front 1 Which of the following sentences is grammatically incorrect?
| back 1 C—There are two independent clauses joined by the conjunction “and.” |
front 2 Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence. I will ________ that chart to the patient's room later today.
| back 2 B—In this sentence, the action is away from the speaker, who will carry the patient's chart from a near place (where the speaker is) to a far place (the patient's room). |
front 3 Which word in the following sentence should be replaced? The department chairman stepped up to the podium.
| back 3 C- (This word is considered sexist language. Sexist language can be avoided by changing chairman to chair or chairperson.) |
front 4 Which word in the following sentence is an indirect object? The doctor gave the patient a prescription.
| back 4 D- (The indirect object is the person or thing indirectly affected by the action of the verb. Indirect objects come between the verb and the direct object.) |
front 5 Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
| back 5 D—A includes a vague pronoun reference (does he refer to the patient or to the nurse?). B is a sentence fragment. C includes a series, and there should be a comma after nurse. |
front 6 Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
| back 6 A—Torn is modifying shirt, so it should be placed next to shirt. |
front 7 Which of the following sentences contains an interjection?
| back 7 C—In this sentence well expresses emotion and does not have a grammatical connection to the rest of the sentence. |
front 8 Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? To who should the letter be addressed?
| back 8 A— because it is the object of the preposition to. |
front 9 Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence. He couldn't ______ the speaker's words because of the nearby airport noise.
| back 9 B—Hear means to recognize sound by means of the ear. Here is a site differentiation. C and D would fit in the sentence, but the reference to airport noise makes B the best choice. |
front 10 What word is used incorrectly in this sentence? The six students in the class discussed the test results between themselves.
| back 10 C-—Between implies only two people. The correct word to use in the sentence would be among. A, B, and D are used correctly. |