ESAGE 2026 VERSION QUESTIONS
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ANSWERS
,Which of the following sentences contains a homophone?
A.) Each evening, the young woman walked alone on the
canal path. B.) As water is heated up, it slowly begins to
expand.
C.) By Sunday, they were ready to raze the old building, and everyone gathered
to watch. D.) The previous tenant had been a chemistry teacher.
Which of the following words is written correctly in its plural
form? A.) Chieves
B.) Prooves
C.) Razores
D.) Halves
Which of the following is a correctly punctuated compound
sentence?
A.) The moonlight glowed white on the roof next door, and the sky was a gentle
summer
blue. B.) The raspberries we just picked from the garden are ripe, and sweet.
C.) She spent all afternoon studying for the biology test; but she neglected to
work on her psychology paper.
D.) The man often drew sketches in his room but he never liked to show his art to
anyone. . Which of the following demonstrates correct punctuation of a quotation?
A.) "You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica, "if you didn't
want him to run into Blayne."
,B.) "You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica. "If you didn't
want him to run into Blayne."
C.) You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica "if you didn't want
him to run into Blayne."
D.) "You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica, "If you didn't
want him to run into Blayne."
Which of the following punctuation marks correctly completes the sentence
below? I need an assistant who can do the following ___input data, edit reports,
and maintain the website.
A.) ;
B.) :
C.) ,
D.) .
Which of the following punctuation marks is used incorrectly in the sentence below?
She put down her glasses, and her book; the train was starting to enter the long, dark
tunnel.
A.)The semicolon after
"book"
B.) The comma after "long"
C.) The comma afte"glasses"
D.) The period at the end of the
sentence
Which of the following parts of speech is "personally" as used in the
sentence above? A.) Article
, B.) Adjective
C.) