| 1. Which of the following sentences is written correctly? | |
| a) | He registered for the summer session. Because he hoped thus to graduate ahead of his class. | b) | He registered for the summer session. Hoping thus to graduate ahead of his class. | c) | He registered for the summer session. By this means he hoped to graduate ahead of his class. | d) | I made little progress. Finally giving up all my efforts. |
| 2. Which of the following sentences is written correctly? | |
| a) | Soon I began to work for the company. First in the rock pit and later on the highway. | b) | He will have an opportunity to visit his home town. And to talk with many of his old friends. | c) | I am now reading Hoover's Masters of Deceit. Which is an expose of the strategy of modern Communists. | d) | I am now reading Hoover's Masters of Deceit. This is an expose of the strategy of modern Communists. |
| 3. Which of the following sentences is written correctly? | |
| a) | I had some definite ideas about college. Although I had never before been on a college campus. | b) | A railway control board should be constructed with care. Because from this board trains are moved through a system of tracks and switches. | c) | Our class was represented by two boys, John and me. | d) | Two boys----John and me----represented our class. |
| 4. Which of the following sentences is written correctly? | |
| a) | He registered for the summer session. By this means he hoped to graduate ahead of his class. | b) | Let's you and I go together. | c) | We--John and me---are responsible for the damage. | d) | He will employ whomever is willing to work. |
| 5. Which of the following sentences is written correctly? | |
| a) | Last summer my father hired Tom and I. | b) | Neither Henry nor James has completed his work. | c) | Everyone but Hazel and she signed the petition. | d) | My brother and me share expenses. |
| 6. Which of the following sentences is written correctly? | |
| a) | An outstanding trait of primitive man was their belief in superstitions. | b) | When a boy or girl enters college, they find it different from high school. | c) | Neither the master nor the servants were aware of their danger. | d) | Each of the sons had planned to follow their father's occupation. |
| 7. Which of the following sentences is written correctly? | |
| a) | If the board of directors controls the company, they may vote themselves bonuses. | b) | If the board of directors controls the company, it may vote itself a bous. | c) | The Dr. made his report to the Maj. | d) | Hon. Smith, Rev. Jones |
| 8. Which of the following sentences is written correctly? | |
| a) | He left Ia. on the last Sun. in Jul. | b) | Only five ft. tall, Susan weighs about a hundred lbs. | c) | In 450 B.C. ;at 9:30 A.M.; in room No. 6; for $365. | d) | Early this A.M. he asked the No. of your room. |
| 9. Which of the following sentences is written correctly? | |
| a) | Since all the patients seemed discouraged, I told a joke to cheer them up. | b) | On Oct. 15 James arrived in Mex. | c) | A bitter wind swept the dead leaves along the street: casting them high in the air and against the buildings. | d) | I hope to spend my vacation in Canada; where I enjoy the fishing. |
| 10. Which of the following sentences is written correctly? | |
| a) | " I have no intention of staying, he replied." | b) | He said, "I have no intention of staying." | c) | "I do not object, he said, to the tenor of the report." | d) | He said " that he had not intended to stay." |
| 11. Which of the following sentences is written correctly? | |
| a) | Another thing is good health. It is one of our great blessings. It may be had through proper diet and exercise. Rest is also desirable. | b) | A new addition has been built at the side of the house. and this addition has been developed into a library. | c) | By registering for the summer session, he hoped to graduate ahead of his class. | d) | When the Indians made tools, they used flint and bone. |
| 12. Which of the following sentences is written correctly? | |
| a) | There were six men who volunteered. | b) | Since the committee has already made three general reports, only the report dealing with promotions will be reported on today. | c) | It is impossible to ask me to do the impossible. | d) | I made little progress. Finally I gave up all my efforts. |
| 13. Which of the following sentences is written correctly? | |
| a) | He is as old, if not older, than his cousin. | b) | He never has and never will be given proper recognition. | c) | You will agree that Crumpet Creek Dairy products are definitely better? | d) | A friend and a helper stood at his side; or, His friend and his helper stood at his side. [To show that the friend and the helper are different persons, the article a or the pronoun his must be repeated.] |
| 14. Which of the following sentences is written correctly? | |
