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This chapter gives you the chance to apply what you have
learned. Included are practice tests in grammar, writing, and
reading comprehension. As you complete the sections, you
should be able to find your strengths and weaknesses.
PRACTICE TESTS IN
GRAMMAR, WRITING,
AND READING
COMPREHENSION
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______ 7. The list of candidates for graduation include my name and my brother’s.
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______ 8. My books and my calculator remains in the test room.
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______ 9. Her problem are migraine headaches.
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______ 10. Each of the episodes on ER and NYPD Blue is exciting.
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SENTENCE STRUCTURE
There is a sentence fragment, fused sentence, or comma splice error in each sentence below. First, mark an SF for
sentence fragment, a FS for fused sentence, or a CS for comma splice to the left of the sentence. Then rewrite the
sentence correctly.
______ 1. The two-car family is common these days everyone wants an SUV and a sedan.
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______ 2. Roses are not difficult to grow, they just need to be fed and pruned regularly.
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______ 3. California often endures brush fires that are hard to put out, some have been burning for years.
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______ 4. Some villagers had never seen an automobile. Only knowing bicycles as a means of transportation.

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erlined. Remember that homonyms are words that
sound alike but are spelled differently and mean dif-
ferent things. Put a C to the left of the correct sentence
and an X next to the incorrect sentence. If the homonym
is incorrect, write it correctly on the line that follows
the sentence.
______ 1. The aff
ects of the tornadoes can be dev-
astating.
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______ 2. The p
rincipal of the mortgage remains
almost constant as the interest is paid off.
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______ 3. A college education has it
’s rewards, best
of which is higher earning capacity.
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______ 4. Why the
re are so few candidates to replace
the president is a mystery to everyone.
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______ 5. He explained that he had been e
xcepted
at two other schools.
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______ 6. It was the pat
ience that worried the most
about the hospital blackout.

reasons why censure was good; but it never
addressed why impeachment was bad. (3) One
can only assume that if censure was preferable
one reason had to be because impeachment
would have seriously harmed the reputation of
the United States abroad; weakening our
position as a world leader. (4) Who in the
world would care if the President of the United
States engaged in, “ ...deceitful and dishonest
conduct that was grossly inconsistent with his
constitutional obligations and sacred duty” is a
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