Verbal - Correct Usage

11/7/23, 11:25 AM VERBAL - CORRECT USAGE
VERBAL - CORRECT USAGE

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1. For the Thanksgiving party, relatives were sitting in the dining room, on the 1 point
porch, and in the carport.
A. Thanksgiving, party
B. were, sitting
C. porch and
D. No error
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2. Michelle seems to be a kind, considerate girl. 1 point
A. seems, to
B. considerate, girl
C. kind considerate
D. No error
3. This fishing pole Joel, has seen better days. 1 point
A. pole, Joel,
B. has, seen
C. Nathan
D. No error
4. My brother has moved to 7123 Kundiman Street Sampaloc, 1008 Manila. 1 point
A. has moved,
B. Kundiman Street,
C. 56, Central
D. No error
5. The dog, a shy animal sometimes makes friends with a person. 1 point
A. sometimes, makes
B. friends, with
C. a shy animal,
D. No error
6. After the death of Jose Rizal, the famous Hero, the Philippine Revolution of 1 point
History continued until 1898.
A. the famous Hero
B. after the death,
C. Philippine Revolution, of
D. No error
7. “Noli Me Tangere” was written by Jose Rizal from the village of Berlin 1 point
Germany.
A. Jose Rizal, from
B. “Nole Me Tangere,”
C. Berlin, Germany
D. No error
8. On November 19, 1929 Admiral Richard E. Byrd flew the Floyd Bennett to 1 point
the base of the Queen Maud Mountains.
A. base, of
B. the, Queen
C. 1929,
D. No error
9. Oh no I forgot to bring the banana. 1 point
A. Oh no,
B. I, forgot
C. to, bring
D. No error
10. “The boy in the field,” whispered Sue “is the new Sepak Takraw captain.” 1 point
A. boy, in the
B. new, Sepak Takraw
C. whispered Sue,
D. No error
Search for grammatical errors in the underlined sections of the following

sentences and select the option that best corrects them. If there is no error, choose
option A.
1. Everyone in the bank-including the manager and the t̲ e̲ l̲ l̲ e̲ r̲ s̲ ,̲ ̲r̲ a̲ n̲ to the door 1 point
when the fire alarm rang.
A. tellers, ran
B. tellers: ran
C. tellers, had run
D. tellers-ran
E. tellers’ ran”
2. To n̲ o̲ ̲o̲ n̲ e̲ s̲ ̲s̲ u̲ r̲ p̲ r̲ i̲ s̲ e̲ ,̲ Joe didn’t have his homework ready. 1 point
A. no ones surprise
B. noones surprise
C. no-ones surprise
D. no ones’ surprise
E. no one’s surprise
3. If he w̲ o̲ u̲ l̲ d̲ ̲h̲ a̲ v̲ e̲ ̲r̲ e̲ a̲ d̲ “The White Birds,” he might have liked William Butler 1 point
Yeats’ poetry.
A. would have read
B. could have read
C. would of read
D. could of read
E. had read
4. After the hurricane, uprooted trees w̲ e̲ r̲ e̲ ̲l̲ a̲ y̲ i̲ n̲ g̲ all over the ground. 1 point
A. were laying
B. lying
C. were lying
D. were laid
E. was laid
5. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), the great transcendentalist 1 point

