English grammar (Pretest)

Oct 25, 2016

Select the correct answer(s) for each sentence.
1. How . . .
  quickly
  he runs.
  - quick
  - quickly
2. Neither of the candidates . . .
  has
  spoken.
  - have
  - has
3. . . .
  It’s
  a long way from here to Tierra del Fuego.
  - Its
  - It’s
4. The answer is . . .
  plain
  and simple.
  - plane
  - plain
5. He and she were . . .
  really
  close friends.
  - real
  - very
  - really
6. It was I . . .
  who
  called.
  - who
  - whom
7. You look . . .
  good
  in that running outfit.
  - good
  - well
8. He took the plate . . .
  off
  the table.
  - off
  - off of
9. I am tiring of the noise from the . . .
  continuous
  flow of traffic past my apartment.
  - continuous
  - continual
10. She is one of the women who . . .
  work
  hard.
  - works
  - work
11. How much . . .
  farther
  before we arrive in Santa Fe?
  - further
  - farther
12. Joan walks . . .
  slowly
  so her children can keep up with her.
  - more slowly
  - slowly
  - slower
13. In the end, we had to decide . . .
  between
  a minivan and a station wagon as our second car.
  - among
  - between
14. That was Yusuf and . . .
  I
  whom you saw.
  - I
  - me
15. Mother, . . .
  may
  I go to the movies with Ashton this afternoon?
  - can
  - may
16. Pollen . . .
  affects
  my sinuses and makes me sneeze.
  - affects
  - effects
17. . . .
  Whoever
  drove in the carpool lane without any passengers will be fined.
  - Whomever
  - Whoever
18. That redwood tree has become taller . . .
  than
  the oak tree next door.
  - than
  - then
19. Neither DeAndre nor I . . .
  am
  to follow.
  - am
  - are
20. The teacher tried to . . .
  elicit
  a discussion about the novel.
  - illicit
  - elicit
21. Let me . . .
  set
  this book down on the table before I answer your question.
  - set
  - sit
22. The legislature finally authorized the funds to polish the gold on the dome of the . . .
  capitol
  building.
  - capitol
  - capital
23. The coach, not the players, . . .
  has
  been ill.
  - has
  - have
24. Don’t feel . . .
  bad
  about forgetting my birthday.
  - bad
  - badly
25. Yesterday, Barry . . .
  laid
  my jacket on the hood of the car.
  - lay
  - laid
26. Each of us . . .
  was
  scheduled to take the test.
  - were
  - was
27. Jake is the . . .
  older
  of the two brothers.
  - oldest
  - older
28. May did . . .
  well
  on the test she took yesterday.
  - well
  - good
29. My daughter became . . .
  an
  honorary member of the city council for the day.
  - a
  - an
30. Speak . . .
  more slowly
  please.
  - more slowly
  - slower
31. They mailed the copies to him and . . .
  me
  .
  - me
  - I
32. None of the neighbors offered . . .
  their
  support.
  - their
  - his
33. This phone call is for Bill and . . .
  me
  .
  - I
  - me
34. It is . . .
  we
  clerks who work hard.
  - us
  - we
35. I want to . . .
  lie
  down for a nap, but the phone keeps ringing.
  - lay
  - lie
36. They fought over their father’s estate because they felt . . .
  angry
  about the way he had treated them.
  - angrily
  - angry
37. I could . . .
  have
  danced all night.
  - of
  - have
38. Srdjian . . .
  emigrated
  from his native Bosnia about five years ago.
  - immigrated
  - emigrated
39. The desk and the chair . . .
  sit
  in the corner.
  - sit
  - sits
40. Please allow Jenna or . . .
  me
  to assist you.
  - myself
  - me
41. La Donna talks fondly about the four years that she . . .
  went
  to the university.
  - went
  - has went
42. There . . .
  are
  only four days until Christmas.
  - are
  - is
43. . . .
  You’re
  the only one for me.
  - You’re
  - Your
44. That SUV, which landed on its hood after the accident, was traveling at eighty miles . . .
  per
  hour.
  - peer
  - per
45. We saw two puppies at the pound and took home the . . .
  cuter
  one.
  - cuter
  - cutest
46. Terrell is the . . .
  smarter
  of the two.
  - smartest
  - smarter
47. The time for action has long since . . .
  passed
  .
  - past
  - passed
48. I work with people . . .
  who
  judge others by their nationalities and accents.
  - that
  - who
49. Samantha will meet us . . .
  later
  .
  - later on
  - later
50. How will you be . . .
  affected
  financially if the effect of downsizing means you will lose your job?
  - effected
  - affected

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