| a) | The equipment of a soldier is heavier than a sailor. | b) | A friend and helper stood at his side; or, His friend and helper stood at his side. | c) | The scenery here is as beautiful as any other place. | d) | Mr. Carter paid me more than JIm. |
| 15. Which of the following sentences is written correctly? | |
| a) | Because he was sick caused him to stay at home. | b) | Because he was sick he stayed at home. | c) | A sonnet is when a poem has fourteen lines. | d) | To banish is where a person is driven out of his country. |
| 16. Which of the following sentences is written correctly? | |
| a) | A soldier's equipment is heavier than a sailor's. | b) | Many of the men were refusing to re-enlist and were returning home to their family. | c) | George is a better player than the others are. | d) | I don't want none. |
| 17. Which of the following sentences is written correctly? | |
| a) | They noticed the young men who made up the crew were eager to start. | b) | Mr. Jones began his speech with no attempt to support his statement that the policies of Governor Lacy were a "total denial of the American way of life." | c) | North Dakotans are sturdy and industrious, and they are mostly Scandinavian and German stock, and they are working during this time of no immediate crisis on a promising plan to prevent future dust bowls. | d) | The inferior detergent is as expensive. |
| 18. Which of the following sentences is written correctly? | |
| a) | He stood there in his buckskin clothes. One felt in him standards and loyalties. One also felt a code. This code is not easily put into words. But this code is instantly felt when two men who live by it come together by hcance. | b) | This is a wreck. It was formerly the stately Industrial Exhibition Hall. It is preserved deliberately as a reminder and symbol. | c) | Thousands of buildings met the same fate. This alone is now being preserved. It marks the center of the exposion. It is being preserved as a symbol. It symbolizes our wish that there be no more Hiroshimas. | d) | I enrolled at the Carnegie Institute of Technology to achieve my double purpose of attending college and becoming an engineer. |
| 19. Which of the following sentences is written correctly? | |
| a) | The weather was hot and I stayed at home. | b) | Since Fred knows almost nothing about farming, I do not expect him to enjoy much success. | c) | The offer was tempting, but I did not accept it. | d) | I had always wanted to go to college, and I had always wished to become an engineer, and so I enrolled at the Carnegie Institute of Technology. |
| 20. Which of the following sentences is written correctly? | |
| a) | A cow kicked over a lantern, thus causing one of the world's greatest fires. | b) | When we have made a good soldier out of a rookie, he has learned how to march, use his weapons, and respond to commands. | c) | Fred knows almost nothing about farming; therefore I do not expect him to enjoy much success. | d) | I was asleep when the tornado struck. |
| 21. Which of the following sentences is written correctly? | |
| a) | The whistling tug chugged noisily up the river. | b) | I placed the chair in the corner of the room which I had recently purchased. | c) | I saw the horse stop at the edge of the precipice that had raced ahead. | d) | The boy says that he means to leave the country in the first stanza. |
| 22. Which of the following sentences is written correctly? | |
| a) | He played a great part in the war with Mexico as a statesman. | b) | The tug whistled noisily as it chugged up the river. | c) | You should now begin to, if you wish to succeed, hunt for a job. | d) | There stood the wagon which we had early last autumn left by the barn. |
| 23. Which of the following sentences is written correctly? | |
| a) | Prepare to make an incision in the abdomen as soon as completely anesthetized. | b) | Let us consider the origin of engineering and how engineering has progressed. | c) | Jane is pretty, with brown hair, and has a graceful manner. | d) | Although I became increasingly uneasy, I kept my seat. |
| 24. Which of the following sentences is written correctly? | |
| a) | Walking and to swim are food exercise. | b) | to run efficiently, the machine must be properly oiled. | c) | He retired respected by his associates, admired by his friends, and his employees loved him. | d) | Our meetings were held on Friday afternoon, on Saturday morning, and on Saturday afternoon we started home. |
| 25. Which of the following sentences is written correctly? | |
| a) | We should have prepared for our examinations earlier. It is too late to do it now. | b) | He was not only kind but also knew when to help people in trouble. | c) | The United Nations deserves encouragement. Indeed, it deserves much more than that. | d) | One should be thoughtful of their neighbors. |