Grammar Pretest

Which of the highlighted words in the following sentence should be capitalized?
The governor gave a speech at the fourth of July picnic, which was held at my cousin's farm five miles east of town.

• governor
• fourth
• cousin's
• east

Which of the highlighted words in the following sentence should be capitalized?
"Last semester, I wrote my history report on the Korean war," my sister told me.

• semester
• history
• war
• sister

Which of the following is a sentence fragment, or NOT a complete sentence?

• Hearing the thunder, the lifeguard ordered us out of the water.
• Turn off the lights.
• Sunday afternoon spent reading and playing computer games.
• I was surprised to see that my neighbor had written a letter to the editor.

Which version uses the correct punctuation?

• Wow, that was a terrific novel? What other books has this author written!
• Wow! That was a terrific novel. What other books has this author written?
• Wow? That was a terrific novel! What other books has this author written?
• Wow. That was a terrific novel? What other books has this author written?

Which is the correct punctuation for the highlighted portion?
You may choose to read any two of the following novels The Great Gatsby, Song of Solomon, Sophie's Choice, The Color Purple, The Ball Jar,  and The Invisible Man

• novels, The Great Gatsby
• novels: The Great Gatsby
• novels; the Great Gatsby
• novels. The Great Gatsby

Which version is punctuated correctly?

• "May I ride with you?" asked Del. "I can't get my car started."
• May I ride with you? asked Del. "I can't get my car started."
• "May I ride with you? asked Del. I can't get my car started."
• "May I ride with you"? asked Del, "I can't get my car started."

Choose the correct verb form.
Last night, Rita ________ a standing ovation for her performance.

• has gotten
• gotten
• will get
• got

Choose the verb that agrees with the subject.
Christian and Jennifer ________ to go canoeing next Saturday.

• are trying
• is trying
• tried
• have tried

Choose the subject that agrees with the verb in the following sentence.
________ of the customers have complained about poor service.

• One
• Neither
• Each
• Some

In which of the following sentences is the highlighted verb NOT in agreement with the subject of the sentence?

• Where are the forms you want me to fill out?
• Which is the correct form?
• Here is the forms you need to complete.
• There are two people who still need to complete the form.