Here is a Word document with all of the questions from the Blackboard pool on the “Grammar bootcamp.”
Note: You cannot import this file into Blackboard; you must import the corresponding .zip file (which contains the questions in Blackboard’s special format).
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Question Either the physicians in this hospital or the chief administrator ____ going to have to make a decision.
Answer / / is
are
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Question Three-quarters of the student body ______against the tuition hike.
Answer / / is
are
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Question This is a matter for you and ______to decide.
Answer / I
/ me
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Question No one on the bus seems to know ______way around this part of New York City.
Answer / their
/ his or her
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Question At the foot of the mountain ______two enormous vineyards, both owned by the same woman.
Answer / / were
was
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Question General Motors will probably recall most of ______four-wheel-drive vehicles.
Answer / / its
their
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Question Our college should change ______policy about withdrawals.
Answer / / its
their
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Question He bought all the books ______are required for the course.
Answer / who
/ that
which
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Question In the crowd were several recruits ______are regarded as excellent prospects for next year's team.
Answer / which
that
/ who
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Question I can't remember ______told me that.
Answer / / who
whom
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Question Give these old coats to ______seems to need them most.
Answer / whomever
/ whoever
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Question ______fault is that?
Answer / / Whose
Who's
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Question Gov. Mark Warner ordered state agencies to tighten their belts [comma?] and VirginiaCommonwealthUniversity responded by freezing all hiring.
Answer / / Yes, a comma is needed.
No comma is needed.
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Question On Sunday afternoon, the students gathered at MonroePark [comma?] and then distributed blankets and food to homeless people.
Answer / Yes, a comma is needed.
/ No comma is needed.
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Question With sweat pouring down his face [comma?] the point-guard stepped up to the free-throw line.
Answer / / Yes, a comma is needed.
No comma is needed.
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Question Although the students tried hard [comma?] they didn't score well on the test.
Answer / / Yes, a comma is needed.
No comma is needed.
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Question Select the correctly written sentence:
Answer / / Without a plan for the weekend, we decided to take in a Saturday matinee.
Without a plan for the weekend, a Saturday matinee seemed a good idea at the time.
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Question Select the correctly written sentence:
Answer / Down by 20 points at the start of the fourth quarter, the game seemed to be a lost cause for the Rams.
/ Down by 20 points at the start of the fourth quarter, the Rams seemed to be hopelessly behind.
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Question ______are too many possible answers to this question.
Answer / They're
/ There
Their
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Question It's usually hotter ______this in July.
Answer / then
/ than
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Question ______the first week of classes for the new school year.
Answer / / It's
Its
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Question Whatever ______doing to this highway, it seems to be taking forever to finish.
Answer / / they're
there
there
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Question I knew what model car it was, but I wasn't sure about ____ color.
Answer / it's
/ its
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Question She has apparently found it difficult to ______the circumstances.
Answer / except
/ accept
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Question VCU President Eugene Trani will decide ______the university changes the name of the academic campus.
Answer / weather
/ whether
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