Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Negative Forms Correctly--RIT 231-240
Which of the following is
correct.
a. | The sound of the bell was not hardly audible above the
band. | c. | Hardly in the door, I could not smell the baking
bread. | b. | The stain on my coat wasn’t barely
noticeable. | d. | Harold was barely able to complete his paper
route. |
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Which sentence is not
correct?
a. | Spelling has nothing to do with
intelligence. | c. | Hasn’t he ever been to Los
Angeles? | b. | She has been here for days and hasn’t hardly seen
the sights. | d. | There isn’t any reason to worry about the
weather. |
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Noun Forms--RIT 231-240
Which pair is correct?
a. | valley – valleys | c. | try – trys | b. | monkey –
monkies | d. | salary – salarys |
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Which pair is not
correct?
a. | ox – oxen | c. | analysis – analyses | b. | alumnus – alumni | d. | data –
datas |
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement--RIT 231-240
Which sentence shows clear
pronoun-antecedent agreement?
a. | We unpacked our books from the boxes and then returned
them to the office. | c. | Right after the principal sent letters
to the teachers, she became alarmed. | b. | As soon as the
monkeys left their cages, the janitors cleaned them. | d. | The students and
teachers left the building when the fire alarm sounded in her
ears. |
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Types of Phrases--RIT 231-240
Which sentence contains a prepositional
phrase?
a. | The citizens tried mediation, but it did not
succeed. | c. | Time and George, two soldiers, fought
bravely. | b. | The civil war occurred within the country’s
borders. | d. | When the battle ended, the new government took
control. |
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Which sentence contains both an adverb and
adjective prepositional phrase?
a. | The employees from the bank donated the supplies to
build a new home. | c. | After the house is finished, a young
family will move in. | b. | The house near the
river is similar to the one they are building next week. | d. | They are excited
to have a home of their own. |
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Capitalization—Capitalize Proper Nouns and Adjectives--RIT 221 -
230
The Columbia river flows under The Broadway Bridge in Portland, Oregon.
Which
words are not correctly capitalized?
a. | The, river | c. | Broadway, oregon | b. | Columbia,
Portland | d. | Bridge, Portland |
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Susan asked, “mother, will my aunt and uncle
be attending dad’s family reunion with us?”
Which words should be
capitalized?
a. | mother, dad’s family | c. | mother, aunt, uncle, dad’s | b. | mother, aunt, uncle | d. | mother,
dad’s |
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Which types of words are always
capitalized?
a. | street names, common nouns | c. | proper nouns, geographical locations | b. | general compass directions, titles | d. | proper adjectives,
cardinal numbers |
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Did you know the senator of massachusetts, senator
kennedy, was once a secretary of transportation?
Which words should be
capitalized?
a. | senator, massachusetts, senator kennedy, secretary of
transportation | c. | massachusetts, secretary of
transportation | b. | senator,
massachusetts, senator kennedy | d. | massachusetts, senator
kennedy |
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Our town has a festival of trees during the
christmas season.
Which pair of words must be capitalized in this sentence?
a. | town, festival | c. | christmas, town | b. | trees,
season | d. | festival, christmas |
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My friend, who is an exchange student from sweden,
taught swedish phrases to the latino club at my high school.
Which words should be
capitalized?
a. | sweden, swedish, latino | c. | sweden, swedish, latino, club | b. | sweden, swedish | d. | sweden, swedish,
latino, club, high school |
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spirit lake is located on the northeastern slope of
mt. st. helens in southwest washington state.
Which group of words must all be capitalized in
this sentence?
a. | spirit, northeastern, state | c. | slope, mt., southwest | b. | spirit lake,
helens, washington | d. | northeastern, mt.,
state |
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the lincoln high glee club sang before the los
angeles lakers played last night.
Which pair of words must be capitalized in this
sentence?
a. | club, sang | c. | los,
played | b. | glee, angeles | d. | lakers,
night |
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Identify the correctly capitalized
title.
a. | dr. Jones | c. | President Allen | b. | Al Smith,
Teacher | d. | Mr. jack owen |
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My cousins, uncle fred, aunt mary, and my mother
came to my piano recital.
Which words should be capitalized?
a. | cousins, uncle fred, aunt mary,
mother | c. | uncle fred, aunt mary | b. | cousins, uncle fred, aunt mary | d. | mother |
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Which course title is correctly
capitalized?
a. | History | c. | Chemistry | b. | Algebra | d. | English |
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the new testament is part of the bible,
christianity’s most holy book.
Which pair of words must be capitalized in this
sentence?
a. | testament, holy | c. | new,
christianity | b. | bible,
book | d. | christianity, holy |
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