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Question 1 What punctuation mark would be most correct in the…
Question 1
What punctuation mark would be most correct in the following blank: “I like pineapple pizza_ my sister hates it.”
Group of answer choices
a. A comma
b. A colon
c. A semicolon
d. No punctuation mark
Question 2
The following sentence is either hard to interpret or ungrammatical due to _____: “A friend who I write often sends me gift cards on my birthday.”
Group of answer choices
a. Faulty parallelism
b. a Dangling participle
c. a Squinting adverb
d. being a run-on sentence
Question 3
The following sentence should be completed with what type of phrase: “I like hiking, rock climbing, and _________
Group of answer choices
a. Gerund phrase
b. Infinitive phrase
c. Prepositional phrase
d. Noun phrase
Question 4
The following sentence is either hard to interpret or ungrammatical due to ______: “I like to hike, to read, and skiing.”
Group of answer choices
a. Faulty parallelism
b. a Dangling participle
c. a Squinting adverb
d. being a run-on sentence
Question 5
The following sentence is either hard to interpret or ungrammatical due to ______: “Falling with a loud clatter, the cat was scared by the sound of the dishes.”
Group of answer choices
a. Faulty parallelism
b. a Dangling participle
c. a Squinting adverb
d. being a run-on sentence
Question 6
What punctuation mark would be most correct in the following blank: “I like pineapple pizza_ but my sister hates it.”
Group of answer choices
a. A comma
b. A colon
c. A semicolon
d. No punctuation mark
Question 7
Which of the following describes correct colon usage in English?
Group of answer choices
a. A colon must follow a dependent clause
b. A colon must follow an independent clause
c. A colon must precede a dependent clause
d. A colon must precede an independent clause
Question 8
Which of the following describes correct semicolon usage in English?
Group of answer choices
a. A semicolon follows a dependent clause and precedes an independent clause
b. A semicolon follows an independent clause and precedes a dependent clause
c. A semicolon goes between two dependent clauses
d. A semicolon goes between two independent clauses
Question 9
The following sentence should be completed with what type of phrase: “I like to go hiking, to climb cliffs, and _________
Group of answer choices
a. Gerund phrase
b. Infinitive phrase
c. Prepositional phrase
d. Noun phrase
Question 10
The following sentence is either hard to interpret or ungrammatical due to _____: “My friend sends me gift cards but I only send him letters.”
Group of answer choices
a. Faulty parallelism
b. a Dangling participle
c. a Squinting adverb
d. being a run-on sentence
Question 11
The bracketed word in the following sentence is a ___: “I bought necklace for my wife, [for] it was our anniversary.”
Group of answer choices
a. A conjunction
b. An adverb
c. A preposition
d. None of the above
Question 12
The bracketed word in the following sentence is a ___: “I bought a necklace [for] my wife, for it was our anniversary.”
Group of answer choices
a. A conjunction
b. An adverb
c. A preposition
d. None of the above
Question 13
The bracketed word in the following sentence is a ___: “I hadn’t bought a necklace [yet], yet my wife forgave me.”
Group of answer choices
a. A conjunction
b. An adverb
c. A preposition
d. None of the above
Question 14
The bracketed word in the following sentence is a ___: “I hadn’t bought a necklace yet, [yet] my wife forgave me.”
Group of answer choices
a. A conjunction
b. An adverb
c. A preposition
d. None of the above
Question 15
An ELL who produces the following sentence is likely struggling with the use of ______: “I moved to Virginia; moreover, my sister remained in Colorado.”
Group of answer choices
a. Ellipsis
b. Conjunctive adverbs
c. Colon, semicolon, or comma usage
d. Nothing – this sentence is grammatically correct
Question 16
An ELL who produces the following sentence is likely struggling with the use of ______: “I moved to Virginia, and my brother did, too.”
Group of answer choices
a. Ellipsis
b. Conjunctive adverbs
c. Colon, semicolon, or comma usage
d. Nothing – this sentence is grammatically correct
Question 17
An ELL who produces the following sentence is likely struggling with the use of ______: “I moved to Virginia; however, my sister remained in Colorado.”
