1. Which of the following sentences contains an italicized word that's used as a predicate adjective?
A. Jerry looks INTO the microscope.
B. Jerry looks DISDAINFULLY at the pile of laundry.
C. Jerry looks ILL today.
D. Jerry looks AT the map.
2. Choose the simple predicate in the following sentence.
The men finished the game in a short time.
A. game
B. men
C. time
D. finished
3. Which one of the following sentences contains an incorrect usage of the singular possessive?
A. The alpha male is often the pack's leader.
B. Icarus's fate was sealed when he approached the sun.
C. Mary was dominant among Jesus' disciples.
D. The north forty has always been my family's land.
4. In which one of the following sentences would the word cheerful correctly complete the statement?
A. Gladys looked _______ when she heard the encouraging news.
B. Carolyn talked _______ about her experience.
C. Jonathan participated _______ in the holiday parade.
D. George laughed _______ when his wife teased him.
5. Which synonym of the word look would be most effective in the following sentence?
Detective Flint leaned forward with narrowed eyes to _______ what appeared to be a vital clue.
A. ogle
B. scrutinize
C. survey
D. view
6. Which sentence below contains a correctly used modifier in italics?
A. Joe looked sad at his broken bike.
B. The sauce tasted bitterly, and I couldn't swallow it.
C. I feel goodly now that I'm over the flu.
D. He spoke sharply to his sister.
7. Select the sentence in which the verb correctly agrees with the subject.
A. Not only the muffler but also the spark plugs need to be replaced.
B. A copy of Moby Dick and several magazines has disappeared from my room.
C. Les and Miranda is late for work today.
D. Peggy and Phyllis drives me to Florida every winter.
8. Choose the sentence below in which of is used correctly.
A. The boys surrendered, but they should of fought.
B. The bird flew north of the beach.
C. The three girls might of broken the records.
D. We should of left early.
9. Which one of the following pairs of words consists of antonyms?
A. near鈥攃lose
B. true鈥攆alse
C. calm鈥攓uiet
D. like鈥攍ove
10. Which one of the following word or words is an example of a correlative conjunction?
A. Because
B. Either . . . or
C. And
D. Since
11. Choose the sentence in which the italicized pronoun agrees in number with its italicized antecedent or antecedents.
A. Mary and Jill won't eat her vegetables.
B. The waiter refilled their glasses as they emptied it.
C. The boys want their dessert now.
D. Maureen called the children for his meal.
12. Which one of the following words is an antonym of joyful?
A. Morose
B. Garrulous
C. Agitated
D. Passive
13. In which of the following sentences is the word its used correctly?
A. The problem with the lawn mower is that its old.
B. When trying to catch fish, its important to be patient.
C. The monster reared its head at the tourists.
D. Its easy to learn to play the guitar, if you're willing to practice.
14. Which of the following italicized words is correctly capitalized?
A. The most beautiful State is Hawaii.
B. Mount mckinley is the tallest mountain in North America.
C. Marsha speaks excellent german.
D. Jim must drive to the North to study the northern lights.
15. Which one of the following sentences contains an error in its verb?
A. Not only the players but also coach Jarvis was late for practice.
B. Neither bananas nor squash was for sale.
C. Either footnotes or endnotes are acceptable.
D. Both Clara and Nathan is planning to attend.
16. Choose the simple subject in the following sentence.
The tallest contestant won the prize.
A. tallest
B. contestant
C. prize
D. won
17. Which of the following is a correctly written compound word?
A. Self-evident
B. Thirty one
C. Spur of the moment-decision
D. Quickly-running
18. Which one of the following is a correct example of the plural possessive case?
A. stone's throw
B. it's place
C. woman's plans
D. men's plans
19. Which one of the following is a correct example of the singular possessive case?
A. king's rights
B. women's club
C. who's job
D. audiences' reaction
20. In which sentence are the conjunctions used correctly?
A. Either Fred nor John knew about the accident.
B. Mary enjoyed neither roller skating or ice skating.
C. Neither beauty nor popularity was considered in the contest.
D. The top award was given to neither Steve or Jim. What exactly are you asking?
Do you want the answers or help working it out? I think you should try to do some yourself cheater....try doing your own work you want us too do your work, forget it, you need too do this your self, so you can learn, you are cheating, that's a no no. I would suggest that you do your own homework!
But some insecure idiot will try to show off and do it for you, so just be patient. lol every 1 says ur a cheater lol so you'll type out all of your homework for US to do, but YOU wont do it?? thats not really being productive with your time now is it? what are you asking, answers or help. Did you research what some of the words are to begin with, on line dictionary might help. I was just gonna chew you out but I realized there would be plenty of that and I need to learn some more about grammar myself too so...you're lucky. Seriously though it really wasn't hard, and I haven't had a grammar class for about ten years.
You might want to make the question smaller (un-double space it), it's damned inconvenient to scroll up and down on, you might get a better response. I'll do what I can I have a good intuitive sense of grammar but not a good academic understanding of it.
1-c
2-d
3-b
4-a
5-b
6-no italics?
7-a
8-b
9-b
10-b
11-no italics
12-a
13-c
14-d I think (but no italics again)
15. b and d(check it again from whatever you're typing it out of)
16. b
17. a
18. d
19. d
20. c | 