1. Which sentence correctly uses "affect" and "effect"?
A. The medicine had a positive affect on his health.
B. The medicine had a positive effect on his health.
C. The weather will effect our plans.
D. The weather will affect an effect on our plans.
2. What is the difference between "imply" and "infer"?
A. "Imply" means to understand something, while "infer" means to suggest something.
B. "Infer" means to suggest something, while "imply" means to understand something.
C. "Imply" means to suggest something indirectly, while "infer" means to draw a conclusion from evidence.
D. "Infer" means to draw a conclusion indirectly, while "imply" means to suggest from evidence.
3. What is the difference between "historic" and "historical"?
A. "Historic" means related to history, while "historical" means important in history.
B. "Historical" means related to history, while "historic" means important in history.
C. They are interchangeable and can be used in any context.
D. "Historic" is only used for events, while "historical" is only used for people.
4. What is the difference between "who"s" and "whose"?
A. "Who"s" is a possessive pronoun, and "whose" is a contraction of "who is".
B. "Whose" is a possessive pronoun, and "who"s" is a contraction of "who is".
C. They are interchangeable and can be used in any context.
D. "Whose" is only used in formal writing, while "who"s" is only used in informal writing.
5. Which sentence demonstrates the correct use of commas in a series?
A. I bought apples, bananas and oranges.
B. I bought apples, bananas, and oranges.
C. I bought apples bananas and oranges.
D. I bought apples bananas, and oranges.
6. What is the function of a "topic sentence" in a paragraph?
A. To provide a concluding statement.
B. To introduce the main idea of the paragraph.
C. To provide supporting details.
D. To connect paragraphs together.
7. Identify the sentence that contains a "dangling modifier".
A. Walking down the street, I saw a cat.
B. Having finished the exam, the students left the room.
C. Covered in chocolate, he ate the cake.
D. Covered in chocolate, the cake was delicious.
8. What is the primary function of a "relative clause" in a sentence?
A. To express a complete thought.
B. To connect two independent clauses.
C. To modify a noun or noun phrase.
D. To indicate time or location.
9. Which of the following is an example of a "gerund"?
A. He likes to swim.
B. Swimming is his favorite activity.
C. The swimming pool is clean.
D. He is swimming now.
10. Which of the following sentences contains a "split infinitive"?
A. To boldly go where no one has gone before.
B. To go boldly where no one has gone before.
C. Boldly to go where no one has gone before.
D. To go where no one has boldly gone before.
11. Choose the sentence with correct parallel structure.
A. He enjoys reading, to swim, and hiking.
B. He enjoys reading, swimming, and to hike.
C. He enjoys to read, swimming, and hiking.
D. He enjoys reading, swimming, and hiking.
12. Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?
A. The team are playing well tonight.
B. The team is playing well tonight.
C. Each of the students have finished the exam.
D. Neither the cat nor the dogs is hungry.
13. Which of the following is a correct example of a "hypothetical conditional" sentence?
A. If it rains, I will take an umbrella.
B. If it rained, I would take an umbrella.
C. If it had rained, I would have taken an umbrella.
D. All of the above.
14. Which of the following is the best definition of a "morpheme"?
A. The smallest unit of sound that distinguishes one word from another.
B. The smallest grammatical unit that carries meaning.
C. A group of words that function as a single unit in a sentence.
D. The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
15. Identify the sentence that contains an example of "personification".
A. The wind was strong.
B. The wind howled through the trees.
C. The tree was tall.
D. The tree swayed in the wind.
16. What is the function of an "adverbial clause"?
A. To modify a noun.
B. To modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
C. To act as the subject of a sentence.
D. To connect two independent clauses.
17. Which sentence correctly uses "less" and "fewer"?
A. There are less students in the class today.
B. There are fewer water in the bottle.
C. There is fewer students in the class today.
D. There are fewer students in the class today.
18. Which of the following is the best example of "euphemism"?
A. The old man passed away.
B. The old man died.
C. The old man kicked the bucket.
D. The old man is no more.
19. In phonetics, what is the difference between a "phoneme" and an "allophone"?
A. A phoneme is a specific sound, while an allophone is a class of sounds.
B. A phoneme is the smallest unit of meaning, while an allophone is the smallest unit of sound.
C. A phoneme is an abstract unit of sound that distinguishes meaning, while an allophone is a phonetic variant of a phoneme.
D. A phoneme is a written symbol representing a sound, while an allophone is the actual sound produced.
20. Which of the following sentences uses the subjunctive mood correctly?
A. If I was you, I would study harder.
B. If I were you, I would study harder.
C. If I am you, I would study harder.
D. If I will be you, I would study harder.
21. Identify the sentence that uses the correct tense to describe an action that started in the past and continues to the present.
A. I am living here for five years.
B. I have lived here for five years.
C. I lived here for five years.
D. I live here for five years.
22. Identify the sentence that uses the correct form of the verb "to rise" (to get up) in the past participle.
A. He has rose early every day this week.
B. He has risen early every day this week.
C. He has rised early every day this week.
D. He has raise early every day this week.
23. What is the function of a "colon" in a sentence?
A. To separate two independent clauses.
B. To introduce a list, explanation, or example.
C. To indicate possession.
D. To set off nonessential information.
24. What is the difference between "further" and "farther"?
A. "Further" is used for physical distance, while "farther" is used for metaphorical distance.
B. "Farther" is used for physical distance, while "further" is used for metaphorical or non-physical distance.
C. They are interchangeable and can be used in any context.
D. "Farther" is only used in American English, while "further" is only used in British English.
25. Identify the sentence that uses the correct form of the verb "to lie" (to recline) in the past tense.
A. He laid down for a nap.
B. He lies down for a nap.
C. He lay down for a nap.
D. He lain down for a nap.
