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Conventions of Standard English

79 questions from the official practice tests. Page 2 of 3.

Question English · 29

Practice test 2Multiple choice

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Question English · 29 — 29. Which choice is clearest and most grammatically acceptable in context? A. No Change B. those individuals C. scholars D. they

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Question English · 31

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Question English · 31 — 31. Which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable? A. No Change B. with Frost’s team recovering C. Frost’s team recovering D. Frost’s team recovered

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Question English · 32

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Question English · 32 — 32. Which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable? F. No Change G. was ready to be H. were J. was

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Question English · 36

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Question English · 36 — 36. Which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable? F. No Change G. astronomer, peering through, H. astronomer: peering through J. astronomer peering through,

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Question English · 37

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Question English · 37 — 37. Which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable? A. No Change B. collapse to form stars. C. collapse, stars form. D. collapse and form stars.

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Question English · 38

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Question English · 38 — 38. Which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable? F. No Change G. nebula is home to thousands of young stars, and H. nebula, home to thousands of young stars, and J. nebula, home to thousands of young…

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Question English · 43

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Question English · 43 — 43. Which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable? A. No Change B. bird’s eggs C. birds eggs D. bird eggs’

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Question English · 46

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Question English · 46 — 46. Which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable? F. No Change G. Pittsburgh, resident, Eric Singer, H. Pittsburgh resident, Eric Singer J. Pittsburgh resident Eric Singer

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Question English · 47

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Question English · 47 — 47. Which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable? A. No Change B. mallet are C. mallets is D. mallet is

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Question English · 5

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Question English · 5 — 5. Which choice makes the sentence or sentences most grammatically acceptable? A. No Change B. independently, without C. independently; without D. independently. Without

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Question English · 7

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Question English · 7 — 7. Which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable? A. No Change B. Oklahoma!, while choosing C. Oklahoma!, choosing D. Oklahoma! chose

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Question English · 9

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Question English · 9 — 9. Which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable? A. No Change B. story, and everyone who appeared on stage had a single role to play C. story and everyone who appeared on stage, had a single role to…

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Question English · 11

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Question English · 11 — 11. Which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable? A. No Change B. excavation of the ancient city of Uruk, C. excavation, of the ancient city of Uruk D. excavation of the ancient city, of Uruk

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Question English · 13

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Question English · 13 — 13. Which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable? A. No Change B. shapes: for example, C. shapes: for example D. shapes such as,

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Question English · 16

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Question English · 16 — 16. Which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable? F. No Change G. an equivalent was H. tokens were J. it was

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Question English · 17

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Question English · 17 — 17. Which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable? A. No Change B. the proto-cuneiform on the Uruk tablets, which resembled C. with the proto-cuneiform on the Uruk tablets resembling D. the…

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Question English · 21

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Question English · 21 — 21. Which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable? A. No Change B. He was just nine years old when C. When nine-year-old D. Nine-year-old

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Question English · 22

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Question English · 22 — 22. Which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable? F. No Change G. past over H. passed J. past by

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Question English · 25

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Question English · 25 — 25. Which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable? A. No Change B. Charleston: hundreds of gates, fences, and railings, C. Charleston: hundreds of gates, fences, and railings D. Charleston hundreds of…

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Question English · 26

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Question English · 26 — 26. Which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable? F. No Change G. have never been H. aren’t J. is not

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Question English · 27

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Question English · 27 — 27. Which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable? A. No Change B. whom himself, C. who, D. he,

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Question English · 34

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Question English · 34 — 34. Which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable? F. No Change G. boat—with the lower and higher notes H. boat—with the lower and higher notes, J. boat with the lower and higher notes—

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Question English · 36

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Question English · 36 — 36. Which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable? F. No Change G. have always required H. require maintaining J. do require

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Question English · 37

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Question English · 37 — 37. Which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable? A. No Change B. Organ’s design—from the pipes’ C. Organs’ design—from the pipes’ D. Organs’ design—from the pipe’s

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Question English · 39

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Question English · 39 — 39. Which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable? A. No Change B. more loud, they’re C. much louder, their D. louder, they’re

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Question English · 40

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Question English · 40 — 40. Which choice makes the sentence or sentences most grammatically acceptable? F. No Change G. waves; while they calm H. waves; to calm J. waves, calming

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Question English · 41

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Question English · 41 — 41. Which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable? A. No Change B. with: excitement and opportunity, C. with, excitement and opportunity: D. with excitement and opportunity;

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Question English · 43

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Question English · 43 — 43. Which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable? A. No Change B. blocks, in which most automobile traffic, is prohibited C. blocks, in which most automobile traffic is prohibited, D. blocks in which…

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Question English · 47

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Question English · 47 — 47. Which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable? A. No Change B. officials, who should work closely with residents, C. officials should work closely with residents D. as officials work closely with…

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Question English · 2

Practice test 4Multiple choice

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Question English · 2 — 2. Which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable? F. No Change G. Some—like H. Some, like J. Some like

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