Grammar Test

Which sentence properly combines a main clause and a subordinate clause?

WE HAD TO RESCHEDULE THE MEETING, BECAUSE YOU WERE LATE WITH THE MEMO.

WE HAD TO RESCHEDULE THE MEETING; BECAUSE YOU WERE LATE WITH THE MEMO.

BECAUSE YOU WERE LATE WITH THE MEMO, WE HAD TO RESCHEDULE THE MEETING.

BECAUSE YOU WERE LATE WITH THE MEMO WE HAD TO RESCHEDULE THE MEETING.

Which sentence has a comma problem?

MY FAVORITE MANAGER, MAURICE, IS OUT FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON.

THIS YEAR, THE ANNUAL MEETING WILL BE HELD IN CLEVELAND, OHIO DURING THE LAST WEEK OF APRIL.

THE SECOND WORLD WAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 2, 1945, WHEN JAPAN FORMALLY SURRENDERED TO THE ALLIES.

THE CONFERENCE, WHICH WAS GOING TO BE HELD IN LOS ANGELES, IS POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

Which sentence is in passive voice?

ONE OF THE SUBWAY LINES WAS BEING REPAIRED, WHICH MADE US LATE.

THE TEXT SAYING WE WERE LATE WAS SENT BY NATE.

LOUISE WAS CALLING BOB TO SAY WE'D BE LATE JUST AS WE GOT HIS TEXT.

WE WERE RUNNING LATE WHEN BOB CALLED ON MY CELL PHONE.

Which sentence uses the pronoun I or me incorrectly?

MIKE AND I WILL GO GET LUNCH.

SEND THE EMAIL TO LAURA AND ME.

SEND THE INVITATION TO BOB AND I.

PATRICE TOLD JACKY AND ME TO DRIVE TOGETHER.

Which sentence has an unintended meaning because of a dangling participle?

CRINKLING ANOTHER PIECE OF PAPER, I WAS STARTING TO BELIEVE THE PRINTER WOULD NEVER WORK AGAIN.

JAMMING REPEATEDLY, THE PRINTER WAS CAUSING ME EXTREME FRUSTRATION.

RUNNING OUT OF INK, THE PRINTER MADE US LATE WITH OUR REPORT.

FAILING TO START, THE PRINTER WAS CLEARLY READY TO BE REPLACED.

You were working on a report and found a problem with the appendix. Which question that you might send to another person on the team has an error?

WHOSE REPORT STILL HAS THE APPENDIX WITH THE DEFINITIONS?

WHOSE SCHEDULE HAS ENOUGH OPEN TIME TO DO THE EXTRA WORK REVISING THE APPENDIX?

WHO'S RESPONSIBILITY WAS TO REVISE THE APPENDIX DEFINITIONS?

WHO'S GOING TO TELL THE CLIENT WE HAVE TO REDO THE APPENDIX?

Which sentence uses American quotation mark rules for putting a quotation inside another quotation?

"EVERYONE HEARD MONIQUE SAY, 'I'LL BE THERE AT NOON,' WHEN WE WERE AT THE DINER," SAID LAUREL.

ALTHOUGH MARK TWAIN IS OFTEN REPORTED TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE ADVICE 'DANCE LIKE NOBODY'S WATCHING,' IT'S UNLIKELY HE WAS THE ACTUAL SOURCE,' SAID OUR PROFESSOR.

"TO SAY" I HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO READ IT YET," IS DISINGENUOUS," SAID PAULO.

HAROLD SAID, 'I HEARD THE QUARTERBACK SHOUT,

What is the correct way to say a hoped-for meeting didn't happen?

FATIMA COULD SCHEDULE THE MEETING NEXT WEEK IF EVERYONE IS AVAILABLE.

HANA COULD OF SCHEDULED THE MEETING FRIDAY IF THE ROOM HAD BEEN AVAILABLE.

THE MEETING COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF YURI HAD BEEN AVAILABLE.

BLAKE MIGHT HAVE SCHEDULED THE MEETING FOR THE TEAM.

Select the sentence that properly uses ellipses to condense this quotation: "I cannot help it; reason has nothing to do with it; I love her against reason."

". . . REASON HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT; I LOVE HER AGAINST REASON."

"I CANNOT HELP IT . . . I LOVE HER AGAINST REASON."

"I CANNOT HELP IT; REASON HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT . . ."

". . . [R]EASON HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT; I LOVE HER AGAINST REASON."

Which sentence does not need a colon?

HE HOPED THE INTERVIEW WOULD GO WELL: THIS WAS HIS THIRD ATTEMPT AT GETTING A JOB WITH THIS COMPANY.

