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Indicate which type of phrase is used in the following sentence:

I waited for a while.

A.Participial phrase

B.Absolute phrase

C.Prepositional phrase

D.Appositive phrase

Question 1 of 15

Indicate whether the underlined pronoun is an interrogative, reflexive, relative, indefinite, or possessive pronoun:

I built the car myself.

A.Interrogative Pronoun

B.Reflexive Pronoun

C.Relative Pronoun

D.Possessive Pronoun

Question 2 of 15

Check the following words that are spelled correctly:

A.Nieghbor

B.Cieling

C.Companies

D.Monkies

Question 3 of 15

Indicate if the following sentence makes correct or incorrect use of commas:

I ate soup and a salad.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 4 of 15

Indicate which of the following includes a present participle:

A.Studying is the best way to pass the test.

B.I have broken the model airplane.

C.I have run the race.

D.Why are you not raking the lawn?

E.Dad built that building many years ago.

Question 5 of 15

Check the following words that are spelled correctly:

A.Mispell

B.Irresponsible

C.Unecessary

D.Immaculate

Question 6 of 15

Before which of the following words would you place a colon to make the sentence grammatically correct?

It is currently 2 00 P.M.

A.00

B.2

C.P.M.

D.currently

Question 7 of 15

Indicate whether the underlined is a sentence fragment, a complete sentence, or a run on sentence:

I believe a lot of things. For example, that everyone should follow the golden rule.

A.Fragment

B.Complete

C.Run-on

Question 8 of 15

Choose whether the following sentence is correct or has a misplaced modifier:

He almost won every race he ran.

A.Correct

B.Misplaced

Question 9 of 15

10.

Determine the best meaning for the underlined word based on the context of the sentence:

I am determined to graduate with honor and my friend is just as resolute.

A.uncertain

B.honor

C.determined

D.crazy

Question 10 of 15

11.

Identify the following as a paradox, equivocation, irony or oxymoron:

All trees have bark and all dogs bark therefore a dog is a tree.

A.Paradox

B.Equivocation

C.Irony

D.Oxymoron

Question 11 of 15

12.

Indicate which of the following words should not be capitalized if any?

The movie Pirates Of The Caribbean will be released during Summer on July 4th weekend.

A.summer

B.of, the

C.of, summer

D.of, the, summer

Question 12 of 15

13.

Precise words help convey ideas with more meaning and less verbose text. Identify which word best replaces the underlined:

The woman Geoffrey dated had to be careful to avoid his wife.

A.beautiful younger lady

B.tramp

C.mistress

D.associate

Question 13 of 15

14.

Identify the meaning of the underlined Greek or Latin affix (prefix added at the beginning and suffix added at the end of the root word) that can be used to identify the correct definition of the following word:

misspell

A.not, opposite

B.wrongly

C.correctly

D.across

Question 14 of 15

15.

Meaning is oftentimes inferred from the context of the story. Read the following and infer the best conclusion below:

Elizabeth is walking confidently along Wall Street while wearing an expensive suit and she turns to enter the Citibank building.

A.Elizabeth is a high school dropout.

B.Elizabeth is an experienced finance professional.

C.Elizabeth is a lawyer commuting from New Jersey.

D.Elizabeth is a serious person.

Question 15 of 15