which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? "After rapidly consume that enormous meal,
he felt a bit dyspeptic."
(A) rapidly
(B)
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(C) felt
(D) dyspeptic - consume
what punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct? "Dr. Abrams came here from England
he has only been in Delaware for one year."
(A) comma
(B) semicolon
(C) colon
(D) hyphen - semicolon
select the word that makes this sentence grammatically correct. "Few students were able to complete
the assignment in the allotted time; _______ the professor gave them an additional week in which to do
the work."
(A) despite
(B) in fact
(C) therefore
(D) conversely - therefore
what word is best to substitute for the underlined words in the following sentence? "You can here THE
NURSES' laughter all the way down the hallway."
(A) his
(B) hers
(C) them
(D) their - their
which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? "Moving stealthy, the sneaky little boy
reached up for the cookie jar on the topmost shelf."
(A) stealthy
(B) sneaky
(C) up
(D) topmost - stealthy
which sentence is the clearest?
(A) I saw the criminals who were arrested on the TV news.
(B) I saw the criminals on the TV new who were arrested.
(C) On the TV news, the criminals who were arrested were seen by me.
(D) On the TV news, I saw the criminals who were arrested. - On the TV news, I saw the criminals who
were arrested.
which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the sentence? "Our mayer made a proclamation
declaring that all citizens must recycle."
(A) mayer
(B) proclamation
(C) citizens
(D) recycle - mayer
select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct. "Jennifer must ______
been confused by the complicated directions."
(A) of
(B) had
(C) have
(D) be - have
which of the following is spelled correctly
(A) seisure
(B) siezure
(C) seizher
(D) seizure - seizure
select the phrase or clause that is misplaced in the sentence. "Accompanied by toast, Jake enjoyed his
farm-fresh eggs and sweet-tasting grits."
(A) Accompanied by toast
(B) Jake enjoyed
(C) farm-fresh eggs
(D) sweet-tasting grits - Accompanied by toast
select the word that makes the sentence grammatically correct. "After ______ the course, the nursing
students will take a short practicum."
(A) finished
(B) finishing
(C) having finish
(D) will finish - finishing
what punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct? "Please dont be afraid to ask
questions," she assured us politely.
(A) period
(B) quotation marks
(C) comma
(D) apostrophe - apostrophe
which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the sentence? "The pharmacist seemed to disagree
with the proscription designated by the physician."
(A) pharmacist
(B) proscription
(C) designated
(D) physician - proscription
what punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct? "Have you finished reading the lab
results so we can schedule an appointment with the patient"
(A) period
(B) question mark
(C) comma
(D) semicolon - question mark
which of the following is spelled correctly
(A) discipline
(B) disipline
(C) discapline
(D) dicipline - discipline
which sentence is grammatically correct
(A) The new employees watched a short training film following a session with the hospital administrator.
(B) A session with the hospital administrator was followed by a short training film by the new
employees.
(C) Following a session with the hospital administrator, a short training film was watched by the new
employees.
(D) Following a session with the hospital administrator, the new employees watched a short training
film. - Following a session with the hospital administrator, the new employees watched a short training
film.
which word is spelled correctly
(A) noticable
(B) notisable
(C) noticeable
(D) noticeabel - noticeable
select the phrase or clause that is misplaced in the sentence
"I did not see the open carton of orange juice on the shelf standing with the refrigerator door open."
(A) I did not see
(B) of orange juice
(C) on the shelf
(D) standing with the refrigerator door open - standing with the refrigerator door open
select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct. "Do not be afraid to
consult _______ your peers."
(A) with
(B) from
(C) by
(D) in - with
which sentence is the clearest
(A) The soup was hot and made of tomatoes; Dan burned his tongue and gulped some cold water.
(B) After burning his tongue on the hot tomato soup, Dan gulped some cold water.
(C) Dan gulped some cold water when the tomato soup that was hot burned his tongue.
(D) Gulping some cold water, Dan burned his tongue on the hot tomato soup. - After burning his tongue
on the hot tomato soup, Dan gulped some cold water.
which word is spelled correctly
(A) controversial
(B) contraversial
(C) contravercial
(D) contriversal - controversial
which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? "Exercising excessively can have significant
nugatory effects."
(a) excessively
(b) significant
(c) nugatory
(d) effects - nugatory
select the word that makes this sentence grammatically correct. "The committee finished _______
report in time for the annual review."
(a) its
(b) their
(c) it's
(d) they're - its
what punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct? "Courtney ran around the track and her
roommates kept track of her time."
(a) period
(b) comma
(c) colon
(d) apostrophe - comma
which of the following is spelled correctly
(a) insessant
(b) incesant
(c) incessent
(d) incessant - incessant
select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. "We were not sure to _______ we
should give the paperwork."
(a) who
(b) whoever
(c) whom
(d) whomever - whom
what punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct. "Mrs. Alvarez showed us three
possibilities for the anteroom walls flowered wallpaper, striped wallpaper, or stippled paint."
(a) comma
(b) semicolon
(c) colon
(d) hyphen - colon
select the word that makes this sentence grammatically correct. "Having _______ one pill at bedtime,
thee patient was able to sleep for eight hours."
(a) took
(b) take
(c) taking
(d) taken - taken
which sentence is grammatically correct
(a) Tapping the beat, Ms. Schuster led the chorus in song.
(b) Ms. Schuster led the chorus in song tapping the beat.
(c) Ms. Schuster led the chorus, tapping the beat, in song.
(d) Tapping the beat, the chorus was led in song by Ms. Schuster. - Tapping the beat, Ms. Schuster led
the chorus in song.
Select the word that makes this sentence grammatically correct. "One out of four doctors _______ to
this plan."
(a) subscribe
(b) subscribes
(c) subscribing
(d) are subscribed - subscribes
which of the following words is spelled correctly
(a) proffesional
(b) proffessional
(c) profesional
(d) professional - professional
what punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct? "I did not entirely understand his
instructions; nevertheless I attempted to hook up the computer on my own."
(a) comma
(b) semicolon
(c) dash
(d) period - comma [Show Less]