Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Capitalization—Capitalize Proper Nouns and Adjectives--RIT 211 -
220
On the continent of africa many kenyans speak swahili.
Which words should be
capitalized?
a. |
continent, africa, swahili | c. |
africa, kenyans, speak | |
b. | africa, kenyans,
swahili | d. | continent, kenyans, swahili |
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The
civil war
was an event that divided the
united states
into separate groups.
Which
underlined words should be capitalized?
a. |
event, united, states, groups | c. |
civil, united, states, groups | b. |
civil, war, united, states |
d. | event, united,
states, groups |
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Which title is capitalized
correctly?
a. |
the President of the United States | c. |
Novelist John Steinbeck | |
b. | doctor Tom
Smith | d. | the President of the class |
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The washington monument sits along the potomac
river in washington, d.c.
Which words must be capitalized in this sentence?
a. |
washington, sits, potomac | c. |
washington monument, potomac river, washington,
d.c. | b. |
monument, along, d.c. |
d. | washington, the,
potomac |
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The london philharmonic
orchestra invited aerosmith to perform with them in their winter
concert.
Which list includes all the words that should be capitalized in this
sentence?
a. |
london, winter concert | c. |
london, philharmonic, orchestra, aerosmith | b. |
london, aerosmith |
d. | london,
philharmonic, orchestra |
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On the west side of town is a museum featuring
artifacts from the far east.
Which words should be capitalized?
a. |
west, side |
c. | far,
east | b. |
west, museum | d. | west,
east |
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robb and steel incorporated is located in the
empire state building.
Which words must be capitalized in this sentence?
a. |
robb, located, empire | c. |
steele, the, state | |
b. | robb, steele,
incorporated, empire, state, building | d. |
robb, incorporated, the |
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jeff attends king middle school in seattle,
washington this year.
Which words must be capitalized in this sentence?
a. |
jeff, king, in |
c. | middle, washington, year | |
b. | attends, school,
seattle | d. |
jeff , king, middle, school, seattle, washington |
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Which sentence has been capitalized
correctly?
a. |
Mayor Brown, the Mayor of our city, is a remarkable
woman. | c. |
Dr. George Ellis, the Pediatric Doctor, was always
available. | b. | When we went to
London on our vacation we saw Queen Elizabeth II at the palace. |
d. | The president of
the United States spoke to the nation on september 11th. |
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Capitalization—Use
Beginning Capitalization--RIT 211 - 220
Which of the following is capitalized
correctly?
a. |
Dear Sir |
c. | Yours
Truly, | b. |
Dear sir: | d. | yours
truly, |
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“before you go,” he said, “be
sure to leave a note for me.”
Which word or words should be
capitalized?
a. |
before, be |
c. | before | |
b. | before, he,
be | d. | before, me |
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Composing and Writing
Process—Drafting and Revising Skills—RIT 211-220
Which sentence is correctly worded?
a. | He needed milk and bread because Dan
went to the store. |
c. | Milk and bread Dan
needed because he went to the store. | |
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Dan went to the store because he needed milk and
bread. | d. | Because Dan needed the store he went to bread and
milk. |
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Which sentence demonstrates
correct subject-verb agreement?
a. | Students in that English class write
many essays. | c. | A student with six
classes are going to be busy. | |
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The crowd from the game are walking out of the
stadium. | d. | Her class with twenty students are
supposed to ride in that little van. |
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The bite of a Hobo spider is
venomous. They rarely cause death.
Which word would be used to combine these sentences into a
complex sentence?
a. | because | c. | although | b. | therefore |
d. |
since |
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Which sentence uses an
infinitive phrase for emphasis?
a. | I like to eat ice cream with
chocolate sauce. |
c. | To read for
pleasure is a goal of serious students. | |
b. |
We were tardy to class. |
d. |
We took a break to buy a snack from the vending
machines. |
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Which group of words form a
subordinating clause?
a. | Before the annual homecoming
game, | c. | Before the forbidding office
door, | |
b. |
Before you may meet your friends, |
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Before our entire senior class, |
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Identify the sentence with the
misplaced modifier.
a. | When I was a baby, my mother taught
me to drink from a cup. |
c. | I read a story in
my literature book about a man who took care of sick animals. | b. | The teacher complimented the students at the beginning of
class. | d. | Karen made cookies for the scout troop that had chocolate
chips. |
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Before you go to the game, you
must clean your room.
I’ll give you ten dollars, if you do a good job.
Which word would
you use to combine these sentences?
a. | therefore |
c. |
after | |
b. |
but |
d. | when |
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Read the following
paragraph.
1) The Lincoln High Bengals were in action Friday
night. 2) The Taft Bulldogs entered Bengal Field looking for their fourth straight
gridiron win. 3) The conference championship ws the prize coveted by both teams. 4)
The action kept fans glued to their seats.
Which sentence tells why the two teams were
playing?
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Which one would be the best
conclusion for an essay about your first driving experience?
a. | After that experience I drove the
car into the garage. I turned the key off and went into the house. | c. | It had been a nail-biting experience. I had narrowly
escaped demolishing the garage door and customizing my dad’s classic 1965
Mustang. |
b. |
Thank you for reading my essay. I enjoyed telling my
story. | d. | At the end of the day I was happy. I had driven a
car. |
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