Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
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Basic Grammar and Usage—Spelling—RIT 201-210 Which is
spelled correctly?
a. | disapear | c. | disappeer | b. | disappear | d. | disapeer |
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Select the sentence with all words spelled correctly.
a. | Ann likes to read storys about partys. | c. | The funny monkeys played with the
toys. | b. | The wifes made delicious loafs of bread. | d. | The branchs sank from the weight of the
snow. |
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Which sentence has the underlined word spelled correctly?
a. | I think a letter has been omited from that word. | c. | Sophia will
flatten the clay with a rolling pin. | b. | Lisa benifited from the art lesson she
took. | d. | I need to
sharpin my pencil for the exam. |
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Which is spelled correctly?
a. | anonymus | c. | anonymous | b. | anonimous | d. | anonimus |
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Which word is spelled correctly?
a. | mispell | c. | critisize | b. | extrardinary | d. | recommend |
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Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Adjective Forms—RIT 201-210 1.
Allen has ______ homework than Amy, but Kathy has the _______ homework of all three. Choose the
best word pair to complete this sentence.
a. | least, less | c. | lesser, least | b. | less, lest | d. | less, least |
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I used _______ eggs than Ellen did. Choose the best word to complete the
sentence.
a. | less | c. | most | b. | fewer | d. | greater |
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Several older homes stood along the pleasant
tree-lined block. A
B C
D
E
F Which group of letters are adjectives?
a. | A, C, D | c. | B, E, F | b. | B, D, E | d. | A, E |
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Which sentence is written correctly?
a. | This gift is large than that gift. | c. | There are less choices on the menu
now. | b. | These are a better bargain than those. | d. | Her dog is biggest than
his. |
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Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Adverb Forms—RIT 201-210 1.
Today, we went out and danced wildly in the hall. Which word tells “how”?
a. | today | c. | out | b. | went | d. | wildly |
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John earned the ________ highest grade on the test. Choose the best word to
complete the sentence.
a. | mostly | c. | very | b. | rather | d. | especially |
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She is especially fond of that teddy bear. What does “especially”
mean in this sentence?
a. | rather | c. | extremely | b. | not | d. | sort of |
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Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Basic Sentence Patterns—RIT
201-210 Which is a complete sentence?
a. | The money stolen from the largest bank in town. | c. | Two or three miles down the highway
at the traffic light. | b. | The road leads to the state assembly
building. | d. | Because she
waited too long to call for help. |
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Which sentence is incomplete?
a. | He arrived about 5:00. | c. | Only a part of the sentence. | b. | We should have left
by now. | d. | The car was
swerving. |
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Which is a compound sentence?
a. | Ted and Louise are brother and sister. | c. | He and she are good
friends. | b. | My sister will represent our club. | d. | Jane and Sharon sing, and they
dance. |
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The flower is fragrant. Which is the basic English pattern of the
sentence?
a. | noun-linking verb-adjective | c. | noun-verb-noun | b. | noun-linking
verb-noun | d. | oun-verb-adverb |
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Which two sentences have the same meaning? A) In the kitchen the family was
busy. B) The family busied others in the kitchen. C) The others busied the family in the
kitchen. D) The family was busy in the kitchen.
a. | B and C | c. | A and B | b. | A and D | d. | C and D |
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While I was walking in the alley, ________________________________. Which
phrase will make this fragment a complete sentence?
a. | with my hands in my pockets. | c. | a black cat crossed my
path. | b. | giggling to myself. | d. | on the way to the library. |
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Which sentence is NOT a complete sentence?
a. | The dog ran across the road. | c. | In the community
choir. | b. | My brother plays the trumpet. | d. | She is a good
singer. |
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The two main parts of a sentence are:
a. | subject and predicate | c. | subject and noun | b. | predicate and direct object | d. | object and verb
phrase |
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traveled to see the concert What sentence part is needed to form a complete
sentence?
a. | nothing, it is already complete | c. | an object for the main
verb | b. | a subject for the main verb | d. | an adjective to complete the linking verb |
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