: The gorgeous flowers in the vase on the table are from my boyfriend. A. flowers B. the gorgeous flowers in the vase on the table C. the gorgeous flowers D. my boyfriend
A. flowers
Identify the helping verb in the following sentence: I might go to the movies later. A. might B. I C. movies D. go
A. might
Words that position nouns or pronouns in time or space are: A. prepositions B. adverbs C. nouns D. pronouns
A. prepositions
Words that express actions, occurrences or states of being are: A. verbs B. nouns C. prepositions D. conjunctions
A. verbs
Choose the correct sentence, avoiding dangling participles and misplaced modifiers. A. After crossing the finish line, the lightning bolt tattoo was visible on the sprinter's chest. B. After crossing the finish line, the sprinter showed off his new lightning bolt tattoo on his chest. C. After crossing the finish line, fans got a glimpse of the sprinter's new lightning bolt tattoo on his chest.
B. After crossing the finish line, the sprinter showed off his new lightning bolt tattoo on his chest.
Choose the sentence that does not contain faulty predication. A. An idea is where a person has a thought or belief. B. An idea is a thought or belief that a person has. C. An idea is when a person has a thought or belief.
B. An idea is a thought or belief that a person has.
A shipment of water guns are expected soon. A. No Change B. Change to "is expected"
B. Change to "is expected"
Mother, along with Aunt Sue, are leaving for Canada. A. No Change B. Change to "is leaving"
B. Change to "is leaving"
The road and bridge supervisor stated that neither the commissioner nor Mayor Lee are qualified to manage the department. A. No change B. Change to "is qualified"
B. Change to "is qualified"
Each of the boys try to win the game. A. No Change B. Change to "tries"
B. Change to "tries"
Choose the sentence with correct pronoun agreement. A. Everyone in the state of Texas should register their car. B. Everyone in the state of Texas should register his/her car. C. Everyone in the state of Texas should register his car.
B. Everyone in the state of Texas should register his/her car.
The Smith family leaves for vacation in July. A. Change to "leave" B. No Change
B. No Change
Choose the correct sentence, avoiding dangling participles and misplaced modifiers. A. Singing "Born in the USA," the judges of "The Voice" praised the contestant for his song choice. B. Singing "Born in the USA," the contestant featured his cover of the Bruce Springsteen hit for the judges of "The Voice." C. Singing "Born in the USA" viewers of "The Voice" voted for the performer to move on in the competition.
B. Singing "Born in the USA," the contestant featured his cover of the Bruce Springsteen hit for the judges of "The Voice."
Choose the correct sentence that avoids faulty parallelism. A. The Rogers Ranch has nine cows, eight goats, one dog and one cat, plus seven chickens roam the property. B. The Rogers Ranch had nine cows, eight goats, seven chickens, one dog and one cat. C. The Rogers Ranch has some cows and goats, plus seven chickens and one dog and one cat.
B. The Rogers Ranch had nine cows, eight goats, seven chickens, one dog and one cat.
Choose the correct sentence that avoids faulty parallelism. A. The most calming colors for home decorating are soft lavender, and pale blue or light green/seafoam green. B. The most calming colors for home decorating are soft lavender, pale blue and light green. C. The most calming colors for home decorating are soft lavender, pale blue and many people favor light green.
B. The most calming colors for home decorating are soft lavender, pale blue and light green.
Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct. A. The new Ford F-150 went to the raffle winner with a King Ranch leather package and paint job. B. The new Ford F-150 with the leather seats went to the raffle winner. C. The new Ford F-150 went to the raffle winner with the leather seats.
B. The new Ford F-150 with the leather seats went to the raffle winner.
Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct. A. Due to high demand on the power grid in the summer. B. The power company asked customers to reduce electricity use between 3 and 6 p.m. due to high demand on the power grid in the summer. C. The power company asked customers to reduce electricity use between 3 and 6 p.m., it was because of high demand on the power grid in the summer.
