ENG114 Midterm Grammar Review

Patricia has a/an ___________ trashcan.

• rectangular metal ugly

• metal rectangular ugly

• ugly metal rectangular

• ugly rectangular metal

2. Mary got a/an ___________ mug for her birthday.

• unusual purple Chinese

• unusual Chinese purple

• Chinese unusual purple

• Chinese purple

  unusual

Charles gave me a/an ________ jar.

• antique wonderful glass

• wonderful antique glass

• glass antique wonderful

• wonderful glass antique

Ricardo bought a/an ________ bottle opener.

• new plastic interesting

• new interesting plastic

• interesting new plastic

• interesting plastic new

Nicole is planning to replace her __________cook book.

• American old boring

• boring old American

• old boring American

• boring American old

Christina found a/an ___________cutting board online.

• pretty wooden little

• little pretty wooden

• wooden little pretty

• pretty little wooden

Which example shows correct parallel structure?

• Recommended exercise includes to run, to swim, and cycling.

• Recommended exercise includes running, swimming, and cycling.

• Recommended exercise includes running, swimming, and to cycle.

• Recommended exercise includes running, to swim, and cycling.

We looked everywhere for the car keys--under the sofa cushions, _______, and on the counters and tabletops.

• our search included the trash can

• searching for them in the trash can

• in the trash can

• we searched for them in the trash can

I have always enjoyed reading the book more than _________.

• I watched the movie version.

• watching the movie.

• to watch the movie.

When the weather outside is cold and __________, I like to be indoors.

• starting to get windy

• windy

• getting windy