Exam 12: Grammar and Vocabulary Questions

If John (was, were)coming, he'd be here by now.

Choose the correct word or words in parentheses. -Let's (sit, set)for a while and talk.

Identify the phrase or phrases in the sentence. -Some spiders live underwater, in a "diving bell."

Choose the correct word or words in parentheses. -Sebastian plays tennis better (then, than)me.

Identify the phrase or phrases in the sentence. -To catch their prey, different spiders weave webs, dig tunnels, or hunt.

Chose the correct number form in parentheses. -The Ecology Club will meet the (26th, twenty-sixth)at (one p.m., 1 p.m.)

Choose the correct word or words in parentheses. -Which is the (faster, fastest)route: 50, 71, or the beltway?

We read some short (storys, stories)by Flannery O'Connor, Jean Stafford, and Eudora Welty.

Identify each word as a noun, a pronoun, a verb, an adjective, an adverb, a preposition, a conjunction, or an interjection -too

To make your writing strong and concise, you should generally use _____.

Identify each word as a noun, a pronoun, a verb, an adjective, an adverb, a preposition, a conjunction, or an interjection -the

Nobody knows (his, their)work schedule for next week yet.

Choose the correct word or words in parentheses. -This exam is (harder, more hard)than the last one.

Professor Ebert, (who, whom), I think, is an authority on robotics, was the lecturer.

Identify each word as a noun, a pronoun, a verb, an adjective, an adverb, a preposition, a conjunction, or an interjection -wow

Identify each word as a noun, a pronoun, a verb, an adjective, an adverb, a preposition, a conjunction, or an interjection -cabinet

Identify the phrase or phrases in the sentence. -Wright flew for 12 seconds, traveling 37 meters.

Identify the letters that should be capitalized or the words that should have a capital letter. -our class is going to the palomar observatory tomorrow night; i hope venus and jupiter will be visible.

I bought (2, two)magazines to read on the plane.

Choose the correct word or words in parentheses. -Larz (was, were)going to buy a new bike.