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Which sentence is written correctly? a. Because she was uncertain of her for help. d. Because she was, uncertain of her abilities, Renee asked for help.
A. A comma must appear between the dependent clause (Because she was uncertain of her abilities) and the independent clause (Renee asked for help)
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Which sentence is written correctly? a. Because she was uncertain of her for help. d. Because she was, uncertain of her abilities, Renee asked for help.
A. A comma must appear between the dependent clause (Because she was uncertain of her abilities) and the independent clause (Renee asked for help)
Select the phrase that will make the following sentence gramatically correct? .
Three days from now, the horses ____
a. performing in a show
b.performed in a show
c. will perform in a show
d. have performed in a show.
C. The phrase (three days from now) places the action in the future, so the future-tense verb is required.
Which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the following sentence? The iterate teacher moved continually from one school to another within the district. a. iterate b. continually c. within d. district
A. 'Iterate' means to repeat. The correct word is itinerant, meaning 'traveling from place to place'
Which sentence is grammatically correct? a. When I noticed Dave coming inside with a bundle in his arms, I ran to help him. b. Dave, coming inside with a bundle in his arms, was noticed and helped by me. c. Having noticed Dave coming inside, I ran to help him with a bundle in his arms. d. After Dave came inside with a bundle in his arms, I ran to help him, having noticed him.
A. Read choices out loud to determine which has a logical order of phrases and clauses.
Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? Dr. Leo lay the paperwork out upon the table for us to view. a. lay b. upon c. us d. view
A. The past tense form of the transitive verb Lay is laid. Dr. Leo laid the paperwork out on the table.
Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. Nurse Junko and ___ will review the patient's chart. a. me b. she c. them d. him
B. Working with Nurse Junko, the pronoun required must be a subject pronoun. Only 'she' fulfills this requirement.
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Which sentence is written correctly? a. Because she was uncertain of her for help. d. Because she was, uncertain of her abilities, Renee asked for help. | A. A comma must appear between the dependent clause (Because she was uncertain of her abilities) and the independent clause (Renee asked for help) |
Select the phrase that will make the following sentence gramatically correct? . | C. The phrase (three days from now) places the action in the future, so the future-tense verb is required. |
Which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the following sentence? The iterate teacher moved continually from one school to another within the district. a. iterate b. continually c. within d. district | A. 'Iterate' means to repeat. The correct word is itinerant, meaning 'traveling from place to place' |
Which sentence is grammatically correct? a. When I noticed Dave coming inside with a bundle in his arms, I ran to help him. b. Dave, coming inside with a bundle in his arms, was noticed and helped by me. c. Having noticed Dave coming inside, I ran to help him with a bundle in his arms. d. After Dave came inside with a bundle in his arms, I ran to help him, having noticed him. | A. Read choices out loud to determine which has a logical order of phrases and clauses. |
Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? Dr. Leo lay the paperwork out upon the table for us to view. a. lay b. upon c. us d. view | A. The past tense form of the transitive verb Lay is laid. Dr. Leo laid the paperwork out on the table. |
Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. Nurse Junko and ___ will review the patient's chart. a. me b. she c. them d. him | B. Working with Nurse Junko, the pronoun required must be a subject pronoun. Only 'she' fulfills this requirement. |
What word is best to substitute for the underlined words in the following sentence? The nurse told Silvio's family that visiting hours were over, but (Silvio's family) could come back early tomorrow morning. a. them b. us c. they d. those | C. The pronoun must be a plural, third person, subject pronoun. When in doubt, test the choices in place of the underlined phrase. |
Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? For who was that e-mail intended? a. For b. who c. that d. intended | B. The correct sentence is 'For whom was that e-mail intended'? |
a. because b. yet c. so d. nor | C. Pick the word that makes sense given the sentence as a whole |
question mark c. comma d. colon | C. Harvey is a noun of direct address and should be followed by a comma. |
Which of the following is spelled correctly? a. embarrassing b. embarrasing c. embarrassing d. emberassing | C |
Select the word or phrase that makes the following sentence grammatically correct? The wheelchair started ___ down the corridor a. roll b. to roll. c. rolled d. will roll | B. Substituting each choice in place of the blank should prove that the only answer that sounds correct is the infinitive phrase. |
Select the word in the following sentence that is not used correctly Collecting personal and vital datum is one of the roles of an intake nurse a. personal b. vital c. datum d. roles | C. Datum is singular; the intake nurse collects data. |
Select the word or phrase that makes the following sentence grammatically correct After __ for an entire afternoon, the resident felt revitalized. a. having rest b. resting c. rested d. rest | B. Having rested would be another possibility, but resting is correct. |
Which sentence is grammatically correct? a. We quickly consumed the picnic lunch she has made. b. We consumed the picnic lunch she had made quickly. c. We consumed the picnic lunch quickly she had made. d. Quickly the picnic lunch she had made we consumed. | A. Choice B is possible, but choice a is far more logical and grammatically correct |
Select the word that makes the following sentence grammatically correct? The nursing staff ___ to serve their patients well. a. hope b. hopes c. hoping d. does hope | A. The word staff may be singular or plural, here the pronoun (their) indicates that it is being used as a plural noun which means that the verb that agrees is (hope) not (hopes) |
What word is best to substitute for the underlined word in the following sentence? Roseanne was sent to the lab to collect (Roseanne's results) a. she b. their c. her d. hers | C. The pronoun should be singular, third-person and possessive. |
Which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the following sentence? | B. A proscription is a ban or prohibition; a prescription is something a physician would write for a pharmacist to fill. |
What punctuation is needed in the following sentence to make it correct? | The sentence is missing its end punctuation. Since it is a question, it needs a question mark. |
Which of the following is spelled correctly? a. discipline b. disipline c. discapline d. dicipline | A. A related disciple. |