Exam #1

I. Parts of Speech (25 Questions)
Instructions: Choose the correct identification of the underlined part of speech.

1. The man working at the newsstand sold the last copy of The Register-Guard to a young woman.
a. adverb b. transitive verb c. intransitive verb d. conjunction

2. Hot curry with chicken over rice tastes very good.
    a. transitive verb     b. intransitive verb     c. linking verb     d. predicate adjective

3. Marcello pursues dancing and boxing with equal vigor.
    a. subordinating conjunction     b. coordinating conjunction     c. article     d. preposition

4. Throwing the rope over the tree branch, the sheriff prepared to hang the cattle rustler.
    a. adverb     b. preposition     c. conjunction     d. verb

5. Steven Salis, who is the Governor’s son, broke his arm in two places.
    a. predicate nominative     b. relative pronoun     c. object of the preposition d. direct object

6. We offered the neighbor Bobby in exchange for more apples.
    a. preposition     b. personal pronoun     c. indirect object     d. direct object

7. Rhoda doesn't like scary movies yet she lets her children watch them.
    a. subordinating conjunction     b. coordinating conjunction     c. article     d. preposition

8. While designing a home, keep your budget in mind.
    a. subordinating conjunction     b. interrogative pronoun     c. adverb     d. preposition

9. Before quitting the team, maybe you should meet with the coach.
    a. subordinating conjunction     b. participle     c. coordinating conjunction     d. preposition

10. After she goes to the library, Courtney will visit her friend Dave at the post office.
    a. preposition     b. subordinating conjunction     c. demonstrative pronoun     d. adverb

11. Neither that painting nor your drawings from fifth grade will look good on the wall.
    a. article     b. correlative conjunction     c. coordinating conjunction     d. adverb

12. The prosecuting attorney did not seem to notice the inconsistency in the defendant’s story.
    a. linking verb     b. transitive verb     c. intransitive verb      d. predicate adjective

13. The team reacted quickly to the new defense.
    a. linking verb     b. transitive verb     c. intransitive verb      d. predicate adjective

14. A compass and a good map will serve you well on your trip in the mountains.
    a. preposition     b. indirect object     c. adverb     d. auxiliary verb

15. For Roger, losing his glasses proved to be the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back.
    a. relative pronoun     b. subordinating conjunction     c. demonstrative pronoun     d. adjective

16. His desire to win is incrediable.
    a. participial     b. noun     c. adjective     d. verb

17. Her dog ran around the building and leaped into the lake.
    a. adverb     b. conjunctive adverb     c. subordinating conjunction     d. preposition

18. Increasing the circulation of the magazine was an important part of her job.
    a. noun     b. interrogative pronoun     c. adverb     d. preposition

19. Some believe that The Bible, the cornerstone of Christianity, can be interpreted in many ways
    a. indirect object     b. adjective     c. direct object      d. appositive

20. Does he think that hiding in a tree will get him out of doing his chores?
    a. direct object     b. indirect object     c. subject     d. predicate nominative

21. That is the wrong direction, Bob..
    a. personal pronoun     b. relative pronoun     c. demonstrative pronoun     d. adverb

22. Our supervisor created a schedule that no one liked.
    a. transitive verb     b. intransitive verb     c. linking verb     d. predicate adjective

23. The movie director was intensely concerned with getting the next scene right on the first take.
    a. adverb     b. preposition     c. adjective     d. pronoun

24. The new president is surprised by all of the work he has to do.
    a. predicate adjective     b. adverb     c. linking verb     d. indefinite pronoun

25. He has been working all week and finally gave his clients a proposal.
    a. preposition     b. personal pronoun     c. indirect object     d. direct object

II. Parts of a Sentence (15 Questions)
Instructions: Identify the underlined phrase or clause.

26. Without Bob’s help, Aaron’s birthday party, scheduled for the next night, would not happen.
    a. restrictive clause     b. participial phrase     c. gerund phrase      d. dependent clause