PAULA HAD ONE GOAL: TO GET A PROMOTION.

THE REAL ESTATE AGENT SHOWED US THE HOME'S MOST STUNNING FEATURE: A HIDDEN OFFICE BEHIND THE BOOKCASE.

WE REVIEWED OUR CHECKLIST FOR PUBLICATION: DEVELOPMENTAL EDITING, COPY EDITING, AND COVER DESIGN.

You want to communicate that a team is both fast and oriented toward taking action. Which sentence properly uses a hyphen (or hyphens or lack of hyphens) to express this?

THE FAST-ACTION ORIENTED TEAM TOOK FIRST PLACE.

THE FAST, ACTION-ORIENTED TEAM TOOK FIRST PLACE.

THE FAST ACTION ORIENTED TEAM TOOK FIRST PLACE.

THE FAST-ACTION-ORIENTED TEAM TOOK FIRST PLACE.

Which sentence properly uses the word myself?

HORACE AND MYSELF WILL CHECK ON THE BAGS.

I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE MYSELF YESTERDAY.

PLEASE SEND THE PACKAGES TO RAUL AND MYSELF.

THAT BAG BELONGS TO MYSELF.

Which sentence uses the correct version of counsel or council?

THE COUNCIL TOOK MONTHS TO REACH A DECISION.

THE COUNSEL MEETS EVERY WEEK.

I SOUGHT MY MANAGER'S COUNCIL BEFORE I APPLIED FOR THE NEW POSITION.

HE SENT HIS PROPOSAL TO THE COUNSEL FOR APPROVAL.

Which list is grammatically parallel?

WRITING SEND TO REPLY

WRITE SEND REPLY

MEMO SENDING REPLY

TO WRITE LONG REPLYING

How can you best describe being aware of something?

I MADE SURE HE WAS CONSCIENCE OF THE FACT THAT THE OFFICE WOULD BE CLOSED.

THE NURSE INFORMED US THAT MY MOTHER WAS NOW CONSCIENCE.

I WAS CONSCIOUS OF THE FACT THAT THE REPORT WAS DUE IN THE MORNING.

THE LIE WEIGHED ON MY CONSCIOUS.

You want to keep something private. What is the best way to communicate this?

HE BROKE THE PLAN INTO DISCREET ACTIONS.

THESE ARE ALL DISCRETE EVENTS.

WE HAVE TO BE DISCREET.

PLEASE, LET'S ALL BE DISCRETE.

Which sentence is both natural-sounding and accepted as correct?

THIS FACTORY IS FROM WHERE THE GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION COMES.

THIS FACTORY IS FROM WHENCE THE GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION COMES.

FROM THIS FACTORY HERE COMES THE GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION.

THIS FACTORY IS WHERE THE GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION COMES FROM.

Which sentence is missing a necessary comma?

IN THE TIME BEFORE THE MEETING STARTED WE SHARED STORIES ABOUT OUR FAMILIES, OUR WEATHER, AND OUR PETS.

AFTER WE WENT TO THE ANNUAL MEETING, WE FELT AS THOUGH WE KNEW EACH OTHER BETTER.

DURING THE STORM, WE HAD TO STOP OFFERING ON-SITE SERVICE CALLS.

BEFORE LIGHTNING DAMAGED OUR STATION ANTENNA, WE WERE BROADCASTING STORIES ABOUT THE STORM'S EFFECT ON FAMILIES.

Which sentence uses an incorrect version of compliment or complement to write about a successfully designed brochure?

I WAS THRILLED WHEN MY MANAGER COMPLIMENTED MY BROCHURE DESIGN.

THE GREEN DESIGN ELEMENTS COMPLEMENT THE BLUE TEXT ON THE BROCHURE.

THE DESIGNER SENDS HIS COMPLIMENTS AFTER SEEING THE PAPER YOU CHOSE FOR PRINTING THE BROCHURE.

THE PRINTER PAID YOU THE COMPLEMENT OF USING YOUR BROCHURE AS AN EXAMPLE OF GOOD DESIGN FOR HER STAFF.

You wrote an article about how to conduct an interview that will be played on a radio show. A colleague who reviewed your article said that a sentence is missing a comma or has an unnecessary comma. Which sentence is it?

CONDUCTING AN INTERVIEW SHOULD BE ABOUT RECORDING THE INTERVIEWEE'S STORIES, AND THE PHYSICAL APPEARANCE OF THE PERSON IN THE VIDEO SHOULD BE A SECONDARY CONCERN.

