Usage 11 Review

The ________ of bullets whizzing past the soldier didn’t even _______ him.

• amount, phase

• number, faze

Far ______ protesters came to the _________ building this year than did last year.

• less, capital

• fewer, capitol

Because he’d never been praised for his art, the ___________ had a tremendous _________ on Fernando.

• compliments/effect

• complements/affect

The ______ emergency kit was missing, but the only thing the students noticed was that the man driving had bleached __________ hair. 

• bus's, blond

• buses, blonde

After reading "The Story of an Hour", the student said, "I knew that her husband was alive all along".

• The commas are CORRECTLY placed after the quotation marks.

• The commas are INCORRECTLY placed after the quotation marks.

The _______ bathroom was locked during the women’s ________ soccer game.

• boy's, alumni

• boys', alumnae

Claire plans to ________ outside for a few minutes in the sun, and she isn’t going to allow her pale skin to _________ her decision.

• lay, effect

• lie, affect

Claire only wanted to get a bit of color, but she ____ on the lawn ______ for an hour and woke up with a sunburn.

• lay, unconscious

• laid, unconscience

Claire’s (cis male) _______ Ralph always wears lots of sunscreen, so he was _______ to her sunburn, saying, “I told you so.”

• fiancé, apathetic

• fiancée, empathetic

The climber's interest was ______ when she took a _____ out the plane window and saw the ____ of Mt. Everest.

of Mt. Everest.

• peeked, peak, peek

• piqued, peek, peak