Question

1. The teacher tells her students, who promise they __ quietly for three hours, that she won't give extra assignments.
would study
studied
study
have studied
will study
2. During the 19th century, Charles Dickens __ one of the most famous British novelists.
has become
became
becomes
had become
would became
3. I went to visit my friend and __ her baby very carefully because she was a tiny baby.
hold
helded
holded
held
4. Even though Kenny was a great roommate, John hated ____ in the shower.
his to sing
him singing
his singing
his to be singing
him being singing
5. The Labradoodle is a mixed-breed dog that __ hair instead of fur for warmth, making it a very attractive choice for allergic pet owners.
have
has
having
6. I __ gotten to the hotel two hours ago, but my flight was delayed.
should have
should
should of
7. I __ back to my office after I saw the rain.
walked
walk
am walking

Word Choice
Choose the word that best fits the sentence

8. Her nervousness had a profound __ on her ability to play the piano. It ___ me too.
effect / affected
affect / effected
affect / affected
effect / effected
9. I work at my __ store every evening.
mom and dad's
mom's and dad's
mom and dads
moms and dad's
10. Jeremy and Jack took their bikes with _.
they
them
their
us
11. The __ could not hold back the flood.
levee
levi
levy
12. For all __, the test is over.
intensive porpoises
intents and purposes
intensive purposes
13. Law enforcement ___ his property after they discovered new evidence.
ceased
seized
seasoned
14. When I was young, I always took my teachers for __.
granite
granted
granned

Sentence Structure
Choose the best punctuation and capitalization for each sentence

15. Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?
I have taken notes on your book however I still have questions.
I have taken notes on your book, however I still have questions.
I have taken notes on your book; however, I still have questions.
I have taken notes on your book however; I still have questions.
16. Choose the sentence that is written correctly.
Did you hear the Denver Broncos won the Monday Night Football game? The poor Kansas City Chiefs can never catch a break.
Did you hear the Denver broncos won the monday night football game? The poor Kansas City chiefs can never catch a break.
Did you hear the Denver Broncos won the Monday Night Football game? The poor kansas city chiefs can never catch a break.
Did you hear the denver Broncos won the Monday Night Football game? The poor kansas City Chiefs can never catch a break.
17. Choose the sentence that is written correctly.
My favorite stores are Bloomingdale's and Macy's. My sister only shops at Nordstrom.
My favorite stores are Bloomingdale and Macy. My sister only shops at Nordstroms.
My favorite stores are Bloomingdales and Macys. My sister only shops at Nordstroms.
My favorite stores are bloomingdales and macy's. My sister only shops at nordstrom.
18. Which sentence is capitalized correctly?
I have shopped for clothes from old navy on the store's website.
i have shopped for clothes from Old Navy on the store's Website.
I have shopped for clothes from Old Navy on the store's website.
i have shopped for clothes from old navy on the store's website.
19. Which sentence is capitalized correctly?
On a cloudless night, I studied pisces, a constellation in the north sky.
on a Cloudless Night, i studied Pisces, a constellation in the North Sky.
On a cloudless night, I studied Pisces, a constellation in the North sky.
on a cloudless night, I studied pisces, a constellation in the north sky.
20. Which sentence is capitalized correctly?
Why don't we get together to watch the Academy Awards?
why don't we get together to watch the Academy Awards?
Why don't we get together to watch the academy awards?
why don't we get together to watch the academy awards?
21. Which sentence is correctly capitalized and punctuated?
In Spain, they take siestas.
In Spain they take siestas.
In spain, they take siestas.
In Spain, they take Siestas.

Answer 1

1.they will study

2.become

3.helded

4.his singing

Answer 2

Answer:

1. will study.
2. became
3. held
4. his singing
5. has
6. should have
7. walked
8. effect/affected
9. mom and dad´s
10. them.
11. levee.
12. intents and purposes
13. seized
14. granted
15. I have taken notes on your book; however, I still have questions.
16. Did you hear the Denver Broncos won the Monday Night Football game? The poor Kansas City Chiefs can never catch a break.
17. My favorite stores are Bloomingdale's and Macy's. My sister only shops at Nordstrom.
18. I have shopped for clothes from Old Navy on the store´s website.
19. On a cloudless night, I studied Pisces, a constellation in the North sky.
20. Why don´t we get together to watch the Academy Awards?
21. In Spain, they take siestas.

Explanation:

1. will study - Simple Future (will + verb in infinitive), a predictive or spontaneous action.
2. became - Simple Past  of to Become; it is an irregular verb because it does not end in ed
3. held - Simple Past of to Hold; it is an irregular verb because it does not end in ed.
4. his singing - His refers to Kenny´s action which is performed in a continuous state. The  Singing which takes place   constantly
5. has - In this exercise Has is the Present singular form of Have, which is used after Pronouns and Nouns as in this case.
6. should have - Should is the past tense of Shall; should have refers to something that ought to have taken place in the past and is always accompanied by a verb in the past participle.
7. walked - Simple Past tense of to Walk ( regular verb ending in ed)  action took place after another completed action.
8. effect/affected - Affect is the (verb) which produces the Effect (the noun). Affected, simple past tense of Affect.
9. mom and dad´s - Add the apostrophe and S after mom and dad because the store belongs to both parents.
10. them. - Them is a Personal Object Pronoun which receives the action which took place in the sentence and done by Jeremy and Jack. Pronouns are used to avoid the repeated use of the Nouns in the sentence, in this case Jeremy and Jack.
11. levee. - An embankment used to prevent flooding of an area by a river or immense body of water.
12. intents and purposes - a form of expression which means in every practical sense.
13. seized - Simple Past tense of to Seize (regular verb).
14. granted - Simple Past tense of to Grant (regular verb ends in ed)
15. I have taken notes on your book; however, I still have questions. - There are 2 clauses which are related to each other. The semicolon ; serves to link both without the use of and.
16. Did you hear the Denver Broncos won the Monday Night Football game? The poor Kansas City Chiefs can never catch a break. Denver Broncos, Monday Night Football and Kansas City Chiefs are Proper Nouns and therefore should be written with  Capital letters.
17. My favorite stores are Bloomingdale's and Macy's. My sister only shops at Nordstrom. - Apostrophe ' S after the Proper nouns shows that the Bloomingdale and Macy both posses stores individually and that Nordstrom, a Proper noun is the name of a shop.
18. I have shopped for clothes from Old Navy on the store´s website. - I and Old Navy are  both Proper nouns and should begin with capital letters.
19. On a cloudless night, I studied Pisces, a constellation in the North sky. - I, Pisces and North are Proper nouns and should begin with capital letters.
20. Why don´t we get together to watch the Academy Awards? - Academy Awards is a Proper noun should begin with capital letters. Why begins a sentence with capital letters.
21. In Spain, they take siestas. - Spain is a Proper noun and so begins in capital letters while the use of comma , used to separate the 2 phrases.