This is my second time taking this exam this is the last one so I can graduate here is what I think the answers are. If you see any mistakes please help.
1. Choose the sentence in which the verb is a linking verb. A. He works at a gas station. B. His boss pays him well. (C.) He has walked to work from his house.
D. His hours are long and busy.
2. Which of the following nouns is properly capitalized? (A.) Congress B. orlando C. Telephone
D. Frame
3. A noun that completes an action is called a/an (A.) predicate. B. subject. C. complement.
D. object.
4. In the following sentence, which word is an adverb used to modify an adjective?
It was quite late for a telephone call. (A.) late B. quite C. telephone
D. for
5. In the following sentence, what is the subject complement?
My neighbor is a newspaper reporter. A. Newspaper B. Neighbor (C.) Reporter
D. My
6. You should use a _______ conjunction to introduce an adverbial clause. A. correlative B. plural (C). coordinating
D. subordinating
7. Which sentence contains a verb in the simple past tense? A. She obeyed her father. B. She has obeyed her father. (C.) She had obeyed her father.
D. She obeys her father.
8. Which of the following statements is true of a preposition? A. It modifies verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. (B.) It's an action word. C. It shows relationships between a noun or pronoun and another word in a sentence. D. It's a person, place, or thing.
9. In the following sentence, identify the part of speech of the italicized word. Catching fish is one of the oldest pastimes.
A. Verb B. Adverb C. Conjunction D. Preposition
10. Choose the sentence in which the italicized pronoun agrees in number with its italicized antecedent or antecedents.
A. The boys want their dessert now. B. Maureen called the children for his meal. C. Mary and Jill won't eat her vegetables. D. The waiter refilled their glasses as they emptied it.
11. Which one of the following sentences contains an error in its verb? A. Both Clara and Nathan is planning to attend. B. Either footnotes or endnotes are acceptable. C. Not only the players but also coach Jarvis was late for practice.
D. Neither bananas nor squash was for sale.
12. Which of the following sentences does not properly use a subordinating conjunction? A. I will refuse his demands because they are outrageous. B. As the man said, what comes around goes around. C. You stay put unless I call for you.
D. He acts like he's going to cry.
13. Which synonym of the word look would be most effective in the following sentence?
Detective Flint leaned forward with narrowed eyes to _______ what appeared to be a vital clue. A. scrutinize B. survey C. view
D. ogle
14. Choose the sentence that has a subject complement. A. The day ended with many surprises. B. The nurse felt my pulse. C. We can't leave without seeing her.
D. I felt much better.
15. Choose the sentence which contains an indirect object. A. They gave me a bonus. B. I worked hard each day. C. It is difficult to save money.
D. I spent it immediately.
16. Choose the simple subject in the following sentence.
The tallest contestant won the prize. A. won B. tallest C. contestant
D. prize
17. Choose the simple predicate in the following sentence.
The men finished the game in a short time. A. men B. game C. finished
D. time
18. Which one of these sentences contains a prepositional phrase? A. Trolls live under bridges; elves do not. B. To be, or not to be: that is the question. (C.) You may think otherwise, but what I tell you is true.
D. Where did you find the papers that I lost?
19. Which sentence contains repetitious words that should be left out? A. The star will soon disappear. (B.) The bright star is visible to the eye. C. The bright star is visible.
D. The star was visible centuries ago.
20. Identify the sentence that contains a noun clause in italics. (A.) Betty would like to harvest the corn. B. Betty wants to harvest the corn. C. What Betty wants is to harvest the corn.
D. When should Betty harvest the corn?
21. In which of the following sentences is a semicolon used correctly? A. Joe watered the garden; however, the plants did not grow. B. Joe watered the garden but the plants; did not grow. C. Joe watered the garden and; the plants did not grow.
(D.) Joe watered; the garden yet the plants did not grow.
22. Identify the compound sentence. (A.) Because it had been sunny all week, we did not bring umbrellas. B. The rain began to fall, but we did not want to leave. C. While it rained on the beach, we swam in the ocean. D. Last summer, we decided to drive to the beach.
23. Which of the following is a fragment? A. The rams locked horns, and the tourists watched them from far away. B. The dancer floated across the stage. (C.) The truth can be unpleasant. D. The canoe with the blue stripes.
24. Which of the following choices best describes the error in this sentence?
The man is a scientist with a keen sense of observation and who dedicates long hours in the lab. (A.) Dangling modifier B. Uneven parallelism C. Fragment
(D.) Misplaced modifier
25. Which one of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? A. I found a large, smooth, rock on the beach yesterday. )(B.) Della arrived on time, it was just two o'clock. C. Darleen chose Tara, Holly, and, Marlene as her lab partners.
D. She kept my surprise a secret, but she had a hard time doing it.
End of exam
You need to do a lot more studying before you retake this exam.
These are wrong:
1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10.
It seems pointless to check any more.
I do believe 11 is "A"
How is #24 two answers?..... What a great way to check a students work Ms. Sue
3. Which of the following statements is true of a preposition?
A. It modifies verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.
B. It's a person, place, or thing.
C. It's an action word.
D. It shows relationships between a noun or pronoun and another word in a sentence.