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Teaching Grammar

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

She wore a bicycle helmet on her head that was too large.

a)
She wore a bicycle helmet that was too large on her head.
b)

She who was too large on her head wore a bicycle helmet.

c)

She wore a bicycle helmet on her head that was too large.

d)

She wore on her head that was too large a bicycle helmet.

2.

The patient was referred to the physician with stomach pains.

a)
The patient with stomach pains was referred to the physician.
b)

With stomach pains, the physician was referred to the patient.

c)

The physician with stomach pains was referred to the patient.

d)

Referred to the physician, the stomach pains was with the patient.

3.

Tyler almost found fifty cents under the sofa cushions.

(a)  

4.

Riding in the sports car, the world whizzed by rapidly.

(a)  

5.

Walking home at night, the trees looked like spooky aliens.

a)

As Jonas was walking home at night, the trees looked like spooky aliens.

b)

As the trees was walking home at night, it looked like spooky aliens.

c)

Walking home at night, the trees looked like spooky aliens.

d)

The trees looked like spooky aliens walking home at night.

6.

Choose the sentence error out of the underlined words below.

The students have discovered that they can address issues more effectively through letterwriting campaigns and not through public demonstrations.

a)

have discovered

b)

they

c)

through

d)

and not

7.

Choose the sentence error out of the underlined words below.

After hours of futile debate, the committee has decided to postpone further discussion of the resolution until their next meeting.

a)

after

b)

to postpone

c)

resolution

d)

their

8.

Correct the sentence if it has an error. If the sentence is correct, put no error.

At the music recital, Alexandra enjoyed listening to her friend Mohammed's insightful interpretation, which she thought was more sophisticated than the other performers.

(a)  

9.

Choose the sentence error out of the underlined words below.

Originally a protest on conventional painting, the Pre-Raphaelite movement exerted great influence on the art of its time.

a)

a protest on

b)

conventional

c)

exerted

d)

of its

10.

Choose the sentence error out of the underlined words below.

The board reviewing the courses offered by the college found that the quality of academic programs were generally good but somewhat uneven.

a)

reviewing

b)

found

c)

were

d)

somewhat

11.

Choose the sentence error out of the underlined words below.

Maude Adams, after her spectacular triumph as the original Peter Pan, went about heavy veiled and was accessible to only a handful of intimate friends.

a)

triumph

b)

went about

c)

heavy veiled

d)

only a handful

12.

Choose the sentence error out of the underlined words below.

All states impose severe penalties on drivers who do not stop when he or she is involved in accidents.

a)

impose

b)

penalties on

c)

he or she

d)

involved in

13.

Choose the sentence error out of the underlined words below.

Because of the Internet, working at jobs at home have become much more common.

a)

because of

b)

working at

c)

at home

d)

have become

14.

Choose the sentence error out of the underlined words below.

“Pull it out by its plug, not by the cord,” said dad.

a)

by

b)

its

c)

cord

d)

dad

15.

Choose the sentence error out of the underlined words below.

Symptoms of this illness that warrant a doctor visit includes fever, vomiting, and diarrhea, as well as the loss of appetite.

a)

that warrant

b)

includes

c)

vomiting, and

d)

loss

16.

Choose the sentence error out of the underlined words below.

Either Lisa or Karen will always volunteer their valuable time to serve on our board.

a)

either

b)

will always volunteer

c)

their

d)

time

17.

Choose the sentence error out of the underlined words below.

The conversation with her mother had a more profound affect on her than she expected.

a)

mother

b)

affect

c)

than

d)

she expected

18.

Choose the sentence error out of the underlined words below.

The President and the Speaker of the House found the Congressional Republicans’ filibusters to be all together specious.

a)

President

b)

Speaker of the House

c)

Congressional Republicans

d)

all together

19.

Choose the sentence error out of the underlined words below.

Professor Lane, our Computer Science teacher, was excited when he had the opportunity to meet Bill Gates, the president of Microsoft, Inc.

a)

Professor Lane

b)

Computer Science

c)

president

d)

no error

20.

Choose the sentence error out of the underlined words below.

The strangely distorted, colorful pictures by Picasso has received much attention not only from the critics, but also from the general public.

a)

strangely distorted

b)

has received

c)

not only

d)

but also from

21.

Choose the sentence error out of the underlined words below.

The Student Government came to verbal blows in disagreement over the choice of theme for the Christmas dance that would be held the next month.

a)

came

b)

in disagreement

c)

of theme

d)

no error

22.

Choose the sentence error out of the underlined words below.

Everyone who plans to attend the senior retreat need to pack appropriate camping supplies.

a)

Everyone

b)

who

c)

to attend

d)

need

23.

Choose the sentence error out of the underlined words below.

A classic such as Cinderella, or other similar fairy tales, becomes distorted from its original, and sometimes less than positive, story when Disney rewrites the tale for public consumption.

a)

such as

b)

or other similar

c)

becomes

d)

positive

24.

Choose the sentence error out of the underlined words below.

Before I went to the Mall of America, I had laid down to take a nap, knowing that I would need a lot of energy to cover all the stores I wanted to, shopping for a prom dress.

a)

had laid

b)

knowing that

c)

a lot of

d)

shopping for

25.

Choose the sentence error out of the underlined words below.

When you are training a new puppy, one of the first commands that you want her to learn is to lay down when you give the command, "down!"

a)

when you are

b)

commands that

c)

lay down

d)

command