AE402: The Final Grammar Quiz

Analysts ____ that when prices ____ on Amazon.com, they ____ on other websites as well.

During the pandemic, countries restricted travel because they were ____________ about the coronavirus

Proust said, "Let us be grateful to people __ make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom"

Yellen stated that the US banking system is well-capitalized, __ investors dumped stock of banks that cater to start-ups

Boston residents want to know ______________the new voting district maps will be drawn.

Choose the correct word order: ________ are used by the city to encourage individuals to proceed with caution

If more eligible citizens ____________ interested in voting, elections might turn out differently.

Type of sentence? As the prosecutor read through clients’ files, she began to see how subjective some decisions seemed.

Choose the correct noun clause to finish this sentence: The Fed is trying to decide__________________________

What type of determiner is a great many? A great many residents of the Boston attended the City Council meeting.

It is essential that the governor ____ to reduce supply chain bottlenecks

The city ___________ more police officers so that it can reverse the recent decline in public safety.

The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.

Reduce the adverb clause: Although he was clearly ill, he attended the presidential debate

After researchers _________ the test results, they ___ all of the study participants who ___ positive.

So far, __________ information is available about the new Omicron variant.

When ___________, the IRS allows an extention to pay income taxes, but one pays interest on any taxes paid late

If the contract ___________________ by tomorrow funding for the community development project will not be made available

ID the passive verb: Until the data has been analyzed, the anthropologist cannot date the artifact.

The former president’s chief of staff __________________ by the investigation committee to appear before Congress.

__________ the Women’s Tennis Association which decided to cancel next year’s tournament.

ID the indirect object: The Chinese government has agreed to ship one billion vaccine doses to Africa.

It was Graves __ said, "Every English poet should master the rules of grammar before he attempts to bend or break them."

ID the noun modified by the adj. clause: Einstein said, "A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new."

Change to noun clause using if: Will Congress increase the debt ceiling to avoid a default?

We ____today that Representative Tom Jonas, who ____Illinois congressional district 5,___for governor next year.

ID the subject complement: Employees who completed the training program became certified nursing assistants

What type of noun is this? Confusion

Connect these sentences into one: The contract was translated. The terms were still unclear.

ID the object of the preposition: Before the pandemic, N95 masks were mainly used in the healthcare industry.

Initially, researchers___a machine that ___for one virus. Later, a more versatile machine ____that ____ multiple viruses

Make a sentence using a noun clause: Scientists hypothesize. New species arise from natural selection

ID the prepositional phrase: The woman wearing blue Havaianas is sitting on the Rio beach chair.

Rewrite so the subject is a noun clause: It is obvious that wealthy nations must help lower-income countries.

________________ the reduction in government funding, the foster care program’s budget decreased by 25%.

Change to direct speech: Her opponent asked, “Are you going to raise taxes to pay for your bill?”

ID the premodifier: A team of well-respected researchers is on the panel.

Choose the sentence that has correct punctuation.

Reduce the adjective clause: Biden passed the Family FIrst Act, which aims to prevent foster care placements.

Purpose of clause: Sales of electric vehicles, which will soon be eligible for federal tax credits, have increased.

_________________ that cases of the virus are increasing, the governor has dropped the mask mandate in public places.

The concern over the new variant __ by a sudden increase in the test positivity rate. Yesterday, this rate ____to 10%

ID the object complement: During the investigation, it was determined that the city provided the housing required by law

Change direct quote to reported speech: US Representative George Santos admitted "I lied about my qualifications."

Choose the correct noun clause to finish this sentence: The witness claimed _______________________.

ID the object complement: The FDA panel determined that the study results were inconclusive.

___________ lack of funds, the representative declined to run for senate.

Previously, companies with 100 or more employees __them to receive vaccination against COVID-19 or submit weekly waivers

Use the modal verb that expresses doubt (hedging): All questions _____ in the book.

F-1 Visa students _________________ in compliance with USCIS regulations.