WHEN YOU ARE SPEAKING WITH YOUR SOURCE FOCUS ON MAINTAINING AN EMOTIONAL CONNECTION.

YOUR INTERVIEWEES WILL BE MORE COMFORTABLE IF YOU GO TO THEIR HOUSE THAN IF YOU MAKE THEM COME TO YOU.

YOUR COMMUNICATION GOALS SHOULD, HOWEVER, BE ABOUT MAINTAINING AN EMOTIONAL CONNECTION AND POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT.

When should you use the word it's?

AS THE POSSESSIVE FORM OF IT

TO MEAN IT IS OR IT HAS

TO MEAN IT HAS

TO MEAN IT IS

You are writing a piece for a scientific publication, which calls for traditional grammar rules. Which sentence is correct in this context?

AFTER REVIEWING THE JOURNAL ARTICLE, WE BELIEVE THE DATA ARE COMPELLING.

THE DATA POINTS PROVIDED BY THE LABORATORY IS MEANINGFUL.

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE PAPERS ARE CONVINCING.

IF YOU TALK TO THE EXPERTS, THEY WILL TELL YOU THE DATA IS UNASSAILABLE.

Which sentence properly mixes parentheses with other punctuation?

HAVING OVERHEARD HER BOSS'S PHONE CALL (IN THE BREAKROOM), ASTRID TOOK A LONG LUNCH TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY.

ALANA WORE HER BEST SUIT. (SHE WAS EXPECTING A

AFTER THE SHOW BEGINS, YOU MAY ENTER THE THEATER ONLY DURING INTERMISSION (AFTER GUESTS ALREADY IN THE THEATER HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO LEAVE.)

DID WE REALLY NEED TO TELL THEM TO DEVELOP THE WEBSITE IN OUR PRIMARY LANGUAGE (I.E., ENGLISH?)

Which sentence does not have proper subject-verb agreement?

A CUP OF PENS AND PENCILS SITS ON HIS DESK.

THE ONE THING THAT KEEPS COMING UP IS HIS ACCOUNTING MISTAKES.

THE NUMBER OF CONFERENCES WE ATTEND GROW EACH YEAR.

HER FAVORITE TOPIC IS BOOKS ABOUT BUSINESS.

What makes this sentence challenging? "She chose between Harvard, Stanford, and Yale."

THE OXFORD COMMA IS NEVER NECESSARY IN SUCH A SIMPLE SENTENCE.

THE VERB CHOSE DOES NOT MAKE CLEAR WHETHER SHE HAD THE OPTION IN THE FIRST PLACE.

SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE AN INCORRECT, SIMPLISTIC RULE THAT SAYS YOU CAN USE BETWEEN TO REFER TO ONLY TWO THINGS.

IN FORMAL ENGLISH, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO USE THE FULL NAMES OF EACH UNIVERSITY TO AVOID CONFUSION WITH OTHER SCHOOLS.

Which sentence improperly uses the word than or then to write about finishing a difficult project?

I'D RATHER WORK ALL NIGHT THAN TELL THE BOSS TOMORROW WE DIDN'T FINISH.

OTHER THEN WORKING ALL NIGHT, I COULDN'T FIND A WAY TO GET IT DONE.

IF YOU HAVE A BETTER IDEA ABOUT HOW TO FINISH, THEN TELL ME NOW.

WE HAVE TO WORK HARDER THAN WE'VE EVER WORKED BEFORE.

Which sentence properly uses affect or effect (or versions of those words) to describe a psychological situation?

THEIR ROCKY RELATIONSHIP EFFECTS THEIR ABILITY TO RUN A BUSINESS TOGETHER.

HER AFFECT DIDN'T MATCH THE DIFFICULT SITUATION.

THE LOUD NOISES EFFECTED HIS FEELINGS OF CALM.

THE STORM HAD AN AFFECT ON HER ANXIETY.

According to The Chicago Manual of Style, which sentence properly uses farther or further (or a version of those words) to write about a conference?

I WON'T HAVE A FARTHER BREAKDOWN OF WHO DOES WHAT UNTIL TOMORROW.

YOU AREN'T FURTHERING YOUR CAUSE BY ASKING ME AGAIN ABOUT THE SET-UP SCHEDULE.

HOW MUCH FURTHER IS THE DRIVE TO THE CONFERENCE HOTEL?

PLEASE, DON'T BOTHER ME FARTHER ABOUT SETTING UP THE CONFERENCE BOOTH.

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Exam Type:	Grammar MCQ Skill Test
Questions Type:	Multiple Choice Questions
Total Questions:	28
Time Limit:	30 Minutes
Last Update	June, 2025

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