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Generation Date: 08/24/2012
Generated By: BRITTANY JONES
1. In the sentence below, what change, if any, must be made?
Mayuka and I has always wanted to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa.
B. change has to have
C. change Mayuka and I to Mayuka and me
D. The sentence is correctly written.
2. How are the sentences below correctly written?
Theirs are the best pair of Chihuahuas in the dog show. It will be difficult to choose a single winner.A. change are to were
B. change Chihuahuas to Chihuahua
C. change theirs to their
D. change are to is
3.
The occupants of the small office building was startled and confused when a fire engine pulled into the parking lot with its sirens blaring loudly.
What is the best way to write the underlined part of the sentence?
B. being startled and confused
C. is startled and confused
D. has been startled and confused
4. Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?
A. Dieter visit Moscow, Paris, Milan, and London every summer.B. Employees is allowed several breaks during their shifts.
C. The United States has been Petrie's home for many years.
D. The student with all the books walk very slowly to class.
5. Which of these sentences is correctly written?
A. Each of the contestants has a brilliant smile.B. Each of the contestants having a brilliant smile.
C. Each of the contestant have a brilliant smile.
D. Each of the contestants have a brilliant smile.
6.
Bacteria, such as Streptococcus pneumoniae and Heliobacter pylori, causes infections in humans and other organisms, and bacterial infections endanger the lives of many people around the world.
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?
B. Change endanger to endangers.
C. Change causes to cause.
D. No change is necessary.
7. How is the sentence below correctly written?
Either a large rodent or termites is responsible for the damage to the garden shed.A. change is to are
B. change is to was
C. The sentence is correctly written.
D. change rodent to rodents
8. Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?
A. The audience wait eagerly for the symphony to begin.B. Three-fourths of the students were late for the exam.
C. One of the members of the band have a black motorcycle.
D. The nanny, along with two children, walk to the park.
9. How is the sentence below correctly written?
Eighty percent of the casserole were eaten by the dinner guests.A. Change were to was.
B. The sentence is correctly written.
C. Change percent to percents.
D. Change guests to guest.
10.
When I ask for volunteers to organize a canned food drive, everyone______me.
Choose the correct verb for this sentence.
B. ignore
C. ignores
D. have been ignoring
11. Six weeks are a long time to wait for an answer to a simple question.
How is Six weeks are a long time correctly written?
B. change weeks to week
C. The sentence is correctly written.
D. change Six to A
12. Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?
A. Judging people based on appearance are very rude.B. Please wait here until someone arrive to help you.
C. Each of the students plans to graduate this spring.
D. Nick and Nora walks their terrier Asta every day.
13. Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?
A. Either Kito or his sister Ama have to work late tonight.B. One of the DVDs are too badly scratched to play.
C. Jaira's dog, cat, and fish are always happy to see her.
D. The prom king and queen shares a dance together.
14.
There are freshly baked sugar cookies in the cafeteria if anyone wants a snack before class.
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?
B. Change are to is.
C. Change snack to snacks.
D. No change is necessary.
15. Which of these sentences is correctly written?
A. Either Allison or Holly are the person to ask when you have a question regarding progress on the art project.B. Either Allison or Holly is the person to ask when you have a question regarding progress on the art project.
C. Either Allison or Holly were the person to ask when you have a question regarding progress on the art project.
D. Either Allison or Holly be the person to ask when you have a question regarding progress on the art project.
16. In the sentence below, what change must be made to correct the mistake?
Conditioning, as well as strategy, are what helped the marathon runner win the race.
B. change are to is
C. change are to were
D. The sentence is correctly written.
17. Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?
A. Both Tina and her friends rides the subway to school.B. The prom committee meet in the school library every Tuesday.
C. The majority of voters know very little about politics.
D. Kyra and her cousins are taking dance lessons this summer.
18. Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?
A. Many students looks up to valedictorian Pechorin Snaith.B. Anyone with a bus pass earn a discount at the bookstore.
C. The rugby team plays every other Saturday at Gorky Park.
D. The church hold its annual charity drive in the parking lot.
19. Which of these sentences is correctly written?
A. The puppy or the cat are the likely suspects for knocking over the trash can.B. The puppy or the cats was the likely suspects for knocking over the trash can.
C. The puppy or the cats are the likely suspects for knocking over the trash can.
D. The puppy or the cats is the likely suspects for knocking over the trash can.
20. The starving pack of wolves are desperately hunting for a source of nourishment before the young wolf pups die.
How is pack of wolves are desperately hunting correctly written?
B. pack of wolf are desperately hunting
C. pack of wolves is desperately hunting
D. pack of wolves are going to desperately hunting
21.
Neither Zinovy nor her parents enjoys seeing a letter from the principal arrive in the mail.
Which underlined part of the sentence contains an error?
B. Neither
C. mail
D. enjoys
22.
Akaky's family feels tense and anxious because the news coming from their homeland are bad.
What change should be made to correct the problem of subject-verb agreement?
B. Change family to families.
C. Change homeland to homelands.
D. Change feels to feel.
23. The two siblings decided to share their Halloween candy. Half of the candy bars belongs to each of them.
How is Half of the candy bars belongs correctly written?
B. change belongs to belongings
C. change belongs to belong
D. change belongs to belonging
24. Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?
A. Here are the poems Truvia wrote for Jydo last year.B. Rizzo and Vintus has worked together for years.
C. Tales of the Alhambra are Ulia's favorite book.
D. Lars, accompanied by Bianca, were late to the party.
25.
Dryden plans to take his car to the repair shop after work because the engine sound strange.
