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1. Which sentence expresses common and proper nouns correctly?
a.
Many graduates from Marquette University are Wisconsin natives.
b.
My new Samsung Television allows me to stream video from my Computer.
c.
Courtney watched the graduation Ceremony on her Smartphone.
2. The two ______ will be hiring many temporary workers during the summer months.
a.
business's
b.
businesses
c.
businesses'
3. The political campaign turned out to be a battle of the two ____.
a.
sexes
b.
sexs
c.
sex's
4. Both ____ offer excellent customer service and technical support.
a.
companies
b.
companys
c.
company's
5. The legal ____ were filed by the assistant district attorney on Friday.
a.
briefs
b.
brief's
c.
briefs'
6. Liquidity ____ for the two companies must be examined carefully.
a.
ratios
b.
ratioes
c.
ratio's
7. The ____ hope to meet their English and Scottish relatives during their vacation.
a.
Harris
b.
Harrises
c.
Harris's
8. Ashley has two ____ who are chemical engineers at DuPont.
a.
sister-in-laws
b.
sisters-in-law
c.
sisters-in-laws
9. Three students were marked as ____ because they did not attend class on the first day.
a.
no-shows
b.
nos-show
c.
nos-shows
10. Many ____ attended the e-commerce seminar to learn strategies to maximize their online sales.
a.
CEOs'
b.
CEO's
c.
CEOs
11. Only one ____ testimony impressed the judge and jury.
a.
witnesses
b.
witness's
c.
witnesses'
12. Both ____ complaints were handled promptly and courteously.
a.
customers
b.
customer's
c.
customers'
13. Chris worked in the ____ division for 15 years.
a.
sales
b.
sale's
c.
sales'
14. My ____ blog receives hundreds of hits every day.
a.
mother-in-laws
b.
mother's-in-law
c.
mother-in-law's
15. The ____ children were National Merit scholars and attended Ivy League universities.
a.
Valdez'
b.
Valdezes'
c.
Valdez's
16. Be sure to enclose all in-text citations within two ____.
a.
parenthesis
b.
parentheses
c.
parenthesi
17. In just one ____ time, our website traffic increased 120 percent.
a.
years
b.
year's
c.
years'
18. ____ 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
19. Which sentence is correct?
a.
Most husbands list their wifes and children as beneficiarys on their life insurance policys.
b.
All recently hired RNs and MDs were encouraged by the board of directors to improve patient education
efforts.
c.
The Kennedies planted organic tomatos and potatos in their vegetable garden.
20. Which sentence is correctly and clearly expressed?
a.
My firm's architect's opinion was explained in the executive summary.
b.
Recent technological advances' have increased job availability in the electronics' industry.
c.
After breaching the network firewall, the computer hackers downloaded all investors' records.
21. Which sentence is correct?
a.
We wanted an applicant with three year's experience as a system's analyst.
b.
We wanted an applicant with three years' experience as a system's analyst.
c.
We wanted an applicant with three years' experience as a systems analyst.
22. Which sentence is best expressed?
a.
Budgetwise, we are behind our expected sales projections.
b.
We are behind our schedule, productionwise, in meeting the customer's order.
c.
Considering our production, we are behind schedule in meeting the customer's order.
23. Every Thanksgiving morning we watch the ______ parade.
a.
Macy's
b.
Macys'
c.
Macy's'
24. Many families enjoy watching college football bowl games on ______.
a.
New Years' Day
b.
New Years Day
c.
New Year's Day
25. When the local area code changed, the company had to order new ____.
a.
stationary
b.
stationery
c.
stationairy
26. ____, along with the project managers, will review the progress report.
a.
Them
b.
They
c.
Themselves
27. The firm asked ____ to provide three professional references.
a.
us
b.
we
c.
they
28. Between you and ____, I don't think the merger will occur.
a.
I
b.
me
c.
we
29. The company and all of ____ assets were released to creditors.
a.
it's
b.
its'
c.
its
30. Morgan and ____ were transferred to our satellite office.
a.
her
b.
she
c.
herself
31. No one has demonstrated more commitment to the project than ____.
a.
she
b.
her
c.
herself
32. Union officials consulted ____ employees before ratifying the contract.
a.
we
b.
us
33. The customer ____ realized that he did not have the correct receipt to process the claim.
a.
himself
b.
hisself
c.
himselve
34. I think it was ____ who credited the customer's account.
a.
her
b.
she
c.
herself
35. Many colleges prohibit ____ from using or possessing a cell phone during an exam.
a.
you
b.
students
36. Each voter was questioned about ____ election preferences.
a.
his
b.
their
c.
his or her
d.
her
37. Either the manager or the employees will be happy to help you in any way ____ can.
a.
she
b.
they
c.
he
d.
he or she
38. Which of the following is preferred usage?
a.
Anyone who wants to attend the conference must submit his registration form by April 30.
b.
Anyone who wants to attend the conference must submit their registration form by April 30.
c.
All those who want to attend the conference must submit their registration forms by April 30.
39. The committee submitted ____ final report to management.
a.
its
b.
their
c.
they're
d.
it's
40. The United Way uses ______ resources to help local communities identify and resolve issues.
a.
it's
b.
they're
c.
their
d.
its
41. Jon Seiffert is the attorney ____we want to help us start our new business.
a.
who
b.
whom
42. The grant will be given to ____ deserves it.
a.
whoever
b.
whomever
43. ____ car is parked in the CEO's parking space?
a.
Whose
b.
Who's
44. Which sentence is correct?
a.
As Americans listened to the congressional hearing on terrorism, they considered its impact on U.S. foreign
relations.
b.
The finance department requested travel receipts from you and I before processing our expense vouchers.
c.
I hope that your prepared to participate on the budget planning team and it's many related subcommittees.
45. Which sentence is correct?
a.
Us delegates are required to consult our constituents before we vote.
b.
Nathan Roberts was more qualified for the position than I.
c.
If the caller was her, I'm surprised that no message was left.
46. Which sentence is correct?
a.
Whom should be the new business and industry representative?
b.
Please let me know who's responsible for handling customer complaints.
c.
The position of district manager will be given to whoever you identify as the top salesperson.
47. The company has many ____ policies in place.
a.
non-discriminatory
b.
non discriminatory
c.
nondiscriminatory
48. The e-mail message had ____ many errors.
a.
two
b.
too
c.
to
49. You should ____ your important files daily.
a.
backup
b.
back up
c.
back-up
50. This ____ the most innovative product our company has ever released.
a.
maybe
b.
may be
c.
may-be
