Question 1

Which one of the following sentences uses the word among correctly?&#10;A) The contest is among you and him.&#10;B) You are among friends.&#10;C) My two remaining choices are among the Disneyland and Sea World.&#10;D) The pen fell among the two desks.

Accepted Answer

The word "among" is correctly used in option B ("You are among friends.") because "among" is used to indicate a relationship involving more than two parties or when something is in the midst of, or surrounded by, others. Options A, C, and D misuse "among" because they involve direct comparisons or situations involving only two entities, where "between" would be the correct choice.

Question 2

Which one of the following sentences uses the word breath correctly?&#10;A) Your breath smells like bubble-gum.&#10;B) Breath in the smells around you.&#10;C) I almost couldn't breath.&#10;D) If you feel faint, put your head between your knees and breath deeply.

Accepted Answer

The word "breath" is a noun that refers to the air taken into or expelled from the lungs. Sentence A correctly uses "breath" to describe the smell of someone's breath. Sentences B, C, and D incorrectly use "breath" instead of "breathe," which is the verb form meaning to take air into the lungs and then expel it.

Question 3

Which one of the following sentences uses the word choose correctly?&#10;A) Yesterday I choose to try out for the play, but today I changed my mind.&#10;B) Bill choose to work rather than to play.&#10;C) You have choose correctly.&#10;D) Which one did you choose?

Accepted Answer

The correct sentence is "Which one did you choose?" because it correctly uses the past tense form of "choose" to ask about a decision made in the past.

Question 4

Which one of the following sentences uses the word fewer correctly?&#10;A) Sandy made fewer grammatical mistakes on this essay.&#10;B) That glass has fewer milk in it than the other glass.&#10;C) Now that Crystal has a full-time job, she has fewer time to spend with her friends.&#10;D) Carrots have fewer fat than avocados.

Accepted Answer

The word "fewer" is correctly used in option A because it is used with countable nouns, and "grammatical mistakes" are countable. Options B, C, and D incorrectly use "fewer" with uncountable nouns (milk, time, fat), where "less" would be the correct choice.

Question 5

Which one of the following sentences uses the word its correctly?&#10;A) Its going to be a beautiful day.&#10;B) The car spun out of control when its tire blew.&#10;C) Do you think its going to rain?&#10;D) Its my birthday today!

Accepted Answer

The sentence "The car spun out of control when its tire blew." correctly uses "its" as a possessive pronoun to indicate that the tire belongs to the car.

Question 6

Which one of the following sentences uses the word know correctly?&#10;A) That bookstore offers know discount to students.&#10;B) I know all the comma rules.&#10;C) The students had know more electives to take.&#10;D) My boyfriend will eat know fast food.

Accepted Answer

The correct use of the word "know" is in option B, where it is used to express awareness or understanding of comma rules. In the other options, the correct word should be "no," not "know."

Question 7

Which one of the following sentences uses the word past correctly?&#10;A) Lucrecia past out when she saw the blood.&#10;B) I thought I past you on the road the other day.&#10;C) This tea set from Russia has an interesting past.&#10;D) Dean had to take the entrance exam twice before he past it.

Accepted Answer

The word "past" in choice C is used correctly as it refers to the history or background of the tea set, which is the proper use of "past" as a noun indicating a previous time period. Choices A, B, and D incorrectly use "past" instead of "passed," which is the correct verb form for those contexts.

Question 8

Which one of the following sentences uses the word principle correctly?&#10;A) The principle rule to remember when driving is to always keep your eye on the road.&#10;B) The principle balance in your account is $25,000.&#10;C) The principle of Drummond High School will be retiring soon.&#10;D) What principles do you live by?

Accepted Answer

The word "principle" refers to a fundamental truth, law, doctrine, or motivating force, upon which others are based or from which others are derived. Sentence D correctly uses "principle" to ask about the fundamental beliefs or standards a person lives by.

Question 9

Which one of the following sentences uses the word quite correctly?&#10;A) I could hear this movie if you would be quite.&#10;B) We were quite happy with our new home.&#10;C) The house was dark and quite.&#10;D) We were very quite as we tiptoed around the corner.

Accepted Answer

In sentence B, "quite" is used correctly to mean "completely" or "very," which is appropriate in the context of expressing the degree of happiness with the new home. In the other options, "quite" is incorrectly used where "quiet" (meaning silent or with little noise) should have been used.

Question 10

Which one of the following sentences uses the word you're correctly?&#10;A) You're keys are on the counter.&#10;B) You're team leader has the assignment for today.&#10;C) I think you're lucky shirt is under the bed.&#10;D) You're going to fall if you're not careful.

Accepted Answer

"You're" is a contraction for "you are." Sentence D correctly uses "you're" as it can be expanded to "You are going to fall if you are not careful." The other sentences misuse "you're" where "your" (possessive form) should be used.

Question 11

Choose the correct words from the choices provided in parentheses.&#10;(It's, Its) (to, too, two) (quiet, quite) in (hear, here).

Accepted Answer