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Capitalization, Punctuation, And Pronouns
Test Description: Grammar Review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which sentence has an error in capitalization or punctuation?
A
He lived outside the city at 128, Beale Street.
B
Mustafa drove from Des Moines, Iowa to Boston, Massachusetts.
C
Did you visit him when he lived in, Des Moines, for a year?
D
He has lived on Beacon Street, Boston since May 1, 2000.
2) Which sentence has incorrect use of semicolons or colons?
A
They have some great ingredients: cashews, walnuts, and sunflower seeds.
B
Here's how I would describe them; crunchy, satisfying, and big!
C
They don't seem like health food; he calls them Mike's Magnificent Muffins.
D
I just tasted Mike's new muffins; I love them!
3) Which sentence has an error in capitalization?
A
She must be the best physician in Denver or even all of Colorado.
B
In November she went to a medical conference in Brazil.
C
I would recommend no Doctor more highly than Dr. Fernando.
D
She decorated her office at City Medical Group with Brazilian posters.
4) Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A
Tom does impressions of comics, movie, stars, and his favorite teachers.
B
Tom does impressions, of comics, movie stars, and his favorite teachers.
C
Tom does impressions of comics, movie stars, and his favorite teachers.
D
Tom does impressions of comics, movie stars and his favorite teachers.
5) Which sentence has completely correct punctuation?
A
Yvette smiled and said, Sal will come back when she's hungry.
B
Yvette, where did your pet salamander go? asked Jane.
C
You own a very adventurous pet, remarked Jane.
D
Oh dear, answered Yvette, Sal has gone out the back door again.
6) Which sentence has an error in the use of hyphens or dashes?
A
He has gone for a run on twenty six days in a row.
B
Richard is jogging again—he loves his new running shoes.
C
He wants to build strength and endurance—an excellent goal!
D
He reads up-to-date information about health and fitness.
7) Which of the following needs to be corrected?
A
Bravo! Courtney has won the pie-eating contest!
B
Good grief! did you see the pie juice splatter?
C
Boy, Courtney certainly conquered the concord grape pies.
D
Whew, I never thought she'd get through the fourth pie.
8) Which sentence is correct?
A
Julia likes to read the My Turn column in Newsweek magazine.
B
Julia likes to read the My Turn column in Newsweek magazine.
C
Julia likes to read the My Turn column in Newsweek magazine.
D
Julia likes to read the My Turn column in Newsweek magazine.
9) Which sentence shows correct use of commas?
A
Carla a gifted gardener is planting a new flower patch.
B
Carla, a gifted gardener, is planting a new flower patch.
C
Carla, a gifted gardener is planting a new flower patch.
D
Carla a gifted gardener, is planting a new flower patch.
10) Which sentence includes an incorrectly placed apostrophe?
A
Anya's whistling ability is definitely remarkable.
B
My dog's ears perk up when Anya walks by.
C
Anya does'nt avoid difficult tunes.
D
She likes Schubert's and Brahms's melodies best.
11) Which sentence is correct?
A
The facts theirselves required lots of research.
B
You can look at it yourself and read the interesting timeline.
C
Myself enjoyed finding out about this great leader.
D
Skip hisself has designed a Web site about George Washington.
12) Which sentence is correct?
A
Whose are these thick wool gloves?
B
Whom answered your question?
C
Who did you ask?
D
Who's is this orange hat?
13) Which sentence is correct?
A
She and Gretchen will go to the movie with them.
B
Her and Gretchen will go to the movie with them.
C
Her and Gretchen will go to the movie with they.
D
She and Gretchen will go to the movie with them.
14) Which of the following is a third person plural pronoun?
A
them
B
you
C
we
D
us
15) Which pronoun in CAPS does NOT agree with its antecedent? Choose the sentence.
A
Olympic skaters do THEIR turns a bit faster than Jerry does his.
B
Chuck can do figure eights on ITS new skates.
C
Chuck and Jerry have invited us to THEIR ice-skating party.
D
Jerry executes HIS fancy turns gracefully.
16) Which pronoun in CAPS has an unclear antecedent? Choose the sentence.
A
Deb and Claire saw a purple finch at HER bird feeder.
B
That red cardinal is returning to ITS nest.
C
Finches and chickadees visit IT frequently.
D
Claire puts out only seed in summer, but SHE uses suet and seed in winter.
17) Which of the following is an object pronoun?
A
we
B
they
C
me
D
I
18) Nellie knits better than ____.
A
myself
B
I
C
meself
D
me
19) Which of the following is a plural indefinite pronoun?
A
several
B
someone
C
everything
D
nothing
20) Which sentence has NO demonstrative pronoun?
A
This is the damaged pine tree.
B
That tree will have to be taken down.
C
That was a severe storm!
D
Those are the broken branches.
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