Grammar Skills 37-38 Correction Quiz

Read the sentence and decide if it is CORRECT or INCORRECT. After the old radiator had be replaced, the travelers continued their cross-country trip.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Answer explanation

The sentence contains a grammatical error. It should say 'had been replaced' instead of 'had be replaced'. Therefore, the sentence is INCORRECT.

Read the sentence and decide if it is CORRECT or INCORRECT. During the lightning storm, he struck in the head by a falling tree.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Answer explanation

The sentence is incorrect because it should say 'he was struck in the head' instead of 'he struck in the head.' The verb form is incorrect, making the sentence grammatically wrong.

Read the sentence and decide if it is CORRECT or INCORRECT. While I am on vacation, the pets should be feeds every morning and evening.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Answer explanation

The sentence is incorrect because 'feeds' should be 'fed' to match the passive voice structure. It should read: 'the pets should be fed every morning and evening.'

Read the sentence and decide if it is CORRECT or INCORRECT. A book being written now by a team of writers will be published in the fall.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Answer explanation

The sentence is CORRECT because it states that a book currently being written will be published in the fall, which is a logical and possible scenario.

Read the sentence and decide if it is CORRECT or INCORRECT. I found out that the real estate agent had already been leased the condominium.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Answer explanation

The sentence is incorrect because it uses 'had already been leased' incorrectly. It should say 'had already leased' or 'had already been leased by someone.' The agent cannot lease something; they facilitate the leasing.

Read the sentence and decide if it is CORRECT or INCORRECT. The house that Mrs. Martin has always wanted to buy has just placed on the market.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Answer explanation

The sentence is incorrect because it should say 'has just been placed on the market' to indicate the action was completed. The passive voice is needed here.

Read the sentence and decide if it is CORRECT or INCORRECT. The foundation should have been finishing by the construction workers before they left the construction site.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Answer explanation

The sentence is incorrect because it implies that the foundation should have been completed before the workers left, which is not a standard expectation. Typically, the foundation is expected to be finished during the construction process.

Read the sentence and decide if it is CORRECT or INCORRECT. We must leave that money in the checking account because the bills pay on the first of the month.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Answer explanation

The sentence is incorrect because it should say 'the bills are paid' instead of 'the bills pay'. The correct form indicates that the bills are being paid, not that they are doing the paying.

Read the sentence and decide if it is CORRECT or INCORRECT. The horses can’t be taken out now because they have been rode for the past few hours.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Answer explanation

The sentence is incorrect because 'rode' should be 'ridden' in this context. The correct form is 'they have been ridden for the past few hours.' Thus, the answer is Incorrect.

Read the sentence and decide if it is CORRECT or INCORRECT. It is being announced by a presidential aide that a lawyer from Virginia has been named attorney general.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Answer explanation

The sentence correctly states that a lawyer from Virginia has been named attorney general, as announced by a presidential aide. Therefore, the statement is CORRECT.