Grammar Review Practice Test
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- 1.Which of the following identifies the bold word:Many explorers have been to Antarctica, even though the continent has the harshest environment in the world.
- A.
Proper noun
- B.
Common noun
- C.
Verb
- D.
Adjective
- 2.Which of the following identifies the bold word:Many explorers have been to Antarctica, even though the continent has the harshest environment in the world.
- A.
Proper noun
- B.
Common noun
- C.
Verb
- D.
Adjective
- 3.Which of the following identifies the bold word:It is dry, windy, and extremely cold.
- A.
Common noun
- B.
Preposition
- C.
Pronoun
- D.
Conjunction
- 4.Identify the verb tense of the following bold word:In the summer of 1911-1912, two groups of explorers actually reached the South Pole.
- A.
Simple past
- B.
Past participle
- C.
Simple present
- D.
Infinitive
- 5.Which of the following identifies the bold word:The English group, led by Robert Falcon Scott, picked their way carefully across the dangerous ice.
- A.
Verb
- B.
Preposition
- C.
Adjective
- D.
Adverb
- 6.Which of the following identifies the bold word:The English group, led by Robert Falcon Scott, picked their way carefully across the dangerous ice.
- A.
Verb
- B.
Preposition
- C.
Adjective
- D.
Adverb
- 7.Which of the following identifies the bold word:When they finally reached the pole, however, they found that another team had been there before them.
- A.
Verb
- B.
Preposition
- C.
Adjective
- D.
Adverb
- 8.Which of the following identifies the bold word:The Norwegian group, led by Ronald Amundsen, had reached the pole one month before Scott, and they had left their flag to mark the spot.
- A.
Subordinate conjunction
- B.
Correlative conjunction
- C.
Coordinating conjunction
- D.
Functioning conjunction
- 9.Select the pronoun that best completes the sentence for proper pronoun-antecedent agreement.Every passenger was required to show passport.
- A.
Their
- B.
His or her
- C.
Our
- D.
Your
- 10.Select the pronoun that best completes the sentence for proper pronoun-antecedent agreement.The students needed to make sure to study for tests tomorrow.
- A.
Their
- B.
His or her
- C.
Our
- D.
Your
- 11.For the following sentence, identify the subject:Mrs. Byrne drives to school in her Honda Fit.
- A.
Mrs. Byrne
- B.
Drives
- C.
School
- D.
Honda Fit
- 12.Identify the subject in the following sentence:The assignment should go into the proper basket.
- A.
Assignment
- B.
Should
- C.
Proper
- D.
Basket
- 13.Identify the correct verb tense to fill in the blank:I made an appoint to see the doctor and that appointment.
- A.
Keep
- B.
Keeped
- C.
Kept
- D.
Keeping
- 14."There's a natural pause" is an acceptable reason for comma placement.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.Identify all of the subordinate conjunctions:
- A.
Since
- B.
Because
- C.
And
- D.
Or
- E.
Even though
- F.
While
- G.
Of
- H.
Are
- 16.Which of the following fixes the misplaced or dangling modifier?Having finished the assignment, the TV was turned on.
- A.
Jason, having finished the assignment, turned on the TV.
- B.
The assignment turned on the TV, having finished the assignment.
- C.
After finishing the assignment, the TV was turned on.
- D.
No change needed.
- 17.Which of the following fixes the misplaced or dangling modifier?The lady returned the gold man's watch.
- A.
The lady returned the watch to the gold man.
- B.
The man was returned a watch and gold.
- C.
The lady returned the gold watch to the man.
- D.
No change is needed.
- 18.Which verb should best replace the blank for proper subject-verb agreement?Digging into the sofa cushions Peanut, Elizabeth's new puppy.
- A.
Is
- B.
Are
- 19.Select the best option for comma placement, or select "no change":In order to revolt against the seniors the freshmen must organize.
- A.
In order to revolt, against the seniors the freshmen must organize.
- B.
In order to revolt against the seniors, the freshmen must organize.
- C.
In order, to revolt, against the seniors, the freshmen must organize.
- D.
No change
- 20.Identify where the comma should go according to comma rules. If no comma is needed, select "no change."I am glad that I studied my notes and my pretest.
- A.
I am glad that I studied, my notes and my pretest.
- B.
I am glad that I studied my notes, and my pretest.
- C.
I am glad, that I studied my notes, and my pretest.
- D.
No change
- 21.Every time there is a conjunction, there must also be a comma.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 22.A pronoun is a specific noun, like the name of a place or person.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 23.The antecedent is the noun that the pronoun replaces.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 24.Which of the following is NOT pluralized correctly?
- A.
Journeys
- B.
Monkeys
- C.
Mondays
- D.
Candys
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