1. Choose the sentence in which the verb has a direct object. A. I walked away. B. She is insecure. C. They won the game. D. George was furious.
2. Which of the following sentences contains two adverbs? A. Bridget owns a huge black dog. B. Jim finished the paint job very efficiently. C. Alana quickly ran across the bridge. D. Enrique is an extremely talented baseball player.
3. Which of the following groups of words is a sentence fragment? A. We stopped; she didn't. B. When did you go? C. When we stopped by the garden. D. Take the flowers to your mother.
4. The part of speech that answers the question "which one" is a/an A. conjunction. B. adverb. C. preposition. D. adjective.
5. Which of the following sentences contains three prepositions? A. Ben has done without a car for six months. B. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs. C. The boys might have cooperated if they had not been chosen last. D. Jamila crept down the stairs, through the hall, and into the kitchen.
6. Choose the simple predicate in the following sentence. The men finished the game in a short time. A. in B. game C. men D. finished
7. Choose the sentence that has a subject complement. A. We can't leave without seeing her. B. I felt much better. C. The nurse felt my pulse. D. The day ended with many surprises.
8. The following phrases are bullet points in a letter. Which one is not in parallel form? A. Increase sales support staff B. Don't forget marketing plan C. Run market test with Group A D. Decrease overhead
9. Which of the following sentences uses a preposition properly? A. Connor waited in line while Ava parked the car. B. Where is David at? C. There was a big argument between Megan, Abira, and Lena. D. I might of lent him the book, if he had asked.
10. In which of the following sentences is the word run used as an action verb? A. Mark competed in the five-mile run. B. Michelle runs every day at five o'clock. C. Eric put Ginger in the dog run before he went out. D. Carly had a runny nose and a cough.
11. Select the sentence in which the verb correctly agrees with the subject. A. A copy of Moby Dick and a magazine has disappeared from my room. B. Peggy or Phyllis drive me to Florida every winter. C. Les and Miranda is late for work today. D. Not only the muffler but also the spark plugs need to be replaced.
12. Choose the simple subject in the following sentence. The tallest contestant won the prize. A. prize B. won C. tallest D. contestant
13. Which sentence is written in the active voice? A. Formal clothing must be worn to Kim's wedding. B. We were told to wait until five o'clock for the delivery. C. Rick and Kate built the house with their own hands. D. The test will be offered several times this week.
14. In which sentence are the conjunctions used correctly? A. Neither beauty nor popularity was considered in the contest. B. The top award was given to neither Steve or Jim. C. Either Fred nor John knew about the accident. D. Mary enjoyed neither roller skating or ice skating.
15. Choose the sentence in which all pronouns are used correctly. A. Be sure to divide all income from the suburban property between he and I. B. I sat between him and her during the sales conference. C. Just between you and I, I am not impressed by our new manager. D. I hope she will keep this between she and I.
16. Choose the sentence that contains an indirect object. A. I spent it immediately. B. I worked hard each day. C. It is difficult to save money. D. They gave me a bonus.
17. Which of these is a run-on sentence? A. You and I and the whole team will go. B. Before lunch, I played volleyball; after lunch, I played again. C. I thought about what he'd said soon I realized he was right. D. I went home and ate and ate.
18. If you want to make your writing personal and direct for your audience, which one of the following pronouns should you use? A. We B. They C. You D. He
19. Which sentence below contains a correctly used modifier in italics? A. I feel badly because I lost the race. B. The sauce tasted bitterly, and I couldn't swallow it. C. He spoke sharply to his sister. D. Joe looked sad at his broken bike.
20. Choose the sentence that's written in the passive voice. A. Watch for the turn at the corner of the block. End of exam B. To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee. C. Alan and James know how to tell a story. D. The president was trying to develop his country's economy.