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1. Prepositions ____.
a.
express an action, an occurrence, or a state of being
b.
name persons, places, things, qualities, feelings, concepts, activities, and measures
c.
join nouns and pronouns to other words in a sentence
d.
modify verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
2. When a pronoun serves as the object of a prepositional phrase, it must be in the ____ case.
a.
subjective
b.
objective
c.
possessive
3. All of the following are objective-case pronouns except ______.
a.
them
b.
us
c.
her
d.
he
4. In the sentence LinkedIn is a popular networking site for business professionals, the word professionals functions as
____.
a.
the object of a verb
b.
the object of a preposition
c.
a subject
5. Because I couldn't attend the meeting, Tammy substituted for ____.
a.
I
b.
me
c.
myself
6. The new company brochure was created by my boss and ____.
a.
me
b.
I
c.
we
7. According to Bill and ____, our company will start using social networking sites for market research.
a.
herself
b.
she
c.
her
8. Everyone in our department except ____ is excited about the new mission statement.
a.
himself
b.
him
c.
he
9. Between ____, I believe that the new job sharing proposal will not be successful.
a.
you and me
b.
you and I
10. Which sentence is correct?
a.
The supervisor attended the sales conference in New York with he.
b.
Please forward your e-mail message to Megan and she by noon tomorrow.
c.
The disagreement is with the shipper, not with you and me.
11. If Jessica ____ been more prepared, she would have performed better during her job interview.
a.
would have
b.
would of
12. My English professor said that my paper could ____ been better organized and more concise.
a.
of
b.
have
13. Were you able to retrieve the data ______ the hard drive of the damaged computer?
a.
off
b.
from off of
c.
off of
d.
from
14. I used information ____ the Internet in my research paper.
a.
from
b.
off of
c.
off
15. Please send your application ____ our human resources manager.
a.
to
b.
too
c.
two
16. We're getting ____ few "likes" on our Facebook page.
a.
two
b.
too
c.
to
17. We plan ____ survey our customers and conduct a focus panel ______.
a.
to, to
b.
too, to
c.
too, too
d.
to, too
18. Which sentence is correct?
a.
All managers except Bruce and he were asked to increase their sales goals.
b.
Wasn't that invitation addressed to you and I?
c.
All the sales reps but you and me had to revise their reports.
19. The writing of the business plan will be divided equally ____ Rick and Cathi.
a.
among
b.
between
20. The plan called for the sharing of the word processing tasks ______ the five members of the research team.
a.
among
b.
between
21. Has anyone ____ Andrew expressed interest in attending the conference?
a.
beside
b.
besides
22. Seated ____ the CEO is the executive vice president.
a.
beside
b.
besides
23. Everyone ____ Bill attended the company retreat.
a.
except
b.
accept
24. We need to ____ the fact that our financial records will be more closely examined by auditors.
a.
accept
b.
except
25. Tony and Barb went ____ talk with their supervisor about their proposal to job share.
a.
in to
b.
into
26. Because of his desire to help others, Derrik plans to go ____ nursing.
a.
into
b.
in to
c.
in
27. It looks ____ more and more social media sites will be developed over the next few years.
a.
like
b.
as if
28. It looks ______ it's going to rain tomorrow.
a.
as if
b.
like
29. Which sentence uses like correctly?
a.
Although text messaging is still popular, it appears like Twitter is becoming a preferred social networking tool
by many.
b.
Griffin feels like he should have studied more thoroughly for the test.
c.
The magazine model looked a lot like Taylor Swift.
30. The hiring team will consider only those applicants who ______ college.
a.
graduated
b.
graduated from
31. Which sentence is better expressed?
a.
Collin demonstrated an aptitude for and an appreciation of statistics.
b.
Collin demonstrated an aptitude and an appreciation of statistics.
32. Bill could not ____ laughing when he heard his coworker discuss her attempts to potty train her son.
a.
help from
b.
help
33. Both ____ were lying on my desk.
a.
reports
b.
of the reports
34. Which sentence is more formally expressed?
a.
Do you know where the meeting is?
b.
Do you know where the meeting is at?
35. Which sentence is more formally expressed?
a.
Whom should I address the letter to?
b.
To whom should I address the letter?
36. Which sentence is correct?
a.
Danika said that she graduated from college two years ago.
b.
Jonathan met up with Karen in the employee lounge.
c.
Did the e-mail message tell what the topic is and where the meeting is at?
37. We need at least half of our staff to agree ____ volunteer at Saturday's open house.
a.
with
b.
to
c.
on
38. Any websites that do not conform ____ disability access standards will have to be redesigned.
a.
to
b.
with
39. Many customers were angry ____ the manager and her attitude toward them.
a.
with
b.
about
c.
at
40. Beth is completely different ____ our previous manager.
a.
from
b.
than
41. Some of the office tasks in this company are similar ____ those I performed for my previous employer.
a.
with
b.
to
42. Have you reconciled your checkbook ____ your bank statement?
a.
to
b.
with
43. Your salary raise is retroactive ____ July 1.
a.
to
b.
from
44. Which sentence uses idiomatic expressions appropriately?
a.
The manager said that he planned on giving everyone a raise.
b.
Employees inferred from the manager's remarks that raises would be issued shortly.
c.
Employees inferred by the manager's remarks that raises would be issued shortly.
45. Which sentence is correct?
a.
In contrast to our presentations, Joe will present his without any multimedia.
b.
Contrasting to the majority of the staff, Jenna argued for shorter breaks.
c.
In contrast with our presentations, Joe will present his without any multimedia.
46. Please ____ to the front of the room to deliver your presentation.
a.
precede
b.
proceed
47. A number of our ____ have inquired about their benefit reductions.
a.
personnel
b.
personal
48. If you have ____ to spare, please drop by my office.
a.
sometime
b.
some time
49. Karen is ____ to submit the final architectural drawings to the customer by April 1.
a.
suppose
b.
supposed
50. She turned right ____ Park Avenue in an attempt to find parking.
a.
on to
b.
onto