philosopher, wrote in his e̲ s̲ s̲ a̲ y̲ ̲“̲S̲ e̲ l̲ f̲ -̲R̲ e̲ l̲ i̲ a̲ n̲ c̲ e̲ ”̲ of the need for an individual to
develop his capacities.
A. essay “Self-Reliance”
B. essay, “Self-Reliance”
C. essay: Self-Reliance
D. essay, Self-Reliance
E. essay; “Self-Reliance”
6. The recently built children’s amusement park has been called “a boon to 1 point
the community” by its supporters a̲ n̲ d̲ ̲“̲a̲ n̲ ̲e̲ y̲ e̲ s̲ o̲ r̲ e̲ ”̲ ̲b̲ y̲ ̲i̲ t̲ s̲ ̲h̲ a̲ r̲ s̲ h̲ e̲ s̲ t̲ critics.
A. and “an eyesore” by its harshest
B. and, “an eyesore,” by its harshest
C. and, an eyesore; by its harshest
D. and-an eyesore-by its’ harshest
E. and-“an eyesore”-by its’ harshest
7. I always have trouble remembering the meaning of these two common 1 point
verbs, affect (to change” or “to influence”) and effect (“to cause” or “̲t̲ o̲
̲a̲ c̲ c̲ o̲ m̲ p̲ l̲ i̲ s̲ h̲ )̲.̲”̲
A. “to accomplish).”
B. “to accomplish”).
C. “to accomplish).
D. To accomplish.
E. “to accomplish.”)
8. My class just finished r̲ e̲ a̲ d̲ i̲ n̲ g̲ -̲“̲T̲ h̲ e̲ ̲F̲ a̲ l̲ l̲ ̲o̲ f̲ ̲t̲ h̲ e̲ ̲H̲ o̲ u̲ s̲ e̲ ̲o̲ f̲ ̲U̲ s̲ h̲ e̲ r̲ ”̲,̲ a short 1 point
story by Edgar Allan Poe.
A. reading-“The Fall of the House of Usher”,
B. reading, The Fall of the House of Usher,
C. reading “The Fall of the House of Usher,”
D. reading, “The Fall of the house of Usher,”
E. reading: The Fall of the House of Usher
9. After it was repaired it r̲ a̲ n̲ ̲p̲ e̲ r̲ f̲ e̲ c̲ t̲ again. 1 point
A. ran perfect
B. ran perfectly
C. could run perfect
D. could of run perfect
E. would run perfectly
10. “Are t̲ h̲ e̲ r̲ e̲ ̲t̲ w̲ o̲ ̲E̲ ’̲s̲ ̲i̲ n̲ ̲b̲ e̲ e̲ t̲ l̲ e̲ ,̲”̲ ̲a̲ s̲ k̲ e̲ d̲ ̲M̲ a̲ r̲ g̲ o̲ ?̲ 1 point
A. there two E’s in beetle,” asked Margo?
B. their two E’s in beetle?” asked Margo.
C. their two E’s in beetle,” asked Margo.
D. there two E’s in beetle?” asked Margo.
E. there two E’s in beetle, asked Margo?
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2. Michelle seems to be a kind, considerate girl. 1 point

3. This fishing pole Joel, has seen better days. 1 point

History continued until 1898.

A. the famous Hero

B. after the death,

A. Jose Rizal, from

the base of the Queen Maud Mountains.

9. Oh no I forgot to bring the banana. 1 point

B. new, Sepak Takraw

Search for grammatical errors in the underlined sections of the following

C. tellers, had run

2. To n̲ o̲ ̲o̲ n̲ e̲ s̲ ̲s̲ u̲ r̲ p̲ r̲ i̲ s̲ e̲ ,̲ Joe didn’t have his homework ready. 1 point

A. would have read

B. could have read

5. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), the great transcendentalist 1 point

A. and “an eyesore” by its harshest

B. and, “an eyesore,” by its harshest

C. and, an eyesore; by its harshest

D. and-an eyesore-by its’ harshest

E. and-“an eyesore”-by its’ harshest

A. reading-“The Fall of the House of Usher”,

B. reading, The Fall of the House of Usher,

C. reading “The Fall of the House of Usher,”

D. reading, “The Fall of the house of Usher,”

E. reading: The Fall of the House of Usher

9. After it was repaired it r̲ a̲ n̲ ̲p̲ e̲ r̲ f̲ e̲ c̲ t̲ again. 1 point

C. could run perfect

D. could of run perfect

E. would run perfectly

A. there two E’s in beetle,” asked Margo?

B. their two E’s in beetle?” asked Margo.

C. their two E’s in beetle,” asked Margo.

D. there two E’s in beetle?” asked Margo.

E. there two E’s in beetle, asked Margo?

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