New patients should arrive 20 minutes early, so ________ time to fill out the paperwork.
A) they have
B) you have
C) he or she has
D) he has
Ques. 2
Shanique wanted a pair of Levis, but ________ didn't have her size.
A) it
B) they
C) the store
Ques. 3
I don't like living in Boston because ________ freeze in the winter temperatures.
A) you
B) I
C) they
Ques. 4
________ from your office left ________ keys at the reception desk.
A) Some one, their
B) Some one, his or her
C) Someone, their
D) Some one, his
E) Someone, his or her
Ques. 5
The dog chewed ________ leash apart.
A) its
B) his or her
C) it's
D) their
E) its'
Ques. 6
The Boy Scout leader announced a camping trip after everyone earns ________ merit badge.
A) his
B) his or her
C) their
D) there
Ques. 7
A pregnant person knows how difficult it is to get in and out of ________ car in ________ eighth month.
A) her, their
B) their, her
C) her, her
D) his or her, their
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Identify the correct sentence.
A) While studying for her psychology test, Francina had trouble concentrating because her friends were calling her, her brother's blasting stereo, and her dad mowing the lawn.
B) While studying for her psychology test, Francina had trouble concentrating because her friends were calling her, her brother was blasting his stereo, and her dad was mowing the lawn.
C) While studying for her psychology test, Francina had trouble concentrating because of phone calls from her friends, noise from her brother's stereo, and her dad was mowing the lawn.
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If you want to feel really well, you should get enough sleep
A) properly constructed sentence
B) lacks parallel parts
C) comma splice
D) misplaced words
E) dangler
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Bill, the foreman of the construction company, is concerned about the safety in the large building. They have had three accidents in the past week.
A) It has had
B) She has had
C) Members of the crew have had
D) No change is necessary.
Ques. 2
Combine these two simple sentences into a complex sentence.
A) Although many industrialized nations use the metric system, the United States refuses to adopt it.
B) Many industrialized nations use the metric system, but the United States refuses to adopt it.
C) Many industrialized nations use the metric system; however, the United States refuses to adopt it.
Ques. 3
Combine these two simple sentences into one simple sentence with a compound verb.
A) Jenny went to the grocery store; she bought chicken and potatoes.
B) Jenny went to the grocery store and bought chicken and potatoes.
C) Jenny went to the grocery store, and she bought chicken and potatoes.
Ques. 4
A child was injured yesterday by a bus on the way home from school.
A) properly constructed sentence
B) run-on
C) misplaced part
D) lacks parallel parts
E) dangler
Ques. 5
To keep your files in order, the filing rules must be learned.
A) properly constructed sentence
B) lacks parallel parts
C) fragment
D) misplaced part
E) dangler
Ques. 6
Learning to sail is challenging and exhilarating it is also not the easiest thing to do
A) properly constructed sentence
B) dangler
C) lacks parallel parts
D) run-on
E) choppy
Ques. 7
If you want to feel really well, you should get enough sleep
A) properly constructed sentence
B) lacks parallel parts
C) comma splice
D) misplaced words
E) dangler
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The article "Bug Off" is in the March issue of Camper's Guide.
A) correctly punctuated
B) underline or italicize Camper's Guide
C) add a comma after off
D) underline Bug Off
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The case against the Dallas based-company was handled in Seattle.
A) correctly punctuated
B) add a comma after company
C) add a hyphen after Dallas and delete the hyphen after based
D) add a hyphen after Dallas
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Among her last words were, "I am settled in my own faith."
A) correctly punctuated
B) change the comma to a semicolon
C) move the period outside of the quotation mark
D) add a comma after settled
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He took the womans hat and hid it in the men's room.
A) correctly punctuated
B) change womans to womens'
C) change men's to mens'
D) change womans to woman's
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Identify the sentence that is correctly punctuated.
A) Our goal is simple: we aim to be the best in the industry.
B) Our goal is simple, we aim to be the best in the industry.
C) Our goal is simple—we aim to be the best in the industry.
D) Our goal is simple: we aim to be the best, in the industry.
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Identify the sentence that is correctly punctuated.
A) We stopped at several places during our drive up the East Coast: Savannah, Georgia, Charleston, South Carolina, Trenton, New Jersey, and Allentown, Pennsylvania.
B) We stopped at several places during our drive up the East Coast: Savannah, Georgia; Charleston, South Carolina; Trenton, New Jersey; and Allentown, Pennsylvania.
C) We stopped at several places during our drive up the East Coast, Savannah, Georgia; Charleston, South Carolina; Trenton, New Jersey; and Allentown, Pennsylvania.
D) We stopped at several places, during our drive up the East Coast; Savannah, Georgia; Charleston, South Carolina; Trenton, New Jersey; and Allentown, Pennsylvania.
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