Set: GRAMMAR and PUNCTUATION, Part one

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dMy diagnoses is worth more than a surgeons. a) correct as is b) diagnosis is worth more than a surgeons c) diagnosis is worth more than a surgeons' d) diagnosis is worth more than a surgeon's
cMy mother enjoys fresh air, sunshine, and to take long walks. a) corrects as is b) fresh air; sunshine; and long walks. c) fresh air, sunshine and long walks. d) fresh air, sunshine, and to take long walks.
aWhen we were little, our nurse would tell Claire and me ghost stories. a) correct as is b) Claire and I c) me and Claire d) I and Claire
bThat book is your's; this one is ours. a) correct as is b) yours; this one is ours. c) yours, this one is ours. d) your's; this one is our's.
aI respectfully except to Your Honor's ruling. a) correct as is b) respectively accept c) respectfully accept d) respectively except
aDid she say, "Please try to do it"? a) correct as is b) Did she say, "Please try to do it?" c) Did she say "Please try to do it?" d) Did she say; "Please try to do it?"
cMany people immigrated from Europe in the last century. a) correct as is b) imigrated c) emigrated d) emmigrated
aYesterday, Tina lay down to rest. a) correct as is b) laid c) lied d) layed
cThere was a serious difference of opinion between her and I. a) correct as is b) she and I. c) her and me.
dShe asked "Who do you think will win the game?" a) correct as is b) She asked "Whom c) She asked, "Whom d) She asked, "Who
aHe would not accept of my hospitality. a) correct as is b) except as is b) except of c) except d) accept from
bMy uncle who was taken ill suddenly is now feeling well. a) correct as is b) My uncle who was taken ill suddenly, is now feeling well. c) My uncle who who was taken ill suddenly is now feeling good. d) My Uncle, who was taken ill suddenly, is now feeling well.
dPeople which are always idle can never be happy. a) correct as is b) whom are c) that are d) who are
bI don't know what to counsil in this case. a) correct as is b) counsel c) council d) consul
bI was so frightened, Margarie admitted, when I yelled I did it. a) correct as is b) "I was so frightened," Margarie admitted, "when I yelled I did it." c) "I was so frightened "Margarie admitted, "when I yelled I did it." d) "I was so frightened," Margarie admitted when I yelled "I did it."
dStudents who plan to come chemists are advised to study Biology, chemistry, and German. a) correct as is b) biology, Chemistry, and German. c) biology, chemistry, and german. d) biology, chemistry, and German.
bThe Court declared the local statues unconstitutional. a) correct as is b) statutes c) statures d) status
bWe were not surprised at him lossing his way. a) correct as is b) his losing c) him losing d) his loosing
dMr. Smith's service-connected disability kept him from receiving a better paying job. a) correct as is b) Smiths service connected disability kept him from receiving a better paying job. c) Smith's service-connected disability kept him from receiving a better-paying-job. d) Smith's service-connected disability kept him from receiving a better-paying job.
dThe principles who write the agreement will illicit a lawsuit. a) correct as is b) principles, elicit c) principals, elicit
cWe are already for your advice anytime. a) correct as is b) already, any time c) all ready, anytime d) all ready, any time
aLay down the rake and come lie in the shade. a) correct as is b) lay, lay c) lie, lie d) lie, lay
dBoth mother in laws were here. a) correct as is b) mother-in-laws c) mothers-in-laws d) mothers-in-law
bThe car turned past me on the left and stopped further down the road. a) correct as is b) past, farther c) passed, further d) passed, farther
cThe answer is this; wealth, health, and happiness. a) correct as is b) The answer is this: Wealth, health, and happiness. c) The answer is this: wealth, health and happiness. d) The answer is this -- wealth, health, and happiness.
aDid it bother your conscience? a) correct as is b) consious c) conscious d) concience
bThe act, to which I referred previously was amended. a) correct as is b) to which I referred previously, c) to which i referred, previously d) to whom I referred previously
bHaving rendered a verdict, the members of the jury were already to be poled. a) correct as is b) all ready...polled c) already...polled d) all ready...poled
cHaving borne the burden, he could not bare to see it lifted. a) correct as is b) born...bare c) borne...bear d) born...bear
a"To my way of thinking," the attorney said, "we've got a long way to go." a) correct as is b) thinking",....said, "We've...go". c) thinking,"...said, "we've...go". d) thinking",...said, "we've...go."
dIf he would have drank more milk, his health would have been better. a) correct as is b) would drink c) had drank d) had drunk
bPresent in the convention hall is two Hight School principals. a) correct as is b) are two high school principals c) is two high school principals d) are two high school principles
aTo sum up: Be organized, think clearly, and you will succeed. a) correct as is b) Up, be c) up; be d) up be
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Creator afrobright
Created June 25, 2009
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Subjects GRAMMAR and PUNCTUATION, Part one
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