Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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_______ called while _______
were away.
Choose the best missing words.
a. | They,
we | c. | Them,
she | b. | He, us | d. | I,
them |
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________ left cookies on our
doorstep.
Choose the best missing word.
a. | something | c. | some | b. | someone | d. | someone’s |
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Which sentence is written
correctly?
a. | I and Mike like to
dance. | c. | Mike and I like to
dance. | b. | Mike and me like to dance. | d. | Me and Mike like to dance. |
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Do you think coach will give
_______ and him a break this afternoon?
Choose the best missing word.
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Which sentence is written
correctly?
a. | Please put your books on the
shelf. | c. | Please put them books on the
shelf. | b. | Please put mine books on the shelf. | d. | Please put yours books on the
shelf. |
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Sue misplaced her purse at the
mall.
Her takes the place of which word in this sentence?
a. | purse | c. | mall | b. | Sue | d. | misplaced |
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement—RIT 171-180
Alli and I love school. _______ always do our
homework.
Choose the best missing word.
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I brought a present for
Bridger. I was excited to give it to _______.
Choose the best missing word.
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Jocinda fed water and oats to
the horse. She loves Blackie.
She replaces _______.
a. | Jocinda | c. | oates | b. | water | d. | Blackie |
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Subject-Verb Agreement—RIT 171-180
They _______ happier today than yesterday.
Choose the
best missing word.
a. | playing | c. | plays | b. | seem | d. | seems |
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John may have been ________
through the train station.
Choose the best word to complete the
sentence.
a. | run | c. | running | b. | runs | d. | ran |
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_________ you and the Smiths
going to the concert tonight?
Choose the best missing word.
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Types of Phrases—RIT 171-180
Which group of words is a
phrase?
a. | When the rain falls, the river
rises. | c. | We went to dinner after
work. | b. | The credits play when the movie ends. | d. | After we finished working, we went to
dinner. |
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The man
in the line wants to
buy a soda.
In this sentence, the phrase in the line tells:
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Pete found his homework
under his bed.
Which words
have the same meaning as the underlined words in this sentence?
a. | over the
bed | c. | behind the
bed | b. | near the bed | d. | below the bed |
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