which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? “After rapidly consume that enormous meal, he felt a bit dyspeptic.”
(A) rapidly
(B) consume
(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
select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. “We ______ never been trained in that particular procedure.”
(a) has
(b) was
(c) had
(d) will
had