Which of the following is an exception of common spelling rule?
A. neither
B.Vein
C.Flying
D. Coping - CORRECT ANSWER Answer: A
The I before E rule
... [Show More] would have this word spelled "neither" but this word is an exception
Which of the following is the plural word of chief?
A. Chiefs
B. Chieves
C. Chievs
D. Chiefes - CORRECT ANSWER Answer: A
This is the correct plural form of chief. It is an exception to the rule for words ending in f
I truly believe that one cup of coffee a day is neither too much nor too little caffiene for me but
exactly the right amount
A. caffiene
B. Truly
C. neither
D. Exactly - CORRECT ANSWER Answer: A
This word is an exception of the I before e rule
The sheer number of people in the audience overwhelmed the actress as she peaked through the
curtain before scene one.
Which of the following correctly describes an error in sentence above?
A. the homograph peeked should be peaked
B. the homograph through should be threw
C. the homophone shear should be sheer
D. The homophone scene should be seen - CORRECT ANSWER Answer: C
The word shear means cut and sheer means unqualified
Which of the following sentences contains a homophone?
A. He was never going to allowed into the allowed into that VIP party
B. That is not an accurate description of the event
C. She sat in the garden chair at the side of the lawn
D. that restaurant makes the best grilled cheese sandwich - CORRECT ANSWER Answer A
homophone allowed = aloud
eventually, he stopped hiding the fact that he did not know Spanish and admitted that he had
been deceiving for months.
Which of the following is the misspelled word
A. hiding
B. admited
C. deceiving
D. eventually - CORRECT ANSWER Answer B.
Correct spelling admitted
Which of the following is an exception to the common spelling rule
A. achievement
B. operation
C. changeable
D. deplorable - CORRECT ANSWER Answer C.
which of the following words is written in correct it's correct plural form
A. Oxes
B. Styles
C. monarchy's
D. Clutchs - CORRECT ANSWER Answer B.
The correct form of ox is oxen
The corrcet plural for fo monarchys is monarchies
The plural form of clutch is clutches
It occurred to me, a little too late, that leaving knifes on the counter with intrepid children around
was a dangerous oversight.
Which of the following is misspelled in the sentence? - CORRECT ANSWER knifes
It's probably too late, but I would still like to try to make it to the museum, including the special
exhibition; try the food at the bar and grill, and take a walk along the pier.
Which of the following punctuation marks is used incorrectly in the sentence? - CORRECT
ANSWER The comma after the word "grill"
Cooking delicious meals literally required you to be worth your salt.
Which of the following is the complete predicate in the sentence? - CORRECT ANSWER
literally requires
Which of the following is a simple sentence?
A. The woman who looked out of place.
B. Looked out of place in the evening store.
C. The woman in the convenience store looked out of place since she was dressed for an evening
out.
D. The woman in the elegant, gold evening gown and diamond-studded tiara looked out of place
in the convenience store - CORRECT ANSWER D. The woman in the elegant, gold evening
gown and diamond-studded tiara looked out of place in the convenience store
Which of the following nouns is written in the correct plural form?
A. data
B. cruises
C. formula
D. mooses - CORRECT ANSWER A. data
Which of the following sentences would most likely be found in an academic research paper on
psychiatry?
A. He stalked ominously back and forth across his doctor's office, muttering incoherently.
B. The researcher felt that he had struck the mother lode when he came across his subject's
personal papers
C. He collected the data with an admirable amount of fieldwork.
D. The subjects participated in a double-blind study focused on long-term outcomes. -
CORRECT ANSWER D. The subjects participated in a double-blind study focused on long-term
outcomes.
Which of the following sentences makes the best topic sentence?
A. Not only did the two teams combine for several outstanding goals, but the physicality of the
play was exceptional.
B. Needless to say, no one left the stadium without some memories to share.
C. The match was filled with enough drama to keep the fans talking for days.
D. Not a single player conceded an inch of the field. - CORRECT ANSWER C. The match was
filled with enough drama to keep the fans talking for days.
Wow, I can't believe he's strutting with so much swag after being rejected so harshly.
Which of the following words from the sentence is slang?
A. Wow
B. can't
C. swag
D. harshly - CORRECT ANSWER C. swag
Which of the following sentences has correct subject-verb agreement?
A. When the cafeteria serves lime gelatin for lunch, each of the children asks for more.
B. As the car lurches forward, every one of the passengers brace for the impact.
C. Because the bus broke down on the way, the group of swimmers are late to the meet.
D. In this scenario, the family of four miss the flight because there was not enough parking at the
airport. - CORRECT ANSWER A. When the cafeteria serves lime gelatin for lunch, each of the
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