B. The power company asked customers to reduce electricity use between 3 and 6 p.m. due to high demand on the power grid in the summer.
Words that modify verbs, adjectives or adverbs are: A. adjectives B. adverbs C. prepositions D. nouns
B. adverbs
Identify the conjunction in the following sentence: I held tightly to my sandwich, but the feisty puppy wrestled it from me. A. from B. but C. held D. the
B. but
Words that are used to connect words, phrases and clauses are: A. helping verbs B. conjunctions C. nouns D. verbs
B. conjunctions
Identify the adjective in the following sentence: I held tightly to my sandwich, but the feisty puppy wrestled it from me. A. tightly B. feisty C. me D. wrestled
B. feisty
Words that accompany main verbs and help them make distinctions in mood, voice, aspect or tense are: A. verbs B. helping verbs C. nouns D. prepositions
B. helping verbs
Choose the sentence with correct pronoun agreement. A. A student should always bring its books to class. B. A student should always bring their books to class. C. A student should always bring his/her books to class.
C. A student should always bring his/her books to class.
Choose the sentence that does not contain faulty predication. A. Bulimia is when someone has an eating disorder. B. Bulimia is where someone has an eating disorder. C. Bulimia is an eating disorder.
C. Bulimia is an eating disorder.
Choose the correct sentence, avoiding dangling participles and misplaced modifiers. A. Cheering on their favorite pro football team, the division title went to the Dallas Cowboys after three touchdowns. B. Cheering on their favorite pro football team, Dallas Cowboys made three touchdowns and won the division title. C. Cheering on their favorite pro football team, the fans were excited to watch the Dallas Cowboys make three touchdowns to win the division title.
C. Cheering on their favorite pro football team, the fans were excited to watch the Dallas Cowboys make three touchdowns to win the division title.
Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct. A. Flying in the vintage WWII planes, announcers at the air show praised the acrobatics of the stunt pilots. B. Flying in the vintage WWII planes, fans at the air show cheered the performance. C. Flying in the vintage WWII planes, the stunt pilots entertained the air show crowd with their acrobatics.
C. Flying in the vintage WWII planes, the stunt pilots entertained the air show crowd with their acrobatics.
Choose the sentence that does not contain faulty predication. A. Hard water stains are because poorly designed sponges don't eliminate lime deposits. B. Hard water stains is where poorly designed sponges don't eliminate lime deposits. C. Hard water stains happen when poorly designed sponges don't eliminate lime deposits.
C. Hard water stains happen when poorly designed sponges don't eliminate lime deposits.
Choose the correct sentence that avoids faulty parallelism. A. Her favorite summer activities were swimming, biking and sometime she even liked skiing. B. Her favorite summer activities were swimming, skiing and sometimes she liked to go for a long bike ride at the state park. C. Her favorite summer activities were swimming, skiing and biking.
C. Her favorite summer activities were swimming, skiing and biking.
Choose the correct sentence, avoiding dangling participles and misplaced modifiers. A. Hitting a homer, the coach gave a high five to the first baseman as he ran across home plate to the crowd's loud approval. B. Hitting a homer, the crowd reacted with loud approval for the first baseman's home run. C. Hitting a homer, the first baseman ran across home plate to the crowd's loud approval.
C. Hitting a homer, the first baseman ran across home plate to the crowd's loud approval.
Choose the sentence with correct pronoun agreement. A. She feels bad to leave her sister who is younger than me. B. She feels bad to leave her sister who is younger than her. C. She feels bad to leave her sister who is younger than she.
C. She feels bad to leave her sister who is younger than she.
Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct. A. Because she had never been to the Gulf Coast. B. When she goes to the Gulf Coast. C. She had never been to the Gulf Coast of Texas.
C. She had never been to the Gulf Coast of Texas.
Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct. A. Tammy likes to stop to get ice cream after school every Friday chocolate is her favorite flavor. B. Tammy likes to stop to get ice cream after school every Friday, chocolate is her favorite flavor. C. Tammy likes to stop to get ice cream after school every Friday; chocolate is her favorite flavor.