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?
B. Change plans to plan.
C. No change is necessary.
D. Change sound to sounds.
26.
Thom, who was working for his cousins, were driving the delivery truck recklessly, and a police officer gave him a ticket.
What change should be made to correct the problem of subject-verb agreement?
B. Change gave to have given.
C. Change officer to officers.
D. Change was to were.
27. Which of these sentences is correctly written?
A. "Here was the copies you requested," Angel muttered as he handed the stack of paper to his boss.B. "Here are the copies you requested," Angel muttered as he handed the stack of paper to his boss.
C. "Here be the copies you requested," Angel muttered as he handed the stack of paper to his boss.
D. "Here is the copies you requested," Angel muttered as he handed the stack of paper to his boss.
28. In the sentence below, what change, if any, should be made?
Michael Phelps is one of the best known athletes who endorse products in television commercials.
B. The sentence is correctly written.
C. change endorse to endorsing
D. change endorse to endorses
29.
Unfortunately, my brother Rudin's good intentions seldom______in the appropriate actions.
Choose the correct verb to complete this sentence.
B. result
C. results
D. is resulting
30. The team of Chinese acrobats dazzle the crowds with its daring, high-flying execution of dangerous feats.
How is team of Chinese acrobats dazzle the crowds with its correctly written?
B. change its to it
C. change dazzle to dazzling
D. change acrobats to acrobat
31.
The______, accompanied by the media and several tabloid reporters, often visits the hospital to cheer up the wounded soldiers.
Choose the correct subject for this sentence.
B. band members
C. actors
D. singer and his wife
32.
Calhoun Riggins and Philidia Stein is the first students to win the Turnpike Goosman Memorial Scholarship.
What is the best way to write the underlined part of the sentence?
B. was the first students
C. am the first students
D. are the first students
33. Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?
A. More than half of the students plays sports after school.B. Spanish and French is complex and beautiful languages.
C. Men, women, and children attends the annual parade.
D. One of the local supermarkets offers the lowest prices.
34.
"There are two main problem I found in your essay," said Myski to her friend Bodin. "The spelling errors have not been corrected, and the citations are not formatted in the proper MLA style."
What change should be made to correct the problem of subject-verb agreement?
B. Change have to has.
C. Change problem to problems.
D. Change errors to error.
35. Which of the sentences below is correctly written?
A. One hundred percent of the student from Mrs. McGee's class is graduating this spring.B. One hundred percent of the students from Mrs. McGee's class are graduating this spring.
C. One hundred percent of the students from Mrs. McGee's class is graduating this spring.
D. One hundred percents of the students from Mrs. McGee's class are graduating this spring.
36. Picasso, Miró, and Dalí are my favorite Spanish painters.
How is Picasso, Miró, and Dalí are correctly written?
B. change are to is
C. The sentence is correctly written.
D. change Picasso, Miró, and Dalí to Picasso
37.
The student waiting in line for her books get angry when she sees other people cutting in line ahead of her.
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?
B. No change is necessary.
C. Change get to gets.
D. Change sees to see.
38. How should the sentence below be changed?
Kurtis is the student who come late to class, almost every day.
B. change come to comes
C. change come to coming
D. change student to students
39.
"You enjoy reading poetry because you understand it," Keifaar told Pumba. "Mathematics, however, are more enjoyable for me."
Which underlined part of the sentence, if any, contains an error?
B. enjoy
C. understand
D. are
40. Penelope exclaimed, "Five hundred dollars are way too much to pay for shoes, even if they are from a designer collection!"
How is Five hundred dollars are way too much to pay for shoes correctly written?
B. change dollars to dollar
C. change are to is
D. change Five to One
41. How is the sentence below best written?
Neither Ivan nor I is going to the basketball game on Friday night.
B. change is going to are going
C. change Ivan to he
D. change is going to were going
42. Which of these sentences is correctly written?
A. A list of his favorite songs is in the top drawer of his desk.B. A list of his favorite songs are in the top drawer of his desk.
C. A list of his favorite songs be in the top drawer of his desk.
D. A list of his favorite songs were in the top drawer of his desk.
43.
Omar's ragged______were finally thrown out, and his friends and family were thrilled.
Choose the correct subject for this sentence.
B. wallet
C. trousers
D. coat
(1)“Garnet, I can’t believe your mother is letting you turn the basement into a game room,” commented Dubois as he opened a can of soda and sat down on the couch.(2)His friend Shazzar nodded as he opened a bag of chips.
(3)“My parents are amazing,” Garnet replied with a smile.(4)“They even gave us a box of old movies to watch when we get tired of playing games.”
(5)“What kind of movies are in the box?” asked Shazzar.(6)“Most old movies is too boring for me to watch.”
(7)“Don’t be silly,” Garnet said.(8)“Movies like Nosferatu and Scaramouche is being interesting.(9)In fact, Scaramouche contain the longest swordfighting scene in cinematic history.”
(10)“I love sword fights,” said Dubois.(11)“They______even more exciting than martial arts.”
(12)“That’s not true!” Shazzar protested, striking a kung fu pose.(13)“Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and I______with you about that.(14)______is the most exciting entertainment in the world.”
(15)“We will see about that,” said Dubois as he grabbed a broom and a mop from the corner.(16)“I challenges you to a sword fight.(17)Your puny kung fu skills do not frighten me!”(18)As her friends raced around the basement with their makeshift swords, Garnet put her head in her hands and sighed.
(19)“I’m not sure these were the kinds of games my parents had in mind,” she said with a wry grin.