Group of answer choices
a. Ellipsis
b. Conjunctive adverbs
c. Colon, semicolon, or comma usage
d. Nothing – this sentence is grammatically correct
Question 18
An ELL who writes “The dog drank it’s water because its hot outside” should review
Group of answer choices
a. Possessive ‘s
b. Possessive pronouns
c. Contractive ‘s
d. All of the above
e. None of the above – this sentence is correct as is
Question 19
An ELL who writes “My brother is the most good at tennis” is struggling with
Group of answer choices
a. Comparative forms of adjectives
b. Superlative forms of adjectives
c. Predicate forms of adjectives
d. The agentive suffix
Question 20
An ELL who produces the following sentence is likely struggling with the use of ______: “I moved to Virginia, and my brother does, too.”
Group of answer choices
a. Ellipsis
b. Conjunctive adverbs
c. Colon, semicolon, or comma usage
d. Nothing – this sentence is grammatically correct
Question 21
The following sentence is either hard to interpret or ungrammatical due to being a(n): “I studied for my exam I expect to get a great grade.”
Group of answer choices
a. Run-on sentence
b. Comma splice
c. Fused sentence
Question 22
The bracketed word in the following sentence is functioning as a(n)______: “The beer was [drunk].”
Group of answer choices
a. Past Participle
b. Participial Adjective
c. Either a or b – ambiguous without more context
Question 23
An ELL who produces the following question is likely struggling with ______: “Where you did go?”
Group of answer choices
a. Tense marker and subject inversion
b. Do-insertion
c. Wh-word fronting
d. both b and c
Question 24
An ELL who produces the following question is likely struggling with ______: “You are going to the store?”
Group of answer choices
a. Tense marker and subject inversion
b. Do-insertion
c. Wh-word fronting
d. both b and c
Question 25
The -ing form in the following sentence is functioning as a(n) ______: “He was charming and handsome.”
Group of answer choices
a. Participial Adjective
b. Gerund
c. Present Participle
d. Either a Participial Adjective or a Present Participle (ambiguous without more context)
Question 26
An ELL who produces the following sentence is likely struggling with the use of ______: “I moved to Virginia; my brother did, too.”
Group of answer choices
a. Ellipsis
b. Conjunctive adverbs
c. Colon, semicolon, or comma usage
d. Nothing – this sentence is grammatically correct
Question 27
Passive voice is composed of:
Group of answer choices
a. BE auxiliary + Past Participle
b. BE auxiliary + Present Participle
c. HAVE auxiliary + Past Participle
d. HAVE auxiliary + Present Participle
Question 28
An ELL who produces the following sentence is likely struggling with the use of ______: “I moved to Virginia, however, my sister remained in Colorado.”
Group of answer choices
a. Ellipsis
b. Conjunctive adverbs
c. Colon, semicolon, or comma usage
d. Nothing – this sentence is grammatically correct
Question 29
An ELL who produces the following sentence is likely struggling with the use of ______: “My sister likes pineapple pizza, and me too.”
Group of answer choices
a. Ellipsis
b. Conjunctive adverbs
c. Colon, semicolon, or comma usage
d. Nothing – this sentence is grammatically correct
Question 30
An ELL who produces the following question is likely struggling with ______: “Where you went?”
Group of answer choices
a. Tense marker and subject inversion
b. do-insertion
c. Wh-word fronting
d. both b and c
Question 31
An ELL who produces the following question is likely struggling with ______: “You did go where?”
Group of answer choices
a. Tense marker and subject inversion
b. Do-insertion
c. Wh-word fronting
d. both a and c
Question 32
Perfect aspect is composed of:
Group of answer choices
a. BE auxiliary + Past Participle
b. BE auxiliary + Present Participle
c. HAVE auxiliary + Past Participle
d. HAVE auxiliary + Present Participle
Question 33
The following sentence is either hard to interpret or ungrammatical due to being a(n): “I studied for my exam, I expect to get a great grade.”
