1. Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement in a complex sentence?
A. The quality of the apples are poor.
B. The quality of the apples is poor.
C. The apples of quality is poor.
D. Qualities of the apple are poor.
2. Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct use of a prefix to change word meaning?
A. It is possible to agree.
B. It is unpossible to agree.
C. It is impossible to agree.
D. It is dispossible to agree.
3. Which of the following sentences demonstrates the correct use of the present perfect continuous tense?
A. I have been known him for five years.
B. I am knowing him for five years.
C. I have known him for five years.
D. I have been knowing him for five years.
4. Which sentence correctly uses the passive voice to shift the focus from the actor to the action?
A. The dog chased the cat.
B. The cat chased the dog.
C. The cat was chased by the dog.
D. The dog is chasing the cat.
5. Select the sentence that correctly employs a relative clause to provide additional information about a noun.
A. The book, that is on the table, is mine.
B. The book which on the table is mine.
C. The book is on the table, and it is mine.
D. The book which is on the table is mine.
6. Which sentence correctly uses 'affect′ versus 'effect′ as verbs?
A. The weather will effect my plans.
B. The weather will affect my plans.
C. The weather had a strong affect on my mood.
D. The weather had a strong effect my mood.
7. Identify the sentence that correctly uses a gerund phrase as the subject of the sentence.
A. To swim is good exercise.
B. Swim is good exercise.
C. Swimming it is good exercise.
D. Swimming is good exercise.
8. Select the sentence that correctly uses the superlative degree of an adjective.
A. She is the taller girl in the class.
B. She is tallest girl in the class.
C. She is the most tall girl in the class.
D. She is the tallest girl in the class.
9. Identify the sentence that correctly uses a conditional clause to express a hypothetical situation in the past.
A. If I would have known, I would have told you.
B. If I knew, I would tell you.
C. If I had known, I would have told you.
D. If I would know, I would tell you.
10. Choose the sentence that correctly uses parallel structure in a list.
A. I like swimming, to hike, and biking.
B. I like to swim, hiking, and to bike.
C. I like swimming, hiking, and to bike.
D. I like swimming, hiking, and biking.
11. Select the sentence that correctly uses an infinitive of purpose.
A. I am going to shop for buying groceries.
B. I go shopping for groceries.
C. I am going shopping to buy groceries.
D. I am shopping and buying groceries.
12. Identify the sentence that correctly uses a dash for emphasis or interruption.
A. I like apples, bananas, and oranges.
B. I like apples - bananas and oranges.
C. I like apples—bananas and oranges—they are my favorite.
D. I like apples; bananas and oranges.
13. Which of the following sentences correctly uses 'who′ versus 'whom′?
A. Who did you give the book to?
B. Whom is at the door?
C. Who are you going with?
D. Whom did you give the book to?
14. Determine which sentence uses the subjunctive mood correctly to express a wish or unreal condition.
A. I wish I am taller.
B. If I was you, I would study harder.
C. I wish I were taller.
D. I wish I will be taller.
15. Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon to join two closely related independent clauses?
A. I went to the park; and I played football.
B. I went to the park, I played football.
C. I went to the park; I played football.
D. I went to the park, so I played football.
16. Identify the sentence that correctly uses a proper noun.
A. I live in the city.
B. I live in city.
C. I live in New York City.
D. I live in a new york city.
17. Identify the sentence that correctly uses a modal verb to express possibility in the future.
A. She will can attend the meeting tomorrow.
B. She must attends the meeting tomorrow.
C. She might attend the meeting tomorrow.
D. She should to attend the meeting tomorrow.
18. Which sentence correctly uses a participial phrase to add descriptive detail?
A. Because she was tired, she sat down.
B. She was tired and sat down.
C. Being tired, she sat down.
D. She is tired, so she sat down.
19. Select the sentence that correctly uses 'neither…nor′ in correlative conjunctions.
A. Neither I or my brother went to the party.
B. Neither me nor my brother went to the party.
C. Neither I nor my brother went to the party.
D. Neither I and my brother went to the party.
20. Identify the sentence that correctly uses quotation marks for direct speech.
A. He said, I am tired.
B. He said 'I am tired′.
C. He said, 'I am tired′.
D. He said: 'I am tired′.
21. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a conjunction to show contrast.
A. She is tired, and she went to bed early.
B. She is tired, so she went to bed early.
C. Although she is tired, she stayed up late.
D. She is tired because she went to bed early.
22. Identify the sentence that correctly uses a dangling modifier.
A. Walking down the street, the dog barked at me.
B. Walking down the street, I saw a dog bark at me.
C. I saw a dog bark at me walking down the street.
D. The dog barked at me while walking down the street.
23. Which sentence correctly applies inversion for emphatic effect?
A. She had rarely seen such beauty.
B. Rarely she had seen such beauty.
C. Rarely had she seen such beauty.
D. She rarely had seen such beauty.
24. Identify the sentence that correctly uses a compound-complex sentence structure.
A. I went to the store and bought milk.
B. Because it was raining, I stayed home.
C. Although it was late, I finished my work, and then I went to bed.
D. It was late, so I went to bed.
25. Choose the sentence that correctly uses an apostrophe to show possession.
A. The dogs bone is buried.
B. The dog′s bones are buried.
C. The dogs′ bone is buried.
D. The dogs′ bones are buried.
26. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a colon to introduce a list.
A. I need to buy: milk, bread and eggs.
B. I need to buy, milk, bread, and eggs.
C. I need to buy milk, bread, and eggs:
D. I need to buy the following: milk, bread, and eggs.
27. Which sentence demonstrates the correct use of 'fewer′ versus 'less′?
A. There are less students in this class than last year.
B. There are fewer water in this bottle.
C. There are fewer students in this class than last year.
D. There is fewer traffic today.
28. Identify the sentence that correctly uses a suffix to change word function (e.g., noun to adjective).
A. The child is joy.
B. The child is joying.
C. The child is joyful.
D. The child is joyly.
29. Which sentence demonstrates correct pronoun-antecedent agreement?
A. Each student should bring their books.
B. Each student should bring his or her book.
C. Each students should bring their book.
D. All student should bring their book.
30. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a phrasal verb in context.
A. Please turn the lights off.
B. Please turn off the lights the.
C. Please turn off lights.
D. Please turn off the lights it.
