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Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly: The data indicates that the patient is suffering from extreme anxiety, and tranquilizing medication is immediately required.
- A. Extreme anxiety
- B. Indicates
- C. Is
- D. Immediately
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct answer is 'B: Indicates.' In the sentence, 'indicate' should be used instead of 'indicates' to match the plural subject 'data.' 'Indicate' is the correct plural form of the verb for the plural subject 'data.' The other choices ('extreme anxiety,' 'is,' 'immediately') are used correctly in the sentence. Remember that when the subject is plural, the verb should also be in its plural form, which is 'indicate' in this case.
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To be admitted to the university, he---------------to make an application by May 15.
- A. Has
- B. Have
- C. Might
- D. Should
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: In this sentence, the subject 'he' requires the singular verb 'has' to match. The sentence structure indicates a requirement or obligation, which is conveyed appropriately by 'has'. Therefore, 'Has' is the correct choice to maintain subject-verb agreement. The sentence should read as 'To be admitted to the university, he has to make an application by May 15.' This construction correctly expresses the obligation he has to fulfill. Hence, the correct answer is 'Has'.
Select the word or phrase that makes the following sentence grammatically correct: Sometimes, the condition ___ with an unusual symptom—vertigo.
- A. presense
- B. presents
- C. present
- D. prescience
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct answer is 'B: presents.' In this sentence, the word 'presents' is the correct form of the verb to use with 'the condition.' 'Presense,' 'present,' and 'prescience' are incorrect in the context of the sentence. 'Presense' is a misspelling, 'present' is a noun, and 'prescience' means foresight, which does not fit the sentence. Therefore, 'presents' is the only grammatically correct choice that makes the sentence accurate.
Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence: The other day, Stan _____ reviewing his class notes in preparation for the final exam.
- A. begins
- B. begun
- C. begin
- D. began
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: In this sentence, the action of Stan reviewing his class notes took place in the past. The phrase 'The other day' signifies a past event. Therefore, the correct verb tense to use is the past tense. 'Began' is the past tense form of 'begin,' making it the appropriate choice to fill in the blank. Hence, 'began' is the correct answer for this sentence.
Select the correct word(s) for the blank in the following sentence: The student thought the second test was ______ than the first test.
- A. harder
- B. more hard
- C. hardest
- D. most hardest
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: In this sentence, the correct comparative form of the adjective 'hard' should be used, which is 'harder.' 'More hard' (choice B) is incorrect, as 'hard' is a one-syllable adjective and should form its comparative by adding '-er.' Choices C and D, 'hardest' and 'most hardest,' are in the superlative form, which is not suitable for comparing two items as in this sentence. Therefore, the correct answer is A, 'harder.'
Which sentence uses the verb correctly?
- A. Yesterday, I eat a funnel cake with chocolate and peanut butter toppings
- B. Last year at the fair, I ate a stromboli, a bucket of fries, and an elephant ear.
- C. Right now, Susan eats a large bucket of french fries with salt and vinegar.
- D. Lonnie has ate 20 hot dogs during the county fair Hot Dog Eating Contest.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct answer is B. In this sentence, "ate" is the correct past tense form of the verb "eat," indicating that the action of eating the stromboli, bucket of fries, and elephant ear occurred in the past. Option A is incorrect because "eat" should be "ate" to reflect the past tense. Option C is incorrect because "eats" should be "is eating" to indicate the present continuous tense. Option D is incorrect because "has ate" should be "has eaten" to use the present perfect tense correctly.