C. Tammy likes to stop to get ice cream after school every Friday; chocolate is her favorite flavor.
Choose the sentence that does not contain faulty predication. A. Facts in the book state that the human brain weighs about 3 pounds. B. The book states that the human brain weighs about 3 pounds. C. The author states that the human brain weighs about 3 pounds.
C. The author states that the human brain weighs about 3 pounds.
Choose the correct sentence that avoids faulty parallelism. A. The doctor said to drink lots of water and recommended a diet containing fresh vegetables, healthy proteins and to eat plenty of whole grains. B. The doctor recommended a diet containing fresh vegetables, healthy proteins and whole grains, and she said to drink lots of water. C. The doctor recommended a diet containing fresh vegetables, healthy proteins, whole grains and lots of water.
C. The doctor recommended a diet containing fresh vegetables, healthy proteins, whole grains and lots of water.
Choose the sentence with the clearest pronoun reference. A. When Sam and Erik prepared to go hiking, he didn't realize that he had a great fear of snakes. B. When Sam and Erik prepared to go hiking, Sam didn't realize that he had a great fear of snakes. C. When Sam and Erik prepared to go hiking, Sam didn't realize that Erik had a great fear of snakes.
C. When Sam and Erik prepared to go hiking, Sam didn't realize that Erik had a great fear of snakes.
Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct, avoiding dangling participles and misplaced modifiers. A. When she went swimming in the San Marcos River, Angelina found a gold woman's senior ring from Texas State. B. When she went swimming in the San Marcos River, Angelina found a gold woman's Texas State senior ring. C. When she went swimming in the San Marcos River, Angelina found a gold senior ring from Texas State that apparently had belonged to a recent graduate.
C. When she went swimming in the San Marcos River, Angelina found a gold senior ring from Texas State that apparently had belonged to a recent graduate.
Although I had planned to wake up early to do my homework, my alarm did not go off. This sentence is an example of a: A. compound/complex sentence structure B. simple sentence structure C. complex sentence structure D. compound sentence structure
C. complex sentence structure
Although I had planned to wake up early to do my homework, my alarm did not go off, so I did it on the bus on my way to school. This sentence is an example of a: A. simple sentence structure B. compound sentence structure C. compound/complex sentence structure D. complex sentence structure
C. compound/complex sentence structure
Words that can replace nouns and show possession are: A. adjectives B. verbs C. pronouns D. prepositions
C. pronouns
I ate a delicious sandwich at the deli down the street. This sentence is an example of a: A. compound sentence structure B. complex sentence structure C. simple sentence structure D. compound/complex sentence structure
C. simple sentence structure
Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct. A. He passed the test with flying colors he knew he would. B. He was confident going into the final exam he knew the material. C. Even if he hadn't studied as much as the teacher suggested. D. He passed the test with flying colors, thankful that he had studied for a few hours.
D. He passed the test with flying colors, thankful that he had studied for a few hours.
Identify the pronoun(s) in the following sentence: I set my books down. A. I B. down C. set D. I and my
D. I and my
Identify the noun(s) in the following sentence: I set my books down. A. I B. set C. down D. books
D. books
Identify the preposition in the following sentence: I held tightly to my sandwich, but the feisty puppy wrestled it from me. A. it B. me C. but D. from
D. from
A person, place, thing or concept is a: A. helping verb B. verb C. preposition D. noun
D. noun
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence: I set my books down. A. books B. down C. I D. set
D. set
Identify the complete subject in the following sentence: The gorgeous flowers in the vase on the table are from my boyfriend. A. flowers B. the gorgeous flowers C. my boyfriend D. the gorgeous flowers in the vase on the table
D. the gorgeous flowers in the vase on the table
Identify the adverb in the following sentence: I held tightly to my sandwich, but the feisty puppy wrestled it from me. A. feisty B. puppy C. wrestled D. tightly
D. tightly
