GRAMMAR PRETEST 8-14-14
Name:______________________________
Subject/Verb Agreement
1. Montreal, the City of Festivals, _____ alive with street parties and celebrations.
a. is
b. are
2. The people of Montreal _____ high among the world's supporters of urban festivals.
a. rank
b. ranks
3. Festivals such as the Annual Jazz Fest and the World Film Festival _____ for just a few.
a. account
b. accounts
4. A crowd _____ at the appearance of a street band when summer is in full swing.
a. gathers
b. gather
5. A pair of comfortable shoes _____ essential for anyone touring historic Old Montreal.
a. are
b. is
Pronouns
1. She and _____ else she chooses may come to Dad's dinner party tonight.
a. whoever
b. whomever
2. _____ plans for the menu are exciting; he will cook linguine in a fresh seafood sauce.
a. His
3. The choice was between his favorite dish and _____.
a. my
b. mine
4. Valerie said Dad and _____ went to the seafood market this afternoon.
a. she
b. her
5. No one is quite as enthusiastic about selecting the seafood as _____.
a. they
b. them
6. Valerie asked John and _____ to chop the garlic and salad vegetables.
a. me
b. I
7. Both John and _____ enjoy this task; in fact, it is our traditional role.
a. myself
b. I
8. John's and _____ abilities in the kitchen are quite limited.
a. my
b. mine
9. Actually, my capability might even be much less developed than _____.
a. him
b. his
10. Nonetheless, Dad enjoys many helpers in _____ kitchen as he plays opera and sings.
a. his
b. him
Verb Forms
1. We had all _____ letters on her behalf.
a. written
b. wrote
2. She showed great courage when she _____ to the occasion.
a. rose
b. risen
c. rise
3. After I tried to reason with her, I realized she'd had too much to _____.
a. drunk
b. drank
c. drink
4. The beautiful Icelandic wool sweater your grandmother bought for me _____.
a. shrunk
b. shrank
c. shrink
5. I've _____ all the yellow roses and put them in a vase for high tea.
a. cut
b. cuts
c. cutted
6. They called to say that they've _____ two hundred miles since leaving Reno this morning.
a. drive
b. drove
c. driven
7. They sat in the backseat and _____ about bottles of beer on the wall all the way home.
a. sung
b. sang
c. sing
8. A cold December wind _____ right through our bones as we walked in the snow.
a. blew
b. blow
c. blown
9. She had just _____ to chop vegetables for the stir-fry when he arrived with pizza.
a. begin
b. began
c. begun
10. They had frequently _____ horses in the May sunshine.
a. rode
b. ridden
c. ride
Capitalization and Punctuation
Read the two sentences given and choose whether A or B correctly indicates all the words
that should be capitalized.
1.
a. Eleanor Litz is my favorite Professor.
b. Eleanor Litz is my favorite professor.
2.
a. She has been in the english department for years, but she also teaches french.
b. She has been in the English Department for years, but she also teaches French.
3.
a. Before she taught at Boston University, she taught at a college in the Midwest.
b. Before she taught at Boston university, she taught at a college in the midwest.
4.
a. She was born just Southeast of Kansas city in Lees summit.
b. She was born just southeast of Kansas City in Lees Summit.
5.
a. "I spent my summers," she told me, "Near lake Tapawingo. "
b. "I spent my summers," she told me, "near Lake Tapawingo. "
Using the correct word
1. Mr. Tate is very ill and needs to _____ down before we leave for the auditorium.
a. lay
b. lie
c. laid
2. At the recital earlier today he looked pale, _____.
a. two
b. too
c. to
3. For some reason, last month he _____ not to go to the zoo with the class.
a. choose
b. chosen
c. chose
4. The class members all _____ their hands to volunteer to help him carry his books.
a. rose
b. raise
c. raised
5. He _____ at his desk and thanked everyone for their kindness.
a. sat
b. sit
c. sitted
6. This Hawaiian Kona coffee is _____ wonderful!
a. special
b. especially
c. specially
7. I value your ideas; please give me some _____.
a. advise
b. advice
c. advices
8. I know that using the right coffee maker can greatly _____ the taste.
a. affect
b. effect
c. afect
9. Serving good coffee will _____ my chances for re-election.
a. farther
b. further
c. father
10. Of course, wearing the right _____ certainly helps too.
a. cloths
b. close
c. clothes
11. Though my search _____ the garbage was thorough, I did not find anything.
a. through
b. threw
c. though
12. The ring was harder to find _____ I thought it would be.
a. than
b. then
c. ten
13. I refused to _____ the fact that the ring is lost.
a. axcept
b. except
c. accept
14. While speaking with Mona, I received wise ______ to retrace my daily steps.
a. council
b. counsel
c. consel
15. Then, in the _____ morning, I found it under my pillow.
a. quiet
b. quite
c. quit
Sentence Type
1. Robert Frost is predominantly associated with rural New England.
a. fragment
b. run-on
c. complete sentence
2. He was born in San Francisco, he lived there until the age of eleven.
a. fragment
b. run-on
c. complete sentence
3. Then went to high school in Massachusetts.
a. fragment
b. run-on
c. complete sentence
4. In 1897, attending Harvard as a non-degree student.
a. fragment
b. run-on
c. complete sentence
5. He withdrew after a couple years and then he decided to live in the country.
a. fragment
b. run-on
c. complete sentence