Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which verb form is not used
correctly?
a. | The children have torn down their
fort. | c. | The brightly colored balloons have
burst. | b. | Harriet brung the umbrella into the house. | d. | Jill is doing the best she can. |
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a. | put,
putted | c. | say,
sayed | b. | burst, burst | d. | read, red |
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 Which underlined word is a verb?a. | through | c. | realized | b. | door | d. | homework |
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Which one of the sentences is
written in past tense?
a. | The students must read Chapter 2 for
homework. | c. | I have been
reading a novel a week. | b. | I read the end of the novel last night. | d. | Greg seems to be making
progress. |
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Shelly will have eaten all of
the brownies by evening.
Identify the verb tense used in the sentence.
a. | past
tense | c. | future perfect
tense | b. | future tense | d. | past perfect tense |
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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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 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 list below includes words that must be capitalized in this
sentence?
a. | washington, sits, potomac | c. | monument, river, washington | b. | monument, along, d.c. | d. | washington, the,
potomac |
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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 list below includes words that must be capitalized in this
sentence?
a. | robb, located, empire | c. | steele, the, state | b. | robb, steele,
building | d. | robb, incorporated, the |
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jeff attends king middle school in seattle,
washington this year.
Which list below includes words that must be capitalized in this
sentence?
a. | jeff, king, in | c. | middle, washington, year | b. | attends, school,
seattle | d. | 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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