Praxis Core Writing 5723 Exam 2026/2027 | Complete Practice
Questions, Correct Answers & Detailed Rationales
PART I — USAGE, GRAMMAR & MECHANICS
Questions 1–100
1. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A. The students in the laboratory was carefully recording their
observations.
B. The students in the laboratory were carefully recording their
observations.
C. The students in the laboratory is carefully recording their
observations.
D. The students in the laboratory has carefully recording their
observations.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The plural subject “students” requires the plural verb “were.”
2. Which sentence uses the pronoun correctly?
A. The teacher asked Maria and I to stay after class.
B. The teacher asked Maria and me to stay after class.
C. The teacher asked Maria and myself to stay after class.
D. The teacher asked Maria and mine to stay after class.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: “Me” is the correct object pronoun after the verb “asked.”
,3. Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.
A. Neither the coach nor the players was ready.
B. Neither the coach nor the players were ready.
C. Neither the coach or the players were ready.
D. Neither the coach nor the players is ready.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: With “neither...nor,” the verb agrees with the nearer subject,
“players,” which is plural.
4. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. After completing the assignment the students left.
B. After completing the assignment, the students left.
C. After completing, the assignment the students left.
D. After completing the assignment the students, left.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A comma follows the introductory phrase “After completing
the assignment.”
5. Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?
A. The teachers lounge was renovated.
B. The teacher's lounge was renovated.
C. The teachers' lounge was renovated.
D. The teachers lounge's was renovated.
,Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The lounge belongs to multiple teachers, so the plural
possessive is “teachers’.”
6. Which sentence is correct?
A. Its important to check the machines before operating them.
B. It's important to check the machines before operating them.
C. Its' important to check the machines before operating them.
D. Its important to check the machine's before operating them.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: “It’s” is the contraction for “it is.”
7. Which sentence correctly uses “affect”?
A. The new schedule may affect employee productivity.
B. The new schedule may effect employee productivity.
C. The new schedule may affected employee productivity.
D. The new schedule may affecting employee productivity.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: “Affect” is normally used as a verb meaning to influence.
8. Which sentence correctly uses “effect”?
A. The policy had a positive affect on attendance.
B. The policy had a positive effect on attendance.
, C. The policy had a positive effects on attendance.
D. The policy effected positively attendance.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: “Effect” is a noun meaning result or consequence.
9. Which sentence is written correctly?
A. She has fewer time than her colleagues.
B. She has less assignments than her colleagues.
C. She has fewer assignments than her colleagues.
D. She has fewest assignments than her colleagues.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: “Assignments” is countable, so “fewer” is appropriate.
10. Which sentence correctly uses “between”?
A. The disagreement was between the three departments.
B. The disagreement was among the two departments.
C. The disagreement was between the two departments.
D. The disagreement was between several departments.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: “Between” is standard for relationships involving two
entities.
11. Which sentence contains correct parallel structure?
Questions, Correct Answers & Detailed Rationales
PART I — USAGE, GRAMMAR & MECHANICS
Questions 1–100
1. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A. The students in the laboratory was carefully recording their
observations.
B. The students in the laboratory were carefully recording their
observations.
C. The students in the laboratory is carefully recording their
observations.
D. The students in the laboratory has carefully recording their
observations.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The plural subject “students” requires the plural verb “were.”
2. Which sentence uses the pronoun correctly?
A. The teacher asked Maria and I to stay after class.
B. The teacher asked Maria and me to stay after class.
C. The teacher asked Maria and myself to stay after class.
D. The teacher asked Maria and mine to stay after class.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: “Me” is the correct object pronoun after the verb “asked.”
,3. Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.
A. Neither the coach nor the players was ready.
B. Neither the coach nor the players were ready.
C. Neither the coach or the players were ready.
D. Neither the coach nor the players is ready.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: With “neither...nor,” the verb agrees with the nearer subject,
“players,” which is plural.
4. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. After completing the assignment the students left.
B. After completing the assignment, the students left.
C. After completing, the assignment the students left.
D. After completing the assignment the students, left.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A comma follows the introductory phrase “After completing
the assignment.”
5. Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?
A. The teachers lounge was renovated.
B. The teacher's lounge was renovated.
C. The teachers' lounge was renovated.
D. The teachers lounge's was renovated.
,Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The lounge belongs to multiple teachers, so the plural
possessive is “teachers’.”
6. Which sentence is correct?
A. Its important to check the machines before operating them.
B. It's important to check the machines before operating them.
C. Its' important to check the machines before operating them.
D. Its important to check the machine's before operating them.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: “It’s” is the contraction for “it is.”
7. Which sentence correctly uses “affect”?
A. The new schedule may affect employee productivity.
B. The new schedule may effect employee productivity.
C. The new schedule may affected employee productivity.
D. The new schedule may affecting employee productivity.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: “Affect” is normally used as a verb meaning to influence.
8. Which sentence correctly uses “effect”?
A. The policy had a positive affect on attendance.
B. The policy had a positive effect on attendance.
, C. The policy had a positive effects on attendance.
D. The policy effected positively attendance.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: “Effect” is a noun meaning result or consequence.
9. Which sentence is written correctly?
A. She has fewer time than her colleagues.
B. She has less assignments than her colleagues.
C. She has fewer assignments than her colleagues.
D. She has fewest assignments than her colleagues.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: “Assignments” is countable, so “fewer” is appropriate.
10. Which sentence correctly uses “between”?
A. The disagreement was between the three departments.
B. The disagreement was among the two departments.
C. The disagreement was between the two departments.
D. The disagreement was between several departments.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: “Between” is standard for relationships involving two
entities.
11. Which sentence contains correct parallel structure?
