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ENG2DI Grammar

1. The document contains a reading comprehension exercise with multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions to identify grammatical errors and select the correct verb forms. 2. Part A contains 17 multiple choice questions to identify the mistake in each sentence and select the correct answer. 3. Part B contains 20 sentences where the reader must underline the mistake and correct it. 4. Part C contains 20 questions where the reader must select the correct verb form to complete each sentence. 5. Part D contains 13 sentences where the reader must identify sentences where the verb does not agree with the subject and correct the verb.

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ENG2DI Grammar

1. The document contains a reading comprehension exercise with multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions to identify grammatical errors and select the correct verb forms. 2. Part A contains 17 multiple choice questions to identify the mistake in each sentence and select the correct answer. 3. Part B contains 20 sentences where the reader must underline the mistake and correct it. 4. Part C contains 20 questions where the reader must select the correct verb form to complete each sentence. 5. Part D contains 13 sentences where the reader must identify sentences where the verb does not agree with the subject and correct the verb.

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A. Circle the wrong answer and correct it.

1. A good carpentry must have a wide variety of skills.


A B C D

2. Grover Cleveland was the only American president which served two non-consecutive
A B C
terms.
D

3. The American soprano Mary Gardner, one of the greatest operatic voices of her era,
A B
retired at the height of the career.
C D

4. On nights when is the sky clear and the air is calm, the earth’s surface rapidly radiates
A B C
heat into the atmosphere.
D

5. Dreams are commonly made up of both visual or verbal images.


A B C D

6. The trap door spider makes a hole in the ground, to line it with silk, and closes it with a
hinged door. A B C D

7. Today many garden vegetables have few resemblance to the wild plants from which they
come. A B C D

8. In 1959, Dr. Jonas Salk announced that he has discovered a vaccine to prevent polio.
A B C D

9. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby is about the pursuit of wealthy, status, and
A B C
love in the 1920s.
D

10. Whenever there is red, orange, or brown coloring in sandstone, iron ore is probable
A B C D
present.

11. Feathers keep birds warm and dry also enable them to fly.
A B C D

12. Some species of penicillin mold are used to ripe cheeses.


A B C D
13. In 1920, experimental psychologists have devoted more research to learning than to any
A B C D
other topic.

14. Natural asphalt lakes are find in many parts of the world.
A B C D

15. All living creatures pass on inherited traits from one generation to other.
A B C D

16. Many of the events that led up to the American Revolution took placed in Massachusetts.

A B C D

17. Mass production is the manufacture of machineries and other articles in standard sizes
A B C
and large numbers.
C

18. How many people realize that apples have cultivated for over 3,000 years?
A B C D

19. The Natchez Trace was an important commercial and military route between Nashville,
A B C
Tennessee, to Natchez, Mississippi.

B. Underline the mistake and fix it.


1. Have you seen Dickens hat? ____________________
2. When I arrived, the lecture started, so I didn’t find it easy to follow. ___________________
3. Look at the dark clouds! It will rain. _____________________
4. There are a lot of criterias needed in the project. ____________________
5. For those of you new to the company, this leaflet is full of a valuable information.
__________________________
6. I know it’s not much of a present, but I made it by myself. ___________________
7. You should visit Rome. It’s a historical interesting city. __________________________
8. When you write your essays, you don’t have to copy ideas from books without referencing
them properly. _____________________
9. What will you do if you didn’t get a good mark? _______________________
10. I am aiming to a high score. ___________________
11. Neither Jackson nor I are playing now. ________________________
12. The department’s principle concern is the safety of all employees. __________________
13. Paul should of known better than to act like that. ___________________
14. The golf course at the resort is lovely, but I prefer it’s swimming pool. _________________
15. Although the price of gas is high people still own big vans. ______________________
16. Conscious students should be rewarded for their hard work. _____________________
19. The computer system has given us continuous problems ever since we installed it. Some
days it works, other days it doesn’t. ___________________
20. The answers on page 20 are a, a, c, b, and d, respectfully. _________________

C. Choose the correct verb to complete each sentence:

1. Speedy Talk Systems (manufacture/manufactures) cell phones.

2. Most of the stores on the first floor of the mall (sell/sells) clothing.

3. I thought that two hundred dollars (was/were) a low price for these shoes.

4. All the animals at City Zoo (have/has) been well cared for.

5. Everybody (enjoy/enjoys) working at this place.

6. Bad news always (spread/spreads) quickly.

7. The view from these windows (are/is) spectacular.

8. Prices always (rise/rises) during the tourist season.

9. Eating at restaurants (cost/costs) more than eating at home.

10. Pink sand (cover/covers) the beaches of the island.

11. All of the people in this class (are/is) first-year students.

12. Chocolate (come/comes) from cacao beans.

13. Everything (seem/seems) to happen at once.


14. Nobody (were/was) at the office last Saturday.

15. Ten dollars (don’t/doesn’t) buy much these days.

16. Regular exercise (help/helps) you stay healthy.

17. Measles (are/is) an infectious disease.

18. The rents in this city (have/has) risen a lot in the past year.

19. Ice cream (were/was) my favorite dessert when I was young.

20. Collecting stamps (are/is) a hobby of mine.

D. In each sentence where the verb does not agree with its subject, correct the verb.

1. A test of the three different methods are the only way of arriving at a fair conclusion.

2. A thousand dollars for the machines are more than we can afford.

3. A number of scientists from the University of California was responsible for the new
development.

4. I as well as my partners are interested in seeing the December figures.

5. Mr. Smith or his backers is sure to be present at the conference.

6. Every man, woman, and child who see the Corey Pen will want one.

7. The supervisor as well as the supervised need an occasional rest from the daily routine.

8. There is considerably more new orders on hand today than there was on the same date
last year.

9. Mr. Jackson is one of the executives who has been chosen for the rip abroad.

10. I do not know whether you or Mr. Carson are supposed to be on duty.

11. It is I who is thankful.

12. The original, not the carbon copies, are to be sent to the client.

13. The number of errors the trainees make are not important at this time.
14. Mr. Carter, together with Mr. Jones and Mr. Perry, are up for re-election.

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