Which of the following italicized words is correctly capitalized

Word Usage

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Questions 1 to 20: Select the best answer to each question. Note that a question and its answers may be split across a page break, so be sure that you have seen the entire question and all the answers before choosing an answer.

1. Choose the sentence in which the italicized pronoun agrees in number with its italicized antecedent or antecedents.

A. Maureen called the children for his meal.

B. The boys want their dessert now.

C. The waiter refilled their glasses as they emptied it.

D. Mary and Jill won't eat her vegetables.

2. Choose the sentence that has a subject complement.

A. We can't leave without seeing her.

B. The nurse felt my pulse.

C. I felt much better.

D. The day ended with many surprises.

3. Which one of the following words is an antonym of joyful?

A. Morose

B. Passive

C. Garrulous

D. Agitated

4. Choose the simple predicate in the following sentence. The men finished the game in a short time.

A. men

B. game

C. finished

D. time

5. Which synonym of the word look would be most effective in the following sentence? Detective Flint leaned forward with narrowed eyes to what appeared to be a vital clue.

A. ogle B. view C. survey

D. scrutinize

6. What is the indirect object in the following sentence? For her birthday, Jody bought Alice an angora sweater.

A. Birthday B. Sweater C. Jody

D. Alice

7. In which of the following sentences is the word its used correctly?

A. The problem with the lawn mower is that its old.

B. When trying to catch fish, its important to be patient.

C. Its easy to learn to play the guitar, if you're willing to practice.

D. The monster reared its head at the tourists.

8. Choose the sentence which contains an indirect object.

A. It is difficult to save money.

B. They gave me a bonus.

C. I spent it immediately.

D. I worked hard each day.

9. Which one of the following word or words is an example of a correlative conjunction?

A. Either . . . or

B. Because

C. Since

D. And

10. Which one of the following is a correct example of the singular possessive case?

A. who's job

B. women's club

C. audiences' reaction

D. king's rights

11. Which one of the following pairs of words consists of antonyms?

A. like—love B. near—close C. calm—quiet D. true—false

12. Choose the sentence that has a compound predicate.

A. We went home to eat and to study.

B. Sandy washed and ironed her clothes.

C. Swimming and golfing are Jim's favorite sports.

D. Sue and I will listen.

13. Choose the simple subject in the following sentence. The tallest contestant won the prize.

A. won B. prize C. tallest

D. contestant

14. Which one of the following sentences contains an incorrect usage of the singular possessive?

A. Icarus's fate was sealed when he approached the sun.

B. The alpha male is often the pack's leader.

C. The north forty has always been my family's land.

D. Mary was dominant among Jesus' disciples.

15. Which of the following italicized words is correctly capitalized?

A. The most beautiful State is Hawaii.

B. Marsha speaks excellent german.

C. Mount mckinley is the tallest mountain in North America.

D. Jim must drive to the North to study the northern lights.

16. Which one of the following is a correct example of the plural possessive case?

A. woman's plans

B. men's plans

C. it's place

D. stone's throw

17. What is the simple subject of the following sentence?

During the night, the frightened child called for his mother and father.

A. Frightened

B. Child C. Night D. His

18. Which one of the following is a correct spelling of a plural noun?

A. gooses

B. knifes

C. buffaloes

D. oxes

19. Choose the sentence below in which of is used correctly.

A. The three girls might of broken the records.

B. The bird flew north of the beach.

C. We should of left early.

D. The boys surrendered, but they should of fought.

20. In which sentence are the conjunctions used correctly?

A. Neither beauty nor popularity was considered in the contest.

B. Mary enjoyed neither roller skating or ice skating.

C. Either Fred nor John knew about the accident.

D. The top award was given to neither Steve or Jim.

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