final test 1

GRAMMAR IQ FINAL EXAM
Based on your work in Grammar Essentials, choose the best answer. Check the
answers at the end of the exam.
1. Which of the following words is a spoken, rather than a written, version of
a word?
a. because
b. should have
c. until
d. sorta
2. Which of the sentences below is an example of colloquial language?
a. Harry got sick of his job.
b. Benson postponed the meeting.
c. Julie will arrive ahead of schedule.
d. Bonnie needs additional time.
3. Which sentence contains an active voice verb?
a. The agenda was prepared by the assistant.
b. Andreas frosted the cake.
c. Bilias was welcomed by the staff.
d. The officials were criticized bitterly.
4. Which of the following word groups is a sentence fragment?
a. After work, we met for coffee.
b. They passed the bend in the road.
c. And looked around for a familiar face.
d. The missionaries went from door to door.
5. Which of the following fragments is a dependent clause?
a. When it started to rain.
b. I began to run.
c. I thought she looked familiar.
d. He had lost weight.
6. Which of the following fragments is a phrase without a subject or
predicate?
a. Even though the agreement had been signed.
b. If she left before the half was over.
c. While the spaghetti was cooking.
d. Willing to consider another option.
7. Which of the following is a run-on sentence?
a. The electricians arrived before they were scheduled.
b. Muriel needed some space she had just suffered a terrible tragedy.
c. After we sign the papers, the house will be ours.
d. He’ll have to insulate the house; otherwise, the heating bills will be
enormous.
8. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence below.
a. The mail was late, consequently, the package did not arrive on time.
b. The mail was late consequently, the package did not arrive on time.
c. The mail was late; consequently, the package did not arrive on time.
d. The mail was late consequently the package did not arrive on time.
9. Choose the correctly capitalized sentence below.
a. As we Traveled down Interstate 90, we could see the Black Hills rising
in the distance.
b. As we traveled down interstate 90, we could see the Black hills rising
in the distance.
c. As we traveled down Interstate 90, we could see the black Hills rising
in the distance.
d. As we traveled down Interstate 90, we could see the Black Hills rising
in the distance.