Grammar: 1001 Practice Questions For Dummies (+ Free Online Practice). Geraldine Woods

Recognizing Complete Sentences

      321–331 Identify the sentence(s) that are complete in Standard English.

      321.

      1 Have eaten?

      2 Have you eaten

      3 Have you eaten?

      322.

      1 Jose, along with Helena and her best friends from school.

      2 Jose, along with Helena and her best friends from school

      3 Jose, along with Helena and her best friends from school!

      323.

      1 At the army museum, many exhibits caught our attention.

      2 At the army museum, many exhibits caught our attention

      3 At the army museum, many exhibits catching our attention.

      324.

      1 Balloons of all colors of the rainbow above us in the sky!

      2 Balloons of all colors of the rainbow floated above us in the sky!

      3 Balloons of all colors of the rainbow floated above us in the sky

      325.

      1 Around the corner on tiptoes came the burglar.

      2 The burglar came around the corner on tiptoes.

      3 On tiptoes, around the corner the burglar came.

      326.

      1 I dance.

      2 I dance on stage.

      3 On Sundays, I dance.

      327.

      1 Standing in the aisle, Charlotte scanned the audience, searching for an empty seat.

      2 Standing in the aisle, Charlotte scanned the audience and searched for an empty seat

      3 Standing in the aisle, Charlotte, scanning the audience, searching for an empty seat.

      328.

      1 The little dog, chewing his food quickly and then running off to play.

      2 The little dog chewed his food quickly and then ran off to play.

      3 The little dog chewed his food quickly and then ran off to play

      329.

      1 Who is solving the puzzle.

      2 Who is solving the puzzle?

      3 Who is solving the puzzle!

      330.

      1 Alan, having changed his clothes, was ready for the dance.

      2 Having changed his clothes, Alan, ready for the dance.

      3 Having changed his clothes, Alan was ready for the dance.

      331.

      1 Nice to meet you.

      2 Nice meeting you!

      3 It was nice to meet you.

Combining Ideas Correctly

      332–346 Identify the sentence(s) in which ideas are joined correctly.

      332.

      1 The table fell over, but it didn’t break.

      2 The table fell over, it didn’t break.

      3 The table fell over but didn’t break.

      333.

      1 Miami has a warm climate, Greenland is much colder.

      2 Miami has a warm climate, and Greenland is much colder.

      3 Miami has a warm climate, but Greenland is much colder.

      334.

      1 Although she had reviewed the material thoroughly, Lisa was still nervous before her test.

      2 Lisa was still nervous before her test, although she had reviewed the material thoroughly.

      3 She had reviewed the material thoroughly, Lisa was still nervous before her test.

      335.

      1 Tomorrow Laura will hike two miles, or she will work out for an hour at the gym.

      2 Tomorrow Laura will hike two miles, and she will work out for an hour at the gym.

      3 Tomorrow Laura will hike two miles, she will work out for an hour at the gym.

      336.

      1 The twins cried for hours, no one could quiet them.

      2 The twins cried for hours, and no one could quiet them.

      3 The twins cried for hours, because no one could quiet them.

      337.

      1 Before she met the ambassadors, the president examined their credentials carefully.

      2 The president examined their credentials carefully before she met the ambassadors.

      3 The president first examined their credentials carefully, and then she met the ambassadors.

      338.

      1 The can is full, so please empty it.

      2 The can is full, you should empty it.

      3 The can is full, please empty it.

      339.

      1 Although they had arrived late, the manager refused to shorten the team practice.

      2 The manager refused to shorten the team practice, although they had arrived late.

      3 They had arrived late, but the manager refused to shorten the team practice.

      340.

      1 Even though George has never studied French, he understands a few simple words.

      2 George has never studied French, however, he understands a few simple words.

      3 George has never studied French, he understands a few simple words anyway.

      341.

      1 Stamp collecting is a fascinating hobby, it can be expensive.

      2 Stamp collecting is a fascinating hobby, although it can be expensive.

      3 Stamp collecting is a fascinating hobby, additionally it can be expensive.

      342.

      1 Jim dropped the fragile vase, consequently, it shattered into a thousand pieces.

      2 Jim dropped the fragile vase; consequently, it shattered into a thousand pieces.

      3 Jim dropped the fragile vase, and consequently it shattered into a thousand pieces.

      343.

      1 Penny turned off her phone, for she didn’t want to be interrupted.

      2 Penny turned off her phone, she didn’t want to be interrupted.

      3 Penny turned off her phone because she didn’t want to be interrupted.