1. Too busy for her own good, Sarah _______ about drinking enough water.
was negligent
was neglecting
neglected
to neglect
was to neglect
2. My aunt ____ a root canal done yesterday because her tooth was rotten.
will have
has
had
have
3. By the time Cynthia books the flight to Iceland, she _______ her sister about the visit.
has called
will has called
calls
will have called
called
4. Yesterday I ____ my bicycle to school.
took
take
taked
5. Penelope ______ on her homework when the doorbell rang.
worked
was working
working
6. How old ___ you?
am
is
are
7. I ______ back to my office after I saw the rain.
walked
walk
am walking
Word Choice
Choose the word that best fits the sentence
8. For all ______, the test is over.
intensive porpoises
intents and purposes
intensive purposes
9. After a period of growth, my restaurant needed more _____ to continue expanding.
capital
capitol
capitally
10. Dr. Lewis and ___ walked to the gym.
me
us
them
I
11. I must admit ______ not my first choice!
they're
their
there
12. I write ___.
good
well
when
nice
13. My husband played football very ___.
good
while
well
too
14. Grilled cheese is the perfect ________ to my tomato soup.
complement
compliment
complicit
Sentence Structure
Choose the best punctuation and capitalization for each sentence
15. Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?
I have taken notes on your book however I still have questions.
I have taken notes on your book, however I still have questions.
I have taken notes on your book; however, I still have questions.
I have taken notes on your book however; I still have questions.
16. Which sentence is capitalized correctly?
Why don't we get together to watch the Academy Awards?
why don't we get together to watch the Academy Awards?
Why don't we get together to watch the academy awards?
why don't we get together to watch the academy awards?
17. Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?
On March 21 1985, our community held its bicentennial.
On March 21, 1985, our community held its bicentennial.
On March 21, 1985 our community held its bicentennial.
On March 21, 1985 our community, held its bicentennial.
18. Which sentence is capitalized correctly?
I walked Home with Kate.
I walked home with Kate.
i walked home with Kate.
I walked home with kate.
19. Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?
Everyone has special skills some people use them very well.
Everyone has special skills; some people use them very well.
Everyone has special skills and, some people use them very well.
Everyone has special skills; and, some people use them very well.
20. Choose the sentence that is written correctly.
My favorite stores are Bloomingdale's and Macy's. My sister only shops at Nordstrom.
My favorite stores are Bloomingdale and Macy. My sister only shops at Nordstroms.
My favorite stores are Bloomingdales and Macys. My sister only shops at Nordstroms.
My favorite stores are bloomingdales and macy's. My sister only shops at nordstrom.
21. Choose the sentence that is written correctly.
My parent are picking me up from the airport today.
My parents is picking me up from the airport today.
My parents are picking me up from the airport today.
Answers
2) had
3)has called
4)took
5) was working
6)are
7)walked
8) intensive purposes
9)capital
10)i
11)they are
12)well
13) well
14) complement
15)3is correctly punctuated
16)1st
17)3rd
18)4th
19) 2nd
20)2nd
21)3rd
Answer :
1. Too busy for her own good, Sarah was negligent about drinking enough water.
Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'negligent' as 'not being careful or giving enough attention to people or things that are your responsibility.'
2. My aunt had a root canal done yesterday because her tooth was rotten.
In this sentence, the simple past tense will be used as we are talking about an action that was completed in the past.
3. By the time Cynthia books the flight to Iceland, she will have called her sister about the visit.
The future perfect tense is used to talk about actions that will be over in the future.
4. Yesterday I took my bicycle to school.
In this sentence, the simple past tense will be used as we are talking about an action that was completed in the past.
5. Penelope was working on her homework when the doorbell rang.
In this sentence, the past continuous tense will be used as we are talking about a continuing action that was happening at some point in the past.
6. How old are you ?
Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'are' as 'present simple of be, used with you/we/they.'
7. I walked back to my office after I saw the rain.
In this sentence, the simple past tense will be used as we are talking about things that happened or existed before now.
8. For all intents and purposes, the test is over.
Cambridge English Dictionary defines ‘for all intents and purposes’ as ‘almost completely.’
9. After a period of growth, my restaurant needed more capital to continue expanding.
Cambridge English Dictionary defines ‘capital’ as ‘ wealth, esp. money used to produce more wealth through investment or a new business.’
10. Dr. Lewis and I walked to the gym.
In the given sentence 'Dr. Lewis' and 'I' are two singular subjects which are joined by 'and.' So, they become a compound subject and take the verb 'walked.'
11. I must admit they're not my first choice !
Cambridge English Dictionary defines ‘they’re’ as ‘contraction of they are.’
12. I write well.
Cambridge English Dictionary defines ‘well’ as ‘high or satisfactory standard.’
13. My husband played football very well.
Cambridge English Dictionary defines ‘well’ as ‘high or satisfactory standard.’
14. Grilled cheese is the perfect complement to my tomato soup.
Cambridge English Dictionary defines ‘complement’ as ‘to make something else seem better or more attractive when combining with it.’
15. I have taken notes on your book; however, I still have questions.
Cambridge English Dictionary defines ‘punctuation’ as ‘special marks that are placed in a text to show the divisions between phrases and sentences, or the use of these marks.’
16. Why don't we get together to watch the Academy Awards ?
Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'capitalize' as 'to write a letter of the alphabet as a capital, or to write the first letter of a word as a capital.'
In this sentence, 'why' is capitalized as it is placed at the beginning of the sentence and 'Academy Awards' is capitalized as it is the name of an award function.
17. On March 21, 1985, our community held its bicentennial.
Cambridge English Dictionary defines ‘punctuation’ as ‘special marks that are placed in a text to show the divisions between phrases and sentences, or the use of these marks.’
18. I walked home with Kate.
Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'capitalize' as 'to write a letter of the alphabet as a capital, or to write the first letter of a word as a capital.'
In this sentence, 'I' is capitalized as it is placed at the beginning of the sentence and 'Kate' is capitalized as it is a proper noun.
19. Everyone has special skills; some people use them very well.
Cambridge English Dictionary defines ‘punctuation’ as ‘special marks that are placed in a text to show the divisions between phrases and sentences, or the use of these marks.’
20. My favorite stores are Bloomingdale's and Macy's. My sister only shops at Nordstrom.
Cambridge English Dictionary defines ‘punctuation’ as ‘special marks that are placed in a text to show the divisions between phrases and sentences, or the use of these marks.’
21. My parents are picking me up from the airport today.
In this sentence, ‘my parents’ is a plural subject so it will take the plural verb ‘are.’