Group of answer choices
a. Run-on sentence
b. Comma splice
c. Fused sentence
Question 34
An ELL who produces the following sentence is likely struggling with the use of ______: “I moved to Virginia; in addition, my sister remained in Colorado.”
Group of answer choices
a. Ellipsis
b. Conjunctive adverbs
c. Colon, semicolon, or comma usage
d. Nothing – this sentence is grammatically correct
Question 35
The following sentence is either hard to interpret or ungrammatical due to being a(n): “I studied for my aexam and I expect to get a great grade.”
Group of answer choices
a. Run-on sentence
b. Comma splice
c. Fused sentence
Question 36
The bracketed word in the following sentence is functioning as a(n)______: “They were [drunk].”
Group of answer choices
a. Past Participle
b. Participial Adjective
c. Either a or b – ambiguous without more context
Question 37
The -ing form in the following sentence is functioning as a(n) ______: “He practices charming snakes.”
Group of answer choices
a. Participial Adjective
b. Gerund
c. Present Participle
d. Either a Participial Adjective or a Present Participle (ambiguous without more context)
Question 38
The -ing form in the following sentence is functioning as a(n) ______: “He was charming a snake.”
Group of answer choices
a. Participial Adjective
b. Gerund
c. Present Participle
d. Either a Participial Adjective or a Present Participle (ambiguous without more context)
Question 39
An ELL who produces the following sentence is likely struggling with the use of ______: “I moved to Virginia; and my brother did, too.”
Group of answer choices
a. Ellipsis
b. Conjunctive adverbs
c. Colon, semicolon, or comma usage
d. Nothing – this sentence is grammatically correct
Question 40
The bracketed word in the following sentence is functioning as a(n)______: “The man was [drunk].”
Group of answer choices
a. Past Participle
b. Participial Adjective
c. Either a or b – ambiguous without more context
Question 41
The word “that” in English can function as:
Group of answer choices
a. A determiner
b. A pronoun
c. A relative pronoun
d. Part of noun clause
e. All of the above
f. Only a, c, and d
Question 42
Progressive aspect is composed of:
Group of answer choices
a. BE auxiliary + Past Participle
b. BE auxiliary + Present Participle
c. HAVE auxiliary + Past Participle
d. HAVE auxiliary + Present Participle
Question 43
As used in the following sentence, which verb type is the bracketed verb: “Susan [finds] her mother insufferable.”
Group of answer choices
a. Intransitive
b. Linking
c. Transitive
d. Di-Transitive
e. Complex Transitive
Question 44
As used in the following sentence, which verb type is the bracketed verb: “He [defeated] his enemy with ease.
Group of answer choices
a. Intransitive
b. Linking
c. Transitive
d. Di-Transitive
e. Complex Transitive
Question 45
As used in the following sentence, which verb type is the bracketed verb: “Alex [put] his hand on her shoulder.”
Group of answer choices
a. Intransitive
b. Linking
c. Transitive
d. Di-Transitive
e. Complex Transitive
Question 46
As used in the following sentence, which verb type is the bracketed verb: “They [donated] money to a worthy cause.
Group of answer choices
a. Intransitive
b. Linking
c. Transitive
d. Di-Transitive
e. Complex Transitive
Question 47
The prepositional phrase in the following sentence is acting as a(n) _____: “I sat [by the man with the glasses].”
Group of answer choices
a. Adjectival (modifying a noun)
b. Adverbial complement
c. Adverbial – not a complement
Question 48
Is the following bracketed sequence a noun clause (that-clause) or a relative clause (adjective clause)? “I have an idea [that we can agree on].”
Group of answer choices
a. Noun Clause
b. Relative Clause
Question 49
As used in the following sentence, which verb type is the bracketed verb: “Simon [passed] the ball to his brother.”
Group of answer choices
a. Intransitive
b. Linking
c. Transitive
d. Di-Transitive
e. Complex Transitive
Question 50
Is the following bracketed sequence a noun clause (that-clause) or a relative clause (adjective clause)? “I ate all the pizza [we bought].”
Group of answer choices
a. Noun Clause
b. Relative Clause
