SECTION G: GRAMMATICAL SENTENCES

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1. Select the sentence that contains an error

Going will be half the fun.
Going down the road.
Going to the store, I will find interesting.

2. Select the sentence that contains an error

The only way across the river was by the suspension bridge.
The bridge, which hung across the gorge.
On our first step, the bridge started to bounce.

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When we got half way across the bridge.
We started to see what was so spectacular about crossing the river this way.
We started to see what was so spectacular about crossing the river this way.

4. Select the sentence that contains an error

The way forward was blocked by many cars, Louis turned into a side street and navigated past the traffic jam.
The side street was full of potholes, littered with garbage, and crowded with badly parked cars.
Louis pressed forward; he knew that he would still get there faster by this route than by sitting in a traffic jam.

5. Select the sentence that contains an error

The hike up the mountain took longer than either of them thought the route climbed steeply in front of them, disappearing in a thicket of stunted trees.
Off to the side of the path, the mountainside gave way rapidly; below them, the valley stretched and wound around the toe of the mountain.
When they looked off in the other direction, it was obvious the forest was thinning, and rock was becoming more prominent while moss was replacing the long tufts of grass that had lined the pathway further down the mountainside.

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6. Select the sentence that contains an error

Going down the road was very slow.
I was going down the road to buy the newspaper.
Going down the road by the side of the river.

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7. Select the sentence that contains an error

The hill we had to climb was very steep.
The hill we saw on the journey.
The hill at the end of the road was even steeper.

8. Select the sentence that contains an error

Running, jumping, and skipping are good exercises.
The class was running, jumping, and skipping for an hour.
Running, jumping, and skipping down the road.

9. Select the sentence that contains an error

Look out!
Go and see what the problem is.
The problem that caused us to be late.

10. Select the sentence that contains an error

Before I see a movie, I look closely to see if there is anything that is worth the cost of admission.
Often, the movies are poor remakes of movies that were made thirty years ago, yet people think they will be interesting because they have familiar titles.
Would you go to see a new production of Ben Hur or Lawrence of Arabia, would you even go to see a new version of Rocky?

11. Select the sentence that contains an error

When I think of holidays, I think of getting away from my daily routine.
But getting away on holiday is not just a chance to get away from my daily routine it is also a chance to have some new experiences.
When I think of my daily routine, I think of how much every day looks the same and how much I look forward to the weekend.

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When I go away, I do not care what kind of accommodation I stay in, for I am not going to spend much time in a hotel room anyway.
One hotel room looks much like another, they all contain a bed, a television, and a bathroom.
I would rather spend the extra money on eating good food, going to special events, and enjoying the local people.

13. Select the sentence that contains an error

In 2000-1, there were some good movies and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was one of them.
One of the movies that had limited audience appeal was Dude, Where's My Car?; it seemed to appeal to a target audience of fifteen- and sixteen-year-old males.
One of the surprise movies at the box office was the sequel to The Mummy; The Mummy Returns almost broke all the box-office records for its first week in theatres

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Sequels continued to be one of the mainstays of Hollywood movies, for producers seemed happier to bet that audiences would go to see another Jurassic Park movie rather than a movie that developed a new, original set of ideas.
Sequels were not hard to find Toy Story 2 and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me are two good examples.
Movies that were not based on earlier movies only succeeded if they reflected current values and concerns, so it is not surprising that Traffic garnered attention, and The Hurricane was less successful.

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A quick look at the academy award winning movies between 1990 and 2000 gives a person insight into what kinds of movies Hollywood likes: spectacles dominate the pictures that have won the best picture award.
In 1990, Dances with Wolves won the award for the best picture, the 1991 award went to The Silence of the Lambs, the 1992 award went to Unforgiven.
In 1993, Schindler's List won; in 1994, Forrest Gump prevailed; in 1995, Braveheart received the award; in 1996, The English Patient won; in 1997, Titanic was selected by the academy.

Multiple Choice on Agreement, Pronoun Reference, Misplaced Modifiers, Dangling Modifiers, and Parallel Structure

16. Select the sentence that contains an error

Either the manager or his assistant is going to be at the meeting.
Either the students or their representative are going to vote for a fee freeze.
Either the king or his knights are sure to stop the uprising from occurring.

17. Select the sentence that contains an error

The manager, as well as his employees, were shocked when the warehouse burnt to the ground.
The fire chief, as well as his crew, was exhausted when the fire was extinguished.
The captain and the constables were set for extra duty on the weekend.

18. Select the sentence that contains an error

Nobody is happy with the test results.
Someone even complained about how difficult the test was.
Everyone want a makeup test next week.

19. Select the sentence that contains an error

The class will have their assignments in by Friday.
The class thinks that all of the papers should be marked by the same examiner.
The class is writing their tests right after lunch.

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20.Select the sentence that contains an error

There are two ways to go to the fair: by bus and by car.
There is a good chance that there will be no parking near the fair grounds after 10 a.m.
There is many good reasons for spending a whole day at the fair, so it would be good to arrive early.

