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Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. The children and ___________ performed a skit for the elderly patients.
- A. he
- B. me
- C. them
- D. her
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: In this sentence, we are looking for a pronoun that refers to more than one person. The children and 'them' performed a skit for the elderly patients. 'Them' is the correct pronoun to use in this context to indicate a group of people, which is the plural form of the pronoun. Choice A, 'he,' is singular and would not match the plural subject. Choice B, 'me,' is an object pronoun and does not fit the subject position. Choice D, 'her,' is singular and does not agree with the plural subject 'children and them.' Therefore, the correct answer is 'C: them.'
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Select the phrase or clause that is misplaced in the following sentence: At a presentation, he informed us about the dangers of drugs and alcohol in the auditorium.
- A. At a presentation
- B. about the dangers
- C. of drugs and alcohol
- D. in the auditorium
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The phrase 'in the auditorium' is misplaced in the sentence because it suggests that the dangers of drugs and alcohol were in the auditorium, which is not the intended meaning. It would make more sense for this phrase to come immediately after 'he informed us' to indicate where the presentation took place. Choices A, B, and C are all correctly placed within the sentence, providing necessary information about the context and topic of the presentation.
Select the word that makes the following sentence grammatically correct. One of the students ___________ completed the course.
- A. have
- B. has
- C. are
- D. is
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct word to use in this sentence is 'has' because 'One of the students' is singular, so it should be followed by a singular verb. The word 'has' is the correct singular form of the verb in this context. Choice A 'have' is plural, Choice C 'are' is also plural, and Choice D 'is' does not agree in number with the subject 'students'. Therefore, 'has' is the only correct choice here.
Select the phrase in the following sentence that is not used correctly. Before their hospitalization, the children had rarely eaten three meals a day.
- A. Before their
- B. children had
- C. had rarely
- D. rarely eat
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The phrase 'had rarely' is not used correctly in the sentence. The correct form should be 'rarely eaten' instead of 'had rarely' to convey the past tense of the children's eating habits before their hospitalization. 'Had rarely' is incorrect because it does not match the structure needed to describe the children's eating habits in the past. Choices A, B, and D are grammatically sound and fit appropriately in the sentence.
What punctuation is needed in the following sentence to make it correct? In addition to the hospital's regularly scheduled festivities, the custodians celebrate with a party of their own.
- A. Period
- B. Comma
- C. Apostrophe
- D. Semicolon
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct punctuation needed in the sentence is a comma. A comma should be placed after 'festivities' to separate the two independent clauses in the sentence: 'In addition to the hospital's regularly scheduled festivities' and 'the custodians celebrate with a party of their own.' The comma helps in improving the clarity and structure of the sentence by indicating a pause between the clauses.
Choice A, 'Period,' is incorrect because a period would create two separate sentences rather than connecting the related clauses. Choice C, 'Apostrophe,' is incorrect as there is no need for an apostrophe in this context. Choice D, 'Semicolon,' is incorrect because a semicolon is used to join closely related independent clauses, which is not the case in the given sentence.
What word is best to substitute for the underlined words in the following sentence? You can hear the nurses' laughter all the way down the hallway.
- A. his
- B. hers
- C. them
- D. their
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The phrase 'the nurses' laughter' indicates possession by the nurses, a plural subject. Therefore, the appropriate possessive pronoun to use in this context is 'their,' which correctly reflects possession by multiple nurses. Choice A ('his') is singular and refers to a male subject, not suitable for a group of nurses. Choice B ('hers') is singular and refers to a female subject, not suitable for a group of nurses. Choice C ('them') is a pronoun used for a group of people, but it doesn't indicate possession as required in the sentence.