Agreement and Modifiers

For the following questions, choose the underlined part of the sentence that contains a grammatical error. If there are no errors, choose answer e.

  1. We knew Lawrence must of missed the appointment because train service was disrupted for

ABC

three hours this morning. No error.

DE

  1. Someone from the garage phoned to saythat the car had been fixed and asking if we would pick

A B C D

it up by 5:00. No error.

D

  1. The staff at the university library deserve recognition for helping to locate the many sources

A BC D

needed for the successful completion of my doctoral dissertation. No error.

E

  1. During the winter season, homeowners should change their disposable furnace filters at least

AB

oncea month; a dirty filter reduce furnace efficiency. No error.

CDE

  1. The chief executive officer and the chairman of the board agrees that the new benefit package

A B

should include a dental health plan as well as eye care. No error.

CD E

Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct verb.

  1. On March 15, 2006, the Maywood Recreation Department requested a grant from the state to rebuild the community center that ______in the recent fire.
  1. destroys
  2. will be destroyed
  3. had been destroyed
  4. is being destroyed
  1. Megan is trying to read all three books in the series before summer ______.
  1. ended
  2. will have ended
  3. will end
  4. ends
  1. We have ______more sweets since that wonderful bakery opened down the block.
  1. ate
  2. been eating
  3. been eat
  4. eat
  1. The boy ______the bat and ran to first base as fast as he could.
  1. swings
  2. swinged
  3. swung
  4. swing
  1. Last week, Tracy and Shane were honored at a luncheon for their part in rescuing a child who ______into an icy pond.
  1. falls
  2. would fall
  3. had fallen
  4. has fallen

Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct adjective or adverb.

  1. In many popular movies today, the heroes are ______armed than the villains.
  1. more heavily
  2. more heavy
  3. heavier
  4. more heavier
  1. After winning the yo-yo contest, Lydia skipped ______down the street.
  1. happy
  2. happiest
  3. more happily
  4. happily
  1. The book had a ______and ______ending.
  1. frighteningly; unhappy
  2. frighteningly; unhappily
  3. frightening; unhappily
  4. frightening; unhappy
  1. Strip mining, the ______method of mining, is controversial because it jeopardizes the environment.
  2. cheaper
  3. more cheap
  4. most cheapest
  5. cheapest
  6. Since her graduation from business school last spring, Adela has become known as the ______member of her graduating class.
  7. more important
  8. most important
  9. most importantly
  10. more importantly

Key

Part One:

  1. A
  2. D
  3. B
  4. D
  5. B

Part Two:

  1. C
  2. D
  3. B
  4. C
  5. C

Part Three:

  1. A
  2. D
  3. D
  4. D
  5. B