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In our office text messaging has become a ____ mode of communication.
a. principle
b. principal
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Do you think it was ____ who agreed to work overtime?
a. them
b. they
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If I ____ you, I would apply for the grant.
a. was
b. were
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Intransitive verbs ______.
a. direct their action toward a person or thing
b. require a direct object to complete their meaning
c. do not require a direct object to complete their meaning
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Either the owner or the tenants ____ the apartment at the end of the lease.
a. clean
b. cleans
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Which sentence uses correct capitalization?
a. Who on Earth would want to hire him?
b. The length of time it takes for Earth to orbit the Sun is 365 and a quarter days.
c. No one on Earth would ever suspect her of misappropriating funds.
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Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a. My alarm clock rang at 6;05 p.m. instead of 6;05 a.m.
b. My alarm clock rang at 6:05 p.m. instead of 6:05 a.m.
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In the sentence Our new supervisor will be Barb Robisch, the sentence pattern is ____.
a. Subject-verb
b. Subject-action verb⎯object
c. Subject-linking verb⎯complement
d. inverted
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In the sentence Belinda updated her Facebook status, the verb updated is ____.
a. transitive
b. intransitive
c. linking
d. helping
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One important ____ of accounting is that personal assets must be kept separate from
business assets.
a. principal
b. principle
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____ cubicles are on the fourth floor in the Park Tower building.
a. Geoffs and Amys
b. Geoff and Amy's
c. Geoff's and Amy's
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The legal ____ were filed by the assistant district attorney on Friday.
a. briefs
b. brief's
c. briefs'
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Which sentence is expressed correctly?
a. Todays college students don't know what life is like without technology.
b. Today's college students don't know what life is like without technology.
c. Todays' college students don't know what life is like without technology.
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Which sentence uses correct capitalization?
a. For a special breakfast treat, my mother served French toast on our China dishes.
b. For a special breakfast treat, my mother served French toast on our china dishes.
c. For a special breakfast treat, my mother served french toast on our China dishes.
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Union officials consulted ____ employees before ratifying the contract.
a. we
b. us
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In the sentence We were hoping for an increase in revenue, the verb were is ____.
a. transitive
b. intransitive
c. linking
d. helping
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Which of the following is correct?
a. We faced major delays because of the numerous vallies in the mountains.
b. Many companys look for thefollowing qualities in employees:reliability, punctuality,
and enthusiasm.
c. Representatives of the two cities met to discuss the new laws affecting their local
economies.
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Our records indicate that you owe ____.
a. $1,236
b. $1,236 dollars
c. 1,236 dollars
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Which sentence is expressed correctly?
a. My favorite movie is Pirates of the Caribbean; Dead Man's Chest.
b. We studied Anne Frank: The Diary of Young Girl in my high school English class.
c. Professor Reid asked us to read the article Tuning In; Improving Your Listening Skills
for the next class session.
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Which sentence expresses numbers correctly?
a. Traffic cameras have been installed at the intersection of 12th Avenue and Fifth
Street.
b. Traffic cameras have been installed at the intersection of Twelfth Avenue and Fifth
Street.
c. Traffic cameras have been installed at the intersection of 12th Avenue and 5th Street.
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Which subject line uses correct capitalization?
a. Subject: agenda for friday's division meeting
b. Subject: Agenda for Friday's Division Meeting
c. Subject: Agenda For Friday's Division Meeting
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(Future progressive) I ____ to your e-mail message by tomorrow morning.
a. will be replying
b. am replying
c. will reply
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Several new ____ were added outside our company's main entrance.
a. bench's
b. benchs
c. benches
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All of the following sentences use active-voice verbs except ______
a. The speaker gave his presentation at 10 a.m. on Tuesday.
b. Our company was restructured to reduce middle-management positions.
c. Darrin voiced his opinion about the company merger during the all-staff meeting.
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Which sentence uses apostrophes correctly?
a. The Bushes' new SUV includes enough storage for the kids' toys and both parents'
golf clubs.
b. The Bush'es new SUV includes enough storage for the kids toys and both parent's
golf clubs.
c. The Bushes new SUV includes enough storage for the kids' toys and both parents'
golf clubs.
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Keisha earned as much as ____ after only one year at her new job.
a. I
b. me
c. myself
Answer:
Select the properly punctuated sentence.
a. What kinds of data do you collect from online customers and how do you protect
their privacy?
b. What kinds of data do you collect from online customers, and how do you protect
their privacy?
c. What kinds of data do you collect from online customers; and how do you protect
their privacy?
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We'll need to ____ the entire report.
a. re-write
b. rewrite
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In the sentence They discussed four important issues at the meeting, the word issues is
a(n) ____.
a. noun
b. pronoun
c. verb
d. adjective
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Which sentence uses correct capitalization?
a. Because I switched my major after the Fall 2016 semester, I now will be on the
five-year plan.
b. Some college students spend their Spring vacations in Florida or Mexico.
c. Many ski resorts experienced record snowfalls this past Winter.
Answer:
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a. Learning effective communication skills, therefore, will increase your employment
opportunities.
b. Learning effective communication skills; therefore, will increase your employment
opportunities.
c. Learning effective communication skills; therefore will increase your employment
opportunities.
Answer:
Sentences revolve around _____ because these words function both as sentence subjects
and as objects of verbs.
a. nouns
b. pronouns
c. adverbs
d. adjectives
Answer:
Which sentence expresses numbers correctly?
a. We adopted Duasong from China when she was 1 year and 2 months old.
b. For her 50th birthday, Catherine treated herself to a day at a luxury spa.
c. When she was 57, Professor Cartwright began her research on anti-viral medicines in
Africa.
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