- They had difficult identifying the man commited the crime because of the poor lighting along
A B C D
the street
B) is the incorrect
part of the sentences because the relative prounoun who is missing after the man, which would serve as the subject for
the verb commited. Without the
prounoun who, the adjective clause in
this sentences is constructed incorrectly
2. As
the surgeon operated the patient they were a number of
specialists who looked on from
A B C
viewing room in
order to learn how to do the new procedure
D
A)
Is in the inccorect part of the sentence. The proposition
on is missing after the verb operated
3. When
we are infants, we must depend our parents for everything
A B C D
(C) is the error because of the
missing word on. The correct form of
the verb is to depend on
4. There
seldom a more spectacular sight than the Fourth of July
fireworks over the status of
A B C D
liberty
(A)
Is the error because of the missing verb is. The correct phrase is There is seldom
5. Left
their own in the wild, many domesticated animals will begin to
behave like their
A B C D
undomesticated
cousins
C) Is the error because of the missing
prposition on, the correct phrase is left on their own
6. The
pleasure of life are diminished not shared with a
friend
A B C D
(C) error because
of the missing clause maker if . the
correct phrase is …if not shared…
7. Robert
Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcyle Maintenance has been cult
classic now for more
A B C D
than 20 years
B)
Is the error because of the missing article a.
the correct phrase is …been a cult
classic…
8. When
a cat, large or small, raises its tail, it is normally a sign
greeting
A B
C D
D)
is the error because og the missing preposition of. The correct phrase is …a
sign of greeting…
9. World,
although once perceived to be limitless, is beginning to reach its
capacity
A B C D
A)
the error because og the missing article The. The correct phrase is The world
10. American
idioms and British idioms frequently differ, since two language
have been avolving
A B C D
separately for
more than three hundred years
C ) Is the error
because of the missing article the . the
correct phrase is since the two
II.
This section is designed to measure your ability to recognize
language that is appropriate
for standard written English.
for standard written English.
1. The Eiffel Tower ___________ Paris, France.
a.. landmarks
b. is
landmarked in
c. is a landmark in
d. is in a
landmark
Answer : C. is a
landmark in
2. Young deer _________.
a. are called fawns
b. be fawns
c. is fawns
d. are fawns called
answer : A. are called fawns
3. Not until a dog is several months old does it begin to exhibit
signs of
independence ___________.
independence ___________.
a. its mother from
b. from mother
c. to mother
d. from its mother
Answer : D. from its mother
4.
. To score a goal in soccer you ________.
a. must kick the ball
b. must kicks the ball
c. may kick them ball
d. must kick them balls
Answer : A. must kick the ball
5. The observation deck at the Sears Tower _________ in Chicago.
a. is highest than any other one
b. is highest than any other one
c. is higher than any other one
d. is higher that any other one
Answer : C. is higher than any other one
6. If it _________ so cloudy, we would plan on having the fair
outside.
a. was
b. was not
c. weren’t
d. had not
Answer : B. was not
7. At the 1984 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco,
Geraldine Ferraro
became the first woman _________ for the vice presidency.
became the first woman _________ for the vice presidency.
a. to being nominated
b. to has been nominated
c. to have been nominated
d. to will be nominated
Answer : C. to have been nominated
8. _______
chocolate will give you a tummy ache.
a. Eat too much
b. Eating to much
c. Eating too much
d. Eating too many
Answer : C. Eating too much
9. If she ____________ to advance her clock one hour, she wouldn’t
have been late
for work.
for work.
a. should have remembered
b. could remembered
c. remembered
d. would have remembered
Answer : D. would have remembered
10. A dream about falling _________.
a. scary is
b. is scary
c. are scary
d. very scary is
Answer : B. is scary
