Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Basic Sentence Patterns—RIT 201-210
Which is a complete sentence?
a. | The money stolen from the largest
bank in town. | c. | Two or three miles
down the highway at the traffic light. | b. | The road leads to the state assembly
building. | d. | Because she waited too long to call
for help. |
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Which sentence is
incomplete?
a. | He arrived about
5:00. | c. | Only a part of the
sentence. | b. | We should have left by now. | d. | The car was swerving. |
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Which is a compound
sentence?
a. | Ted and Louise are brother and
sister. | c. | He and she are
good friends. | b. | My sister will represent our club. | d. | Jane and Sharon sing, and they
dance. |
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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
1. 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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Which word pair has a
possessive noun?
a. | can’t
wait | c. | haven’t
ever | b. | Todd’s car | d. | it’s foot |
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Choose the correctly written
sentence.
a. | The crowd is growing
restless. | c. | Each class were in
the auditorium. | b. | The team have arrived on time. | d. | The group are watching the movie
together. |
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Pronoun Forms—RIT 201-210
In which sentence is a pronoun NOT used
correctly?
a. | “Hand her them books,”
she said. | c. | The usher escorted
him to his chair. | b. | They copied their notes for other students. | d. | Two of the girls put on skirts. |
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Everyone except ________ went
on the trip.
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
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Which two sentences are
correctly written?
A) There going to the movies.
B) Their on there way to the store.
C) They
could not keep their appointment.
D) They’re going over there to work.
a. | A and B | c. | B and C | b. | C and D | d. | A and D |
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My father opened his present
first. He felt he couldn’t wait any longer.
Which word means the same as the underlined
word?
a. | couldn’t | c. | father | b. | longer | d. | present |
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Lindsay and Danielle found
________ lost in the shopping center.
Choose the best missing word.
a. | theirselves | c. | themselves | b. | herself | d. | themself |
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