Test Yourself Quiz

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1 Identify the sentence type of the following: "While we watched the night sky, a meteor passed overhead."
Simple.
Compound.
Complex.
Compound-Complex
2 Choose the sentence with the best punctuation.
After the managers meeting last Tuesday, our department was offered these incentives; a bonus equal to two percent of our annual salaries, additional health benefits, and four more paid holidays per year.
After the managers' meeting last Tuesday, our department was offered these incentives; a bonus equal to two percent of our annual salaries, additional health benefits and four more paid holidays per year.
After the managers meeting last Tuesday, our department was offered these incentives, a bonus equal to two percent of our annual salaries, additional health benefits, and four more paid holidays per year.
After the managers' meeting last Tuesday, our department was offered these incentives: a bonus equal to two percent of our annual salaries, additional health benefits, and four more paid holidays per year.
After the managers meeting last Tuesday, our department was offered these incentives: a bonus equal to two percent of our annual salaries, additional health benefits, and four more paid holidays per year.
3 Which sentence illustrates the correct use of the colon?
We wanted to have everything prepared ahead of time, such as: presentation materials, samples, and reports.
His message to our group was as follows: "I want this report by the end of the week."
Their office supplies consisted of: two fountain pens, an Underwood typewriter, and a pad of lined yellow paper.
At the end of the week, we found that they were: understaffed, underpaid, and overworked.
4 "When dinosaurs roamed the earth" is an example of
A clause.
A phrase.
5 "Stumbling along the dusty road on the way into town" is an example of
A clause.
A phrase.
6 Which of the following is written in passive voice?
After we ate the turkey, we ate all the pumpkin pie.
We ate all the pumpkin pie after we ate all the turkey.
After we had eaten all the turkey, we ate the pumpkin pie.
After all the turkey was gone, all the pumpkin pie was eaten.
7 Which of the following sentences is correct?
I waited for Bill and she to catch up with me.
I waited for Bill and her to catch up with me.
8 Which sentence is correct?
The cost-effective training of many of our rivals has decreased our ability to compete.
The cost-effective training of many of our rivals have decreased our ability to compete.
9 Which sentence is correct?
Ray Suarez, who will be our team leader next year believes that effective management includes responsiveness to innovative ideas from team members.
Ray Suarez, who will be our team leader next year, believes that effective management includes responsiveness to innovative ideas from team members.
Ray Suarez, who will be our team leader next year, believes that effective management includes responsiveness, to innovative ideas from team members.
Ray Suarez, who will be our team leader next year, believes that effective management includes responsiveness to: innovative ideas from team members.
Ray Suarez, who will be our team leader next year, believes that effective management includes: responsiveness to innovative ideas from team members.
10 Which sentences are correctly punctuated?
We had wanted to meet him for a long time, and finally we did so.
We had wanted to meet him for a long time, and finally did so.
We had wanted to meet him for a long time and finally did so.