English Assestment.
• Question 1
0 out of 0 points
Questions 2-11. Read each sentence and find the error in academic or formal English in
each. There is no more than one error in each sentence. Remember that academic or
formal English is the kind of English you are usually asked to write in class; sometimes
there is a difference between the way we write something and the way we say the same
thing.
Answer True or False: I have read the above instructions.
Selected True
Answer:
Answers: True
Fals
e
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Deciding which one of the three plans for the library was the better one proved to
be exceedingly difficult because each of the architects had presented excellent ideas.
Selected the better
Answer:
Answers: the better
proved to be
exceedingly
presented
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
As visitors enter the Museum of the Plains Indian, you see four large murals, painted by the
Blackfoot artist Victor Pepion, that depict several aspects of the buffalo hunt.
Selected you see
Answer:
Answers: As
you see
painted by
aspects of
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Like a distance runner, the Dodge Challenger saves its most quickest and most impressive
acceleration for the open road.
Selected most quickest
Answer:
Answers: Like a distance runner
, English Assestment.
its
most quickest
for
• Question 5
0 out of 1 points
When the traffic light was installed at the intersection of Broad Street and Washington
Avenue, the flow of rush-hour traffic improves noticeably.
Selected noticeably
Answer:
Answers: installed at
and
improves
noticeably
• Question 6
0 out of 1 points
The validity of the results of any survey depend, in part, on the care with which the
sample is chosen.
Selected in part
Answer:
Answers: depend
in part
with which
is chosen
• Question 7
0 out of 1 points
Frank was very good at planning practical jokes; the joke he played on Alice
and I was particularly clever.
Selected he played
Answer:
Answers: at planning
he played
I
particularly
• Question 8
0 out of 1 points
Inez and Dave plan to apply for part-time jobs, but, although they both are full-time
students, Inez wants to work longer hours than him.
, English Assestment.
Selected although
Answer:
Answers: plan to apply
although
longer hours
than him
• Question 9
0 out of 1 points
After hearing Smith's surprising report, Detective Meng began to inspect that the
witness had been lying.
Selected surprising
Answer:
Answers: After hearing
surprising
inspect
had been lying
• Question 10
1 out of 1 points
When the leaders of the American Revolution sought foreign help, they logically turned
to France and Spain, and both countries responded favorable.
Selected favorable
Answer:
Answers: When
logically
turned to
favorable
• Question 11
0 out of 1 points
Because the public-address system was not working proper, only the people who were
sitting in the front of the auditorium could hear the speaker clearly.
Selected only
Answer:
Answers: was not working
proper
only
• Question 1
0 out of 0 points
Questions 2-11. Read each sentence and find the error in academic or formal English in
each. There is no more than one error in each sentence. Remember that academic or
formal English is the kind of English you are usually asked to write in class; sometimes
there is a difference between the way we write something and the way we say the same
thing.
Answer True or False: I have read the above instructions.
Selected True
Answer:
Answers: True
Fals
e
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Deciding which one of the three plans for the library was the better one proved to
be exceedingly difficult because each of the architects had presented excellent ideas.
Selected the better
Answer:
Answers: the better
proved to be
exceedingly
presented
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
As visitors enter the Museum of the Plains Indian, you see four large murals, painted by the
Blackfoot artist Victor Pepion, that depict several aspects of the buffalo hunt.
Selected you see
Answer:
Answers: As
you see
painted by
aspects of
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Like a distance runner, the Dodge Challenger saves its most quickest and most impressive
acceleration for the open road.
Selected most quickest
Answer:
Answers: Like a distance runner
, English Assestment.
its
most quickest
for
• Question 5
0 out of 1 points
When the traffic light was installed at the intersection of Broad Street and Washington
Avenue, the flow of rush-hour traffic improves noticeably.
Selected noticeably
Answer:
Answers: installed at
and
improves
noticeably
• Question 6
0 out of 1 points
The validity of the results of any survey depend, in part, on the care with which the
sample is chosen.
Selected in part
Answer:
Answers: depend
in part
with which
is chosen
• Question 7
0 out of 1 points
Frank was very good at planning practical jokes; the joke he played on Alice
and I was particularly clever.
Selected he played
Answer:
Answers: at planning
he played
I
particularly
• Question 8
0 out of 1 points
Inez and Dave plan to apply for part-time jobs, but, although they both are full-time
students, Inez wants to work longer hours than him.
, English Assestment.
Selected although
Answer:
Answers: plan to apply
although
longer hours
than him
• Question 9
0 out of 1 points
After hearing Smith's surprising report, Detective Meng began to inspect that the
witness had been lying.
Selected surprising
Answer:
Answers: After hearing
surprising
inspect
had been lying
• Question 10
1 out of 1 points
When the leaders of the American Revolution sought foreign help, they logically turned
to France and Spain, and both countries responded favorable.
Selected favorable
Answer:
Answers: When
logically
turned to
favorable
• Question 11
0 out of 1 points
Because the public-address system was not working proper, only the people who were
sitting in the front of the auditorium could hear the speaker clearly.
Selected only
Answer:
Answers: was not working
proper
only
