Question:* Choose the correct spelling:
Answer: • Piece
Question:* What is [...] called?
Answer: • Ellipsis
Question:* What kind of punctuation is missing in the following sentence: "He prepared for his wifes return."
Answer: • apostrophe
Question:* Which is an example of the passive voice?
Answer: • The chicken was cooked.
Question:* Which is correct?
Answer: • He drove the car.
Question:* Choose the correct sentence:
Answer: • My friend and I love to dance.
Question:* Choose the correct spelling:
Answer: • Independent
Question:* Which shows correct use of parentheses?
Answer: • Her cousin (the one who works as a mechanic) is older than Jeff.
Question:* Which is the past participle?
Answer: • leapt
Question:* Which is correct?
Answer: • Six hundred people
Question:* Which is the correct abbreviation for three million pounds?
Answer: • £3m
Question:* "The project at work is going ____, and that makes me feel ____.
Answer: • well; good
Question:* "The bird is __ the branch."
Answer: • on
Question:* Which is correct?
Answer: • Don't drink the potion, Tristan!
Question:* Which of these is correct?
Answer: • They're going to see their friends there.
Question:* "The family went __ France last summer"
Answer: • to
Question:* "Is it ___ early for a pause?"
Answer: • too
Question:* _____ going to see ______ boyfriend tonight.
Answer: • You're; your
Question:* The situation is complex: it has many _________.
Answer: • elements
Question:* "It's preferable not to compare one employee's performance ____ another's.
Answer: • with
Question:* "The battle was won" is an example of:
Answer: • Passive voice
Question:* Choose the sentence with correct capitalisation:
Answer: • My boss asked for the report.
Question:* My brother was in an accident a few years ago; he _____ have been badly injured, but came away without a scratch.
Answer: • might
Question:* Chocolate cake was her favorite _____.
Answer: • dessert
Question:* His actions will ______ the result.
Answer: • affect
Question:* "After the weekend retreat, cohesion improved ____ group members."
Answer: • among
Question:* Complete the following sentence correctly: "It's a very affordable shop, thanks to the ____ prices."
Answer: • low
Question:* An adjective is:
Answer: • used to describe a noun.
Question:* ____ time for the government to flex ____ muscle.
Answer: • It's; its
Question:* Why is the active voice generally preferred to the passive voice in writing?
Answer: • The active voice is simpler and more direct.
Question:* All of the following are prepositions EXCEPT:
Answer: • too
Question:* Choose the correct spelling:
Answer: • Necessary
Question:* Choose the correct sentence:
Answer: • George, a quiet man, disagreed: "I suggest a different course of action," he said.
Question:* Which is correct?
Answer: • Whom did you send the letter to?
Question:* Choose the sentence with correct capitalisation:
Answer: • The British ambassador to Paris is a fine dancer.
Question:* The apostrophe is used for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
Answer: • to separate items on a list
Question:* True or false? It is never necessary to write "the reason why is," as opposed to "the reason is."
Answer: • True
Question:* True or false: both the semicolon and the comma can be correctly used to separate items on a list.
Answer: • True
Question:* "I was just listening to a wonderful program on ____"
Answer: • the BBC.
Question:* A team specializing in explosives was called in to _____ the bomb.
Answer: • defuse
Question:* Choose the correct spelling:
Answer: • Fluorescent
Question:* Choose the correct spelling:
Answer: • Foreseeable
Question:* An example of a pronoun is:
Answer: • It
Question:* "He refused to admit ____ any wrongdoing." Which is the best answer?
Answer: • to
Question:* Excellent point, he responded, thank you for speaking up.
Answer: • Incorrect punctuation: quotation marks should appear around a portion or portions of the example.
Question:* The ______ soldiers we have, the _____ I like our chances.
Answer: • fewer; less
Question:* Which shows correct use of parentheses?
Answer: • She got the job (though she wasn't sure she wanted it).
Question:* The building is twelve _____ tall.
Answer: • storeys
Question:* Choose the correct spelling:
Answer: • Occurred
Question:* If the archers don't _____ their volley soon, the army will surely _____ the battle.
Answer: • loose; lose
Question:* The ____ of the policy was ____ in solving the larger problem.
Answer: • effect; effective
Question:* "I don't like to dance, I don't like music" is an example of:
Answer: • Comma splice
Question:* Choose the correct spelling:
Answer: • Humourous
Question:* A true gentleman, James was always ______ about his great wealth.
Answer: • discreet
Question:* "I decided to never see her again" is an example of:
Answer: • Split infinitive
Question:* There was blood everywhere: it was a _____ scene.
Answer: • grisly
Question:* "He wasn't sure whether or not she would arrive on time." Which part of this sentence is incorrect?
Answer: • No part of this sentence is incorrect
Question:* What is the rule for adding -s to a number (such as dozen, hundred, thousand, million, etc) when describing quantities?
Answer: • Add an -s for approximate quantities, not for exact quantities.
Question:* The doctor's ______ is next door to the room where the violinist goes to _______
Answer: • practice; practise
Question:* Choose the correct spelling:
Answer: • Harassment
Question:* The ______ complex of buildings was ______ to navigate
Answer: • tortuous; torturous
Question:* London is the _____ of the UK, and the Pound Sterling is its _____.
Answer: • capital; capital
Question:* Where should a full stop be inserted in: "If only Ms Smith had arrived sooner," Dr Jones said
Answer: • After 'said'
Question:* What is the general rule for writing numbers?
Answer: • Numbers ten and smaller are written out, while numbers 11 and larger are not.
Question:* When referring to divine figures in ancient Greece or Rome, which capitalisation is correct?
Answer: • gods
Question:* The demonstration was contemporary ___ the graduation ceremony.
Answer: • with
Question:* "The citizen became vexed ___ the electoral process."
Answer: • at
Question:* Choose the sentence with correct capitalisation:
Answer: • My mother is a professor of French at The Queen's College, Oxford University.
Question:* Choose the correct spelling:
Answer: • Supersede
Question:* What is incorrect about the following sentence? "The place was a mess; we decided to seek other accomodations."
Answer: • Misspelling
Question:* The ______ colours _____ your eyes.
Answer: • complementary; complement
Question:* All of the following can be used to correct a run-on sentence EXCEPT:
Answer: • a hyphen
Question:* "Winged and feathered, I saw the raven" is an example of:
Answer: • Dangling participle
Question:* How many spaces can correctly follow a full stop?
Answer: • One or two
Question:* Which is the proper use of "hopefully"
Answer: • The sentry looked hopefully to the East.
Question:* Choose the sentence with correct capitalisation:
Answer: • Did Doctor Jones also vote for the prime minister?