21. Select the sentence that contains an error

When a person goes to a film, they expect to be entertained.
What a person often sees is silly; most films are quite forgettable.
Even if a person reads the reviews in the newspaper, he or she is not guaranteed that the film will be good.

22. Select the sentence that contains an error

The members of the club saw their membership grow very quickly.
Neither the members of the club nor their president were prepared for such growth.
Some of the members want to start a smaller chapter or branch of the club so that they can retain a small club atmosphere.

23. Select the sentence that contains an error

The members of the group noted on the day of the election they would be prepared to vote against the tax.
Only the people who left early missed the fantastic finish to the game.
The fickleness of the fans who left the game early derived from the many games they had seen where the hockey team had not played well in the last period.

24. Select the sentence that contains an error

Movies are attracting large crowds even though ticket prices are increasing, which are not good money value.
The forests that lie next to the town are full of interesting trails and meadows.
The city is in need of a better bus system that takes into account the many people in the suburbs who commute to other suburbs rather than the centre of the city.

25. Select the sentence that contains an error

Going to the park, the students saw the accident.
Crossing the meadow, the coyote was looking to its right and left.
Going through the forest, the trees seemed to be darker and more frightening.

26. Select the sentence that contains an error

Although very full from a big dinner, Sid wanted his brother to go out for a snack.
Although very tired, Yim Wah wanted to see the play.
Seeing her concern, Mai went with her.

27. Select the sentence that contains an error

In the morning, at the break of dawn, while everyone else is asleep, Constance loves to jog.
Down the streets, across the fields, and along the lake, she runs for an hour.
By the park, near the edge of town, or stopping while she is going past the school, she rests before heading home again.

28. Select the sentence that contains an error

While he was at the gym and while he was still enjoying himself, he thought he should go home and do some work.
Running for office can be a challenge; it can be fun, surprising, and it can even be exciting.
To win a game, you may have to play more effectively; to play more effectively, you may have to train more

29. Select the sentence that contains an error

Jumping, laughing, and whistling, the group moved down the street.
To run, cycling, and walking are all good forms of exercise.
He didn't know whether to cry, to laugh, or to yawn.

30. Select the sentence that contains an error

Having the money in his hand, the dog was put in the kennel.
Having seen the accident, the man ran to the car.
Having the winning numbers to the lottery, he went to the claim centre.

Fill in the blank in each of the following questions

31. To be complete, a sentence needs _________

a subject
a subject and a predicate

32. A run on sentence is created by separating two independent clauses __________.

with a semicolon
with a comma

33. When two independent clauses follow one another in a sentence, they _____________to be separated from each other by a comma plus a coordinating conjunction or a semicolon.

do not need
need

34. A fused sentence is formed when two independent clauses are joined with _________.

a semicolon
no punctuation

35. A comma splice is created by ____________.

correctly joining two independent clauses with a comma
incorrectly joining two independent clauses with a comma

36. To correct a fused sentence, you place ___________between the two independent clauses.

a comma
a period or a semicolon

37. In a sentence, the subject and the verb _________ have to agree in number.

do
do not

38. Two nouns joined by and acting as a subject take a ________verb.

singular
plural

39. The pronouns everyone and everybody take a _________verb.

singular
plural

40.Two singular nouns acting as a subject and joined by and take a __________verb.

singular
plural

41. When a subject consists of a plural pronoun preceded by neither and a singular pronoun preceded by nor (Neither the students nor the teacher), the verb must take the ___________.

singular
plural form

42. When a collective noun such as team is acting as a unit (The team wins/win the game), the verb must take the ________form.

singular
plural

43. A misplaced modifier is fixed by ________.

changing the word modifier
moving the modifier next to the word it modifies

44. A dangling modifier is a modifier that _________.

does not modify anything in the sentence
has been placed at the wrong end of the sentence.

Answer whether the following statements are true or false

45. Parallel structure is created when you have a string of like grammatical elements: a series of single words, a series of phrases, a series of clauses.

true
false

46. Passive voice can lead to dangling modifiers.

true
false

47. Collective nouns, such as team, always act as a unit.

true
false.

48. In the statement "Everyone must know when it is his turn," a masculine pronoun, his, must be used for proper agreement with the antecedent.

true
false

49. If you have a compound antecedent joined by and (Will and Yit Shang), any pronoun referring to that antecedent must be singular.

true
fasle

50. In the statement "Neither the MPs nor the Prime Minister were happy with the vote," the subject-verb agreement is correct.

true
false

51. The statement "Four dollars is a good price," does not have a subject-verb agreement problem.

true
false

52. A fused sentence occurs when two dependent clauses are strung together with no punctuation between them.

true
false

53. However must be preceded by a semicolon and followed by a comma when it stands between two independent clauses.

true
false

54. If you use so between two independent clauses, you need to precede it with a comma.

true
false.

55. A semicolon cannot be used to separate two independent clauses.

true
false

56. A command such as "Stop!" is a sentence fragment.

true
false

57. A dependent clause cannot stand by itself as a sentence.

true
false

 

58. In passive voice, the subject does not do the action; the subject is acted upon.

true
false

59. A squinting modifier is a type of dangling modifier.

true
false