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GrammarUsage231-240


Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

1. 
Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Basic Sentence Patterns--RIT 231-240
Which is NOT a complex sentence?
a.
After the bell, we handed in our exam.
c.
We took the exam, but our teacher hasn’t graded it.
b.
After we completed reading the novel, we were given an exam.
d.
Students may need help when the writing becomes difficult.
 

2. 
Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Negative Forms Correctly--RIT 231-240
Which of the following is correct.
a.
The sound of the bell was not hardly audible above the band.
c.
Hardly in the door, I could not smell the baking bread.
b.
The stain on my coat wasn’t barely noticeable.
d.
Harold was barely able to complete his paper route.
 

3. 
Which sentence is not correct?
a.
Spelling has nothing to do with intelligence.
c.
Hasn’t he ever been to Los Angeles?
b.
She has been here for days and hasn’t hardly seen the sights.
d.
There isn’t any reason to worry about the weather.
 

4. 
Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Noun Forms--RIT 231-240
Which pair is correct?
a.
valley – valleys
c.
try – trys
b.
monkey – monkies
d.
salary – salarys
 

5. 
Which pair is not correct?
a.
ox – oxen
c.
analysis – analyses
b.
alumnus – alumni
d.
data – datas
 

6. 
Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement--RIT 231-240
Which sentence shows clear pronoun-antecedent agreement?
a.
We unpacked our books from the boxes and then returned them to the office.
c.
Right after the principal sent letters to the teachers, she became alarmed.
b.
As soon as the monkeys left their cages, the janitors cleaned them.
d.
The students and teachers left the building when the fire alarm sounded in her ears.
 

7. 
Basic Grammar and Usage—Use Types of Phrases--RIT 231-240
Which sentence contains a prepositional phrase?
a.
The citizens tried mediation, but it did not succeed.
c.
Time and George, two soldiers, fought bravely.
b.
The civil war occurred within the country’s borders.
d.
When the battle ended, the new government took control.
 

8. 
Which sentence contains both an adverb and adjective prepositional phrase?
a.
The employees from the bank donated the supplies to build a new home.
c.
After the house is finished, a young family will move in.
b.
The house near the river is similar to the one they are building next week.
d.
They are excited to have a home of their own.
 



 
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