Question 1
Generic nouns _______ refer to a specific person, place, or thing.
A. always
B. sometimes
C. don't
D. usually
Question 2
Which of the following is not an abstract noun?
A. Truth
B. Sky
C. Beauty
D. Faith
Question 3
All of the following transitional expressions are used to show causes except
A. for that reason.
B. as a result.
C. results from.
D. because.
Question 4
The plural of fury is
A. furys.
B. furies.
C. furyies.
D. fury's.
Question 5
_______ determiners, such as "my," "your," and "her," are placed in front of a noun to tell us that something belongs to the person(s) represented by the pronoun, which is why they serve as adjectives.
A. Objective
B. Possessive
C. Suggestive
D. Subjective
Question 6
Regarding number and person agreement, _______ pronouns, like "anybody," "nobody," "someone," or "anyone," are singular. Therefore, any pronoun that refers to them must be singular.
A. definite
B. indicative
C. indefinite
D. possessive
Question 7
To persuade through writing is to
A. agree with.
B. influence.
C. argue against.
D. question.
Question 8
Which of the following may be either a collective or singular noun?
A. Faculty
B. Moose
C. Forest
D. Navy
Question 9
Which one of the following nouns is singular?
A. Criterion
B. Potatoes
C. Data
D. Passers-by
Question 10
All of the following transitional expressions are used to show effects except
A. consequently.
B. thus.
C. on account of.
D. hence.
Question 11
Carol and Craig are talking about signal words followed by "of." Carol says "of" signal phrases always precede a plural or collective noun. Craig says that that these kinds of signal words are usually followed by a plural or collective noun. Who is correct?
A. Carol is correct.
B. Craig is correct.
C. Both Carol and Craig are incorrect.
D. Both Carol and Craig are partially correct.
Question 12
Before class, Barb and Clive were prepping for an English exam. Barb insisted that the plural of "halo" is "halos." Clive argued that the plural of "halo" is "haloes." Who is correct?
A. Barb, not Clive, is correct.
B. Clive, not Barb, is correct.
C. Neither Barb nor Clive is correct.
D. Barb and Clive are both correct.
Question 13
Which of the following sentences contains a proper noun that should be capitalized?
A. We watched the red-tail hawk soaring overhead.
B. The final exam was due by november 10th.
C. The trawler seemed lost in the vastness of the western sea.
D. Mable was a licensed cosmetologist.
Question 14
Cause-and-effect paragraphs and persuasion paragraphs are very similar to
A. arguments.
B. essays.
C. transitions.
D. pronouns.
Question 15
Personal pronouns take different forms depending on whether they're subjects, objects, or possessive pronouns. Logically, subjects are in the _______ case.
A. objective
B. possessive
C. subjective
D. compound
Question 16
In terms of the parts of speech, _______ make up the largest number of English words.
A. verbs
B. nouns
C. adjectives
D. adverbs
Question 17
The word a pronoun refers to is called its
A. subject.
B. object.
C. antecedent.
D. precedent.
Question 18
Words like "who," "whose," "which," and "that" are called _______ pronouns.
A. relative
B. universal
C. indefinite
D. definitive
Question 19
In general, _______ writing is intended to convey information and explain ideas.
A. expository
B. controversial
C. interrogative
D. purposeful
Question 20
Which of the following nouns is not countable?
A. Banana
B. Tulip
C. Wind
D. Apricot.