Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The flower is
fragrant.
Which is the basic English pattern of the sentence?
a. | noun-linking
verb-adjective | c. | noun-verb-noun | b. | noun-linking verb-noun | d. | oun-verb-adverb |
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Which two sentences have the
same meaning?
A) In the kitchen the family was busy.
B) The family busied others in the
kitchen.
C) The others busied the family in the kitchen.
D) The family was busy in the
kitchen.
a. | B and C | c. | A and B | b. | A and D | d. | C and D |
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While I was walking in the
alley, ________________________________.
Which phrase will make this fragment a complete
sentence?
a. | with my hands in my
pockets. | c. | a black cat
crossed my path. | b. | giggling to myself. | d. | on the way to the library. |
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Which sentence is NOT a
complete sentence?
a. | The dog ran across the
road. | c. | In the community
choir. | b. | My brother plays the trumpet. | d. | She is a good singer. |
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The two main parts of a
sentence are:
a. | subject and
predicate | c. | subject and
noun | b. | predicate and direct object | d. | object and verb phrase |
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traveled to see the
concert
What sentence part is needed to form a complete sentence?
a. | nothing, it is already
complete | c. | an object for the
main verb | b. | a subject for the main verb | d. | an adjective to complete the linking
verb |
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Irregular Verb Forms—RIT 201-210
Three weeks ago my dog ________ away.
Choose the best
missing word.
a. | runs | c. | has run | b. | ran | d. | has ran |
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Negative Forms Correctly—RIT 201-210
Which sentence is written
correctly?
a. | She doesn’t have no
money. | c. | She doesn’t have any
money. | b. | She hasn’t no money. | d. | She never has no money. |
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Which sentence is written in
Standard English?
a. | Cecilia hasn’t no extra time
this term. | c. | We didn’t
tell Grant anything about the surprise. | b. | Holly will not show Cami none of her
sketches. | d. | Don’t say nothing about the
dance to Martin. |
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________ ever ride your
bicycle on that road.
Choose
the best missing word to complete the sentence.
a. | Don’t | c. | Can’t | b. | Didn’t | d. | Wouldn’t |
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Noun Forms—RIT 201-210
Which of the following is a plural noun?
a. | gorilla | c. | man | b. | fences | d. | dress |
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That is Sharon’s
book.
Sharon’s is what part of speech?
a. | noun | c. | adjective | b. | verb | d. | adverb |
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Which pair of nouns has the
correct plural form?
a. | story –
story | c. | alphabet –
alphabet | b. | woman – women | d. | man – mans |
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Six dogs with rawhide bones
followed Jeff into the trees.
Which underlined word is NOT a plural noun?
a. | dogs | c. | Jeff | b. | bones | d. | trees |
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The ________ were solved by the
detective and the policeman.
Choose the best missing word.
a. | mysteries | c. | mysterys | b. | mystery | d. | mystrys |
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