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1. Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. Without ___________ , I never would have finished my degree.

• A. she
• B. he
• C. them
• D. hers

Correct answer: A

Rationale: In this sentence, 'she' is the correct word to use. The sentence implies that someone (a female) helped the speaker finish their degree. The pronoun 'she' is used to refer to a female person. Without this person's help, the speaker would not have completed their degree. Therefore, the correct word for the blank is 'she.' Choices B, C, and D are incorrect because they do not match the context of the sentence, which specifically mentions the need for help from a female individual.

2. Select the phrase that makes the following sentence grammatically correct: 'Janet called her ____ run after a squirrel.'

• A. dog, who had
• B. dog that had
• C. dog, that had
• D. dog who had

Correct answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is 'dog, who had.' The phrase 'dog, who had' correctly indicates that Janet called her dog to run after a squirrel. In this case, 'who had' provides additional information about the dog, making the sentence grammatically accurate. Choices B, C, and D are incorrect because they do not use the appropriate relative pronoun 'who' for referring to animals.

3. Select the word or phrase that is misplaced in the sentence. There was a long fence behind the farmhouse made of crisscrossed logs.

• A. There
• B. a long fence
• C. the farmhouse
• D. made of crisscrossed logs

Correct answer: C

Rationale: In the sentence, the phrase 'the farmhouse' is misplaced because it should come before 'behind' to clarify the location properly. The corrected sentence should read, 'There was a long fence behind the farmhouse made of crisscrossed logs.' Placing 'the farmhouse' after 'behind' creates a clearer and more logical sentence structure. Choice A, 'There,' is correct in its placement at the beginning of the sentence. Choice B, 'a long fence,' is also correctly positioned as it describes the object being referred to. Choice D, 'made of crisscrossed logs,' is properly placed to provide additional detail about the fence.

4. Which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the following sentence? The itinerant teacher moved continually from one school to another within the district.

• A. iterate
• B. continually
• C. within
• D. district

Correct answer: A

Rationale: The word 'iterate' is not spelled correctly in the sentence. The correct word that should be used here is 'itinerant,' which means constantly traveling from place to place, especially for work. In this context, 'iterate' does not fit as it means to repeat a process or utterance. 'Continually' is spelled correctly and means happening without interruption. 'Within' and 'district' are also spelled correctly and are used appropriately in the sentence. Therefore, choice A is the correct answer.

5. He ___________ football games.

• A. Never almost attends
• B. Almost attends never
• C. Attends almost never
• D. Almost never attends

Correct answer: D

Rationale: The correct answer is 'Almost never attends.' In English, adverbs like 'almost' usually come before the main verb in a sentence. In this case, the adverb 'almost' should precede the verb 'attends.' Therefore, the correct word order is 'Almost never attends,' indicating that he rarely goes to football games. Choices A, B, and C have incorrect word order for the adverb 'almost' in relation to the verb 'attends,' making them grammatically incorrect and not conveying the intended meaning.

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