Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Pronoun Forms--RIT 211-220
 Which of the underlined words is a pronoun?
a. | final | c. | committees’ | b. | involves | d. | it |
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 The underlined passage means:
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Which underlined pronoun is used in the nominative case?
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Which sentence is
correct?
a. | Tim and me swam in the
lake. | c. | I and Lindsay calculated our English
grades. | b. | Ellen gave cookies to Evan and me. | d. | Frank provided a picnic for Daisy and
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Which sentence is NOT
correct?
a. | His desire to complete the lesson
himself has driven him to study carefully. | c. | This new class gave herself the confidence to write
well. | b. | Gail was so upset about her grade on her essay that she signed herself up
for
a class in basic writing. | d. | I myself could use a course in
writing. |
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Which is NOT
correct?
a. | If you need help, ask myself for
assistance. | c. | The class will
board the bus themselves. | b. | Larry himself will present the award. | d. | Mary let herself in to the abandoned
house. |
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James, John and ________ will
join the tennis team next spring.
Which pronoun correctly completes the
sentences?
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Choose the correct
word.
________ of the people were eligible to vote in the election.
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Subject-Verb Agreement--RIT 211-220
Choose the correct sentence.
a. | I hung several pictures on the wall
for Jill. | c. | I drived the
children to school every morning. | b. | I wants to hang the pictures on the wall. | d. | I hangs several of the pictures on the
wall. |
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Which sentence is NOT written
correctly?
a. | The camel manages to survive in many
climates. | c. | A reliable
automobile is essential in rough terrain. | b. | The tall building shadow the street
below. | d. | The cherry tree blossoms each
May. |
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Types of Clauses—RIT 211-220
She wrote the story that won first prize in the
magazine.
Which is the main clause in this sentence?
a. | She wrote the
story | c. | that won first
prize | b. | in the magazine | d. | the story that won |
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Types of Phrases—RIT 211-220
a. | the verb
“skidded” | c. | the adjective
“red” | b. | the preposition “down” | d. | the noun “bus” |
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a. | adjective | c. | noun | b. | adverb | d. | verb |
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 What is the meaning of the verb phrase?a. | Joe opened the door for
Colleen. | c. | Colleen
didn’t want Joe to open the door for her. | b. | Joe could have opened the door, but he
didn’t. | d. | The car door wouldn’t
open. |
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use/Distinguish Verb Tenses—RIT 211-220
1. The leaves have ________ to fall from the maple
trees.
Which word correctly completes the sentence?
a. | beginning | c. | begin | b. | begun | d. | began |
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