1. Select the sentence that correctly uses a hyphen.
A. He is a well known author.
B. He is a well-known author.
C. He is a well known-author.
D. He is a well knownauthor.
2. Which sentence correctly uses the preposition "on" to indicate a date?
A. I will see you in Monday.
B. I will see you at Monday.
C. I will see you on Monday.
D. I will see you to Monday.
3. Which sentence demonstrates the correct use of a colon?
A. I need: milk, eggs, and bread.
B. I need;milk, eggs, and bread.
C. I need, milk, eggs, and bread.
D. I need: milk, eggs, and bread.
4. Select the sentence that correctly uses the past perfect tense.
A. I have finished my work before you called.
B. I had finished my work before you call.
C. I had finished my work before you called.
D. I finished my work before you had called.
5. Identify the sentence that correctly uses parallel structure.
A. I like to swim, hiking, and to bike.
B. I like swimming, hiking, and biking.
C. I like to swim, to hike, and biking.
D. I like swimming, to hike, and bike.
6. Identify the sentence with the correct subject-verb agreement.
A. The dogs runs in the park.
B. The dog run in the park.
C. The dogs run in the park.
D. The dog running in the park.
7. Identify the sentence that correctly uses a possessive pronoun.
A. That is her"s book.
B. That is hers book.
C. That book is her.
D. That book is hers.
8. Identify the sentence that uses the correct form of the verb "to be" in the present continuous tense.
A. They is playing football.
B. They am playing football.
C. They are play football.
D. They are playing football.
9. Choose the sentence that correctly uses the word "lie" or "lay".
A. I am going to lay down for a nap.
B. I am going to lie down for a nap.
C. I laid the book on the table.
D. Yesterday, I lied on the beach.
10. Which of the following sentences demonstrates the correct use of a semicolon?
A. I went to the store;I bought milk, eggs, and bread.
B. I went to the store, I bought milk, eggs, and bread.
C. I went to the store: I bought milk, eggs, and bread.
D. I went to the store. I bought milk, eggs, and bread.
11. Which sentence correctly uses the subjunctive mood?
A. If I was you, I would go.
B. If I were you, I would go.
C. If I am you, I would go.
D. If I had been you, I would go.
12. Choose the sentence that uses the correct form of the verb "rise" or "raise".
A. The sun raises in the east.
B. The sun rises in the east.
C. Please rise your hand.
D. Please raise your hand.
13. Which sentence demonstrates the correct use of an ellipsis?
A. I don"t know...maybe I will go.
B. I don"t know... maybe I will go.
C. I don"t know....maybe I will go.
D. I don"t know... maybe I will go
14. Which of the following sentences contains a misplaced modifier?
A. Covered in chocolate, I ate the cake.
B. I ate the cake covered in chocolate.
C. I ate the chocolate-covered cake.
D. The cake I ate was covered in chocolate.
15. Which of the following sentences uses the correct order of adjectives?
A. She has a red old car.
B. She has an old red car.
C. She has a red, old car.
D. She has car old red.
16. Select the sentence that correctly uses the future perfect tense.
A. By next year, I will finished my degree.
B. By next year, I will have finished my degree.
C. By next year, I will finishing my degree.
D. By next year, I will finish my degree.
17. Which of the following sentences uses the correct tense sequence?
A. I knew that he is coming.
B. I knew that he was coming.
C. I know that he was coming.
D. I know that he is come.
18. Choose the sentence that uses the correct article (a/an/the).
A. I saw a elephant at the zoo.
B. I saw an elephant at the zoo.
C. I saw the elephant at zoo.
D. I saw elephant at a zoo.
19. Which sentence uses the correct comparative form of the adjective "good"?
A. This cake is gooder than that one.
B. This cake is more good than that one.
C. This cake is better than that one.
D. This cake is good than that one.
20. Choose the sentence with the correct use of the word "affect" or "effect".
A. The affect of the rain was a flood.
B. The effect of the rain was a flood.
C. The rain effected my mood.
D. The rain affected a change in the landscape.
21. Identify the sentence that correctly uses quotation marks.
A. She said, "I am going home."
B. She said, I am going home.
C. She said "I am going home."
D. She said, "I am going home".
22. Select the sentence that uses the correct form of the word "farther" or "further".
A. I can"t walk no farther.
B. I can"t walk no further.
C. I can"t walk any farther.
D. I can"t walk any further.
23. Choose the sentence that correctly uses the word "its" or "it"s".
A. The dog wagged it"s tail.
B. The dog wagged its tail.
C. Its a beautiful day.
D. It"s tail was wagging.
24. Which sentence uses the correct form of the word "who" or "whom"?
A. Who did you give the book to?
B. Whom did you give the book to?
C. Who do you think will win?
D. Whom do you think will win?
25. Which of the following is a compound sentence?
A. Because it was raining, I stayed home.
B. I stayed home because it was raining.
C. I stayed home, and I watched a movie.
D. Staying home, I watched a movie.