27. After putting the turkey in the oven, Vince began to make the mashed potatoes.
a. non-restrictive clause b. participial phrase c. restrictive clause d. gerund phrase

28. Rushing toward the plane, Yolanda waved to her friends.
a. restrictive clause b. participial phrase c. gerund phrase d. dependent clause

29. The puma, the largest cat in the jungle, hunts mostly at night.
a. appositive phrase b. independent clause c. restrictive clause d. prepositional phrase

30. To find Bob, Alice would have to think like Bob, and she wasn’t sure she could do that.
a. dependent clause b. independent clause c. gerund phrase d. prepositional phrase

31. Ethan polished the trophy that he won for winning the bowling league.
a. restrictive clause b. non-restrictive clause c. independent clause d. gerund phrase

32. Sam doesn’t support the initiative to ban smoking in all enclosed public places.
a. restrictive clause b. prepositional phrase c. infinitive phrase d. gerund phrase

33. Wandering up and down the streets near the coffee shop proved useless in finding Bob.
a. non-restrictive clause b. participial phrase c. gerund phrase d. independent clause

34. The White House, which is actually rather small, seems grand in photographs.
a. non-restrictive clause b. restrictive clause c. gerund phrase d. independent clause

35. The musicians who get the big contracts are not necessarily the most talented.
a. dependent clause b. independent clause c. prepositional phrase d. non-restrictive clause

36. The expectation that birthday boys should behave was very popular with Ethan's parents.
a. dependent clause b. non-restrictive clause c. independent clause d. prepositional phrase

37. From simply paying attention in class, Alice learned the histroy of the world.
a. a. non-restrictive clause b. restrictive clause c. prepositional phrase d. gerund phrase

38. The woman who is head of the department recently visited the home of a co-worker.
a. non-restrictive clause b. independent clause c. prepositional phrase d. restrictive clause

39. Before he went to bed, Jerry listened to his new album one more time.
a. participial phrase b. dependent clause c. prepositional phrase d. independent clause

40. The trail that Bob left for Alice turned out to be quite simple to follow; he was waiting in the car.
a. nonrestrictive clause b. independent clause c. prepositional phrase d. restrictive clause

III. Word Choice (5 Questions)
Instructions: Circle the word that correctly completes each sentence.

41. Elian's relatives are worried about the a) effect b) affect of constant media scrutiny.

42. When the senator announced her resignation, she a) eluded b) alluded to health problems.

43. To avoid arguments, Elise divided the candy equally a) among b) between her four children.

44. Because he is afraid of snakes, Arnold is a) anxious b) eager about going to the zoo.

45. Tobacco executives tried to persuade Congress that smokers’ health problems are not a) because of b) due to smoking.

46. The contradictory information provided by former employees was a) composed b) comprised of company memos and scientific studies.

47. When analysts discussed the executive's testimony, they questioned how Congress could a) accept b) except it as truth.

48. a) Because b) Since they were embarrassed, the executives wished they had been more discreet in sending internal memos.

49. They devised their slick public image campaign to a) aid b) aide their devious behavior.

50. Their devious behavior is a perfect a) compliment b) complement to their public image campaign.

V. Spelling (5 Questions)
Instructions: choose the word spelled incorrectly.

51.     a. mischeivous     b. omniscient     c. conceited     d. mischief

52.     a. leisure     b. forfeit     c. seive     d. weird

53.     a. hierarchy     b. perceive     c. sovreign     d. feign

54.     a. vacillate     b. caffeine     c. yield     d. siezure

55.     a. shield     b. receive     c. deficeint     d. shriek

56.     a. inflexable     b. valuable     c. enforceable     d. manageable

57.     a. appearance     b. relevence     c. preference     d. abundance

58.     a. satellite     b. accelerate     c. misstate     d. vaccilate

59.     a. occurrence     b. innuendo     c. inocuous     d. dissimilar

60.     a. eligible     b. traceable     c. acquitted     d. judgement