1. Which of the following sentences contains a split infinitive?
A. I decided to quickly run to the store.
B. I decided quickly to run to the store.
C. I quickly decided to run to the store.
D. I decided to run quickly to the store.
2. Which of the following sentences is an example of correct parallel structure?
A. I enjoy hiking, to swim, and biking.
B. I enjoy hiking, swimming, and to bike.
C. I enjoy hiking, swimming, and biking.
D. I enjoy to hike, swimming, and biking.
3. Which sentence demonstrates correct use of the conditional mood?
A. If I would have known, I would have helped.
B. If I had known, I would have helped.
C. If I have known, I would have helped.
D. If I knew, I would helped.
4. Which sentence demonstrates the correct use of a semicolon?
A. I went to the store; I bought milk, eggs, and bread.
B. I went to the store; and I bought milk, eggs, and bread.
C. I went to the store, I bought milk, eggs, and bread;.
D. I went to the store, I bought milk; eggs; and bread.
5. Which of the following sentences is an example of hyperbole?
A. I`m so hungry I could eat a horse.
B. I`m very hungry.
C. I`m a little hungry.
D. I`m as hungry as a bear.
6. Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.
A. The team are playing well tonight.
B. The team is playing well tonight.
C. The team were playing well tonight.
D. The teams is playing well tonight.
7. Which sentence correctly uses the gerund?
A. I enjoy to swim in the ocean.
B. I enjoy swim in the ocean.
C. I enjoy swimming in the ocean.
D. I enjoy swam in the ocean.
8. Which of the following sentences uses the correct tense sequence?
A. I knew that he is coming.
B. I knew that he was coming.
C. I know that he was coming.
D. I know that he is came.
9. Which of the following sentences uses the correct order of adjectives?
A. She has a red big car.
B. She has a big red car.
C. She has a car red big.
D. She has red car a big.
10. Which sentence correctly uses a colon?
A. I need to buy: milk, eggs, and bread.
B. I need to buy, milk, eggs, and bread:
C. I need to buy milk, eggs, and bread:
D. I need to buy: milk: eggs: and bread.
11. Which sentence correctly uses the present perfect continuous tense?
A. I have been studied English for five years.
B. I have been studying English for five years.
C. I had been studying English for five years.
D. I am studying English for five years.
12. Which of the following sentences is grammatically incorrect?
A. Between you and I, this is a difficult situation.
B. Between you and me, this is a difficult situation.
C. This is a difficult situation between you and me.
D. This is a difficult situation.
13. Which of the following sentences contains an example of personification?
A. The wind howled through the trees.
B. The tree was tall and green.
C. The car was as fast as a cheetah.
D. He ran quickly down the street.
14. Which sentence uses the correct punctuation with a parenthetical element?
A. My brother (who is a doctor) is visiting.
B. My brother, who is a doctor, is visiting.
C. My brother who is a doctor is visiting.
D. My brother; who is a doctor; is visiting.
15. Which of the following sentences uses the correct form of `lie` or `lay`?
A. I will lay down for a nap.
B. I will lie down for a nap.
C. I laid down for a nap.
D. I have lain the book on the table.
16. Which sentence uses the correct comparative or superlative form of the adjective?
A. This is the most tallest building in the city.
B. This is the taller building in the city.
C. This is the tallest building in the city.
D. This building is more tall than that one.
17. Which of the following sentences contains a misplaced modifier?
A. Covered in chocolate, I ate the cake.
B. I ate the cake covered in chocolate.
C. I ate the chocolate-covered cake.
D. The cake, covered in chocolate, was delicious.
18. Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier?
A. Running quickly, the bus was easily caught.
B. Running quickly, I easily caught the bus.
C. I easily caught the bus running quickly.
D. The bus, running quickly, was easily caught.
19. Which sentence demonstrates correct pronoun-antecedent agreement?
A. Each student should bring their book.
B. Each student should bring his or her book.
C. Each student should bring their own book.
D. Each students should bring his book.
20. Which sentence correctly uses `affect` or `effect`?
A. The affect of the storm was devastating.
B. The effect of the storm was devastating.
C. The storm affected the town badly.
D. The storm effected the town badly.
21. Which sentence demonstrates the correct use of quotation marks?
A. She said, `I am going to the store.`
B. She said `I am going to the store.`
C. She said, `I am going to the store`?
D. She said, `I am going to the store`.
22. Which sentence uses the correct form of `its` or `it`s`?
A. Its a beautiful day.
B. It`s a beautiful day.
C. The dog wagged it`s tail.
D. The cat cleaned it`s fur.
23. Which of the following sentences correctly uses an ellipsis?
A. I wasn`t sure . . . what to do.
B. I wasn`t sure.... what to do.
C. I wasn`t sure ...what to do.
D. I wasn`t sure ... what to do.
24. Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect tense?
A. I had saw the movie before I read the book.
B. I have saw the movie before I read the book.
C. I had seen the movie before I read the book.
D. I seen the movie before I read the book.
25. Which sentence uses the correct form of the pronoun `who` or `whom`?
A. Who did you give the book to?
B. Whom did you give the book to?
C. Who did you gave the book to?
D. Whom did you gave the book to?
26. Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct comma usage?
A. I went to the store and bought milk eggs and bread.
B. I went to the store, and bought milk, eggs, and bread.
C. I went to the store and bought milk, eggs, and bread.
D. I went to the store, and bought milk eggs and bread.
27. Which of the following sentences demonstrates the correct use of `further` or `farther`?
A. I need to research this further.
B. I need to research this farther.
C. The store is further down the street.
D. The store is a farther away.
28. Which sentence demonstrates correct use of the subjunctive mood?
A. If I was you, I would go.
B. If I were you, I would go.
C. If I am you, I would go.
D. If I had been you, I will go.
29. Identify the sentence with the correct use of a hyphen.
A. She is a well known author.
B. She is a well-known author.
C. She is a well known-author.
D. She is a well - known author.
30. Which sentence correctly uses the future perfect tense?
A. I will have finished the report by tomorrow.
B. I will finished the report by tomorrow.
C. I will finishing the report by tomorrow.
D. I will had finished the report by tomorrow.
