Grammar Practice Test

GRAMMAR PRACTICE TEST

By Jackie Encina

October 9, 2019
Mr. Peter Ali
70 Apple Lane
New York, NY 10029

Dear Mr. Ali:

(1) Thank you for allowing us to assist you with your balance transfer.  (2) Your balance transfer request has been initiated.  (3) Once the transaction is complete, the amount you requested will be transferred to your Greater Bank account.  (4) Your annual percentage rate of 0% will be in force through december 2019.

(5) We are also sending you three access checks.  (6) They are easy to use and are excepted everywhere that personal checks are used.  (7) These checks are yours' to use whenever you need to access your credit line.  (8) You can use these checks to transfer balances from other credit cards.  (9) You may also want to use them to make home improvements in Spring.  (10) When you use an access check, you'll benefit from the same low annual percentage rate of 0% through the end of 2019.  (11) When this promotional rate ends, your annual percentage rate will be 5%.

(12) If you have questions regarding your Greater Bank account, please call me at 1-800-555-7890.  (13) Its been a pleasure to serve you, and I look forward to assisting you in the future



Sincerely,

Rosa Kammel
Marketing Director

Multiple Choice

Which correction should be made to sentence 4?

Your annual percentage rate of 0% will be in force through december 2019.

• Insert a comma after rate.

• Replace Your with You're.

• Change will be to had been.

• Replace december with December.

• No correction is necessary.

Multiple Choice

Which correction should be made to sentence 6?

They are easy to use and are excepted everywhere that personal checks are used.

• Change the first are to is.

• Replace excepted with accepted.

• Change that to whose.

• Replace checks with check's.

• No correction is necessary.

Multiple Choice

Which correction should be made to sentence 7?

These checks are yours' to use whenever you need to access your credit line.

• Replace checks with checks'.

• Replace yours' with yours.

• Replace need with knead.

• Replace access with excess.

• Replace your with you're.

Multiple Choice

Which correction should be made to sentence 9?

You may also want to use them to make home improvements in Spring.  

• Replace may with May.

• Replace the first to with two.

• Change make to making.

• Replace Spring with spring.

• No correction is necessary.

Multiple Choice

Which correction should be made to sentence 13?

Its been a pleasure to serve you, and I look forward to assisting you in the future.

• Replace Its with It's.

• Remove the comma.

• Replace I with eye.

• Replace the second to with too.

• No correction is necessary.