grammar 180

GRAMMAR180

41. I gave the book to my sister who read it in a week.Which change is needed to correct this sentence?

A. Capitalize the word sister.

B. Capitalize the word week.C. Put a comma after the word sister.D. Put commas after the words book and sister.

42. If you want to find out which country has the most mountain ranges, which would be the best source to use?A. An atlasB. An almanacC. A thesaurus

D. A dictionary

43. (1) Developing good study habits is essential to academic success. (2) First, you have to locate a quiet place to study. (3) Many people like studying history better than studying mathematics. (4) Then, organize all the materials you need ion one area for easy retrieval. (5) Next, you need to eliminate all distractions. (6) Finally you are ready to study.Which sentence does not belong in the paragraph?A. Sentence 2B. Sentence 3C. Sentence 4

D. Sentence 5

44. That tall kid with the crooked grin is really nice to be around.Which underlined word is a predicate adjective?

A. TallB. Crooked

C. ReallyD. Nice

45. Joan brought a new book titled Jimmy Carter the White House Years.Which punctuation is needed to correct the sentence?

A. Add a colon after titled

B. Add a comma after bookC. Add a colon after CarterD. Add a comma after Carter

46. The Smoky Mountains are in North Carolina; Florida residents like to vacation there in the summer.What type of sentence is shown above?

A. Simple

B. ComplexC. CompoundD. Compound-complex

47. Without thinking, Daryl walked all the way to school on Saturday.What word or phrase modifies Daryl?

A. To schoolB. All the way

C. On SaturdayD. Without thinking

48. Curtis found Terry’s hat in the gym and put it in the lost and found box.What type of sentence is shown above?

A. ImperativeB. Declarative

C. ExclamatoryD. Interrogative

49. Those books are ________ to keep as long as I want them.Which word completes the sentence correctly?

A. MyB. Their

C. MineD. Them

50. The letters were mailed today.

In the sentence above, which part of speech is the underlined word?

A. Noun

B. AdverbC. PronounD. Adjective

51. Andy wants to write a paper about George Washington. Which of the following questions should probably not appear in his research?

A. How did George Washington meet his wife?B. How did George Washington become the first American president?C. How did he gain the trust of the people?D. Why did Washington want to be president?

52. Mark is doing a presentation on the layers of the earth. What resource would give him information on the temperature of the earth’s core?

A. A dictionary

B. An encyclopediaC. A world atlasD. The Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature

53. When you take notes for a research paper, you can summarize, write direct quotations, or you can paraphrase. Why should you give credit to the author when you copy an author’s exact words?A. to avoid quoting

B. To avoid summarizingC. To avoid writingD. To avoid plagiarizing

54. Jane needs to find another word for excitement. What resource would help her the most?A. A dictionaryB. A thesaurusC. A glossaryD. An index

55. Where would you look if you wanted to see the sources from which the book you were reading was written?A. A glossaryB. BibliographyC. Index

D. Table of contents

56. What is the purpose of the sentence below?I can’t believe you did this!

A. Make a statementB. Ask a questionC. Make a request

D. State a strong feeling

57. Which sentence below is correct?A. You can wash and dry the dishes, or you can finish your homework.B. You can wash and dry the dishes, you can finish your homework.C. You can wash and dry the dishes or, you can finish your homework.D. You can wash, and dry the dishes, or you can finish, your homework.

58. If you wanted to add the phrase ‘on the shelf’ to describe the book, where would you place it in the sentence below?Kasey handed the book to Larry.A. Before KaseyB. Between handed and the

C. Between book and toD. After Larry

59. What is the simple predicate of the sentence below?Jacob and his friend should have come to the party.A. Come toB. Should

C. Should have comeD. To the party

60. Which of the sentences below is an example of an imperative sentence?

A. That play was fantastic!B. I have twenty-three kids in my class.C. Do you want another piece of chicken?

D. Turn left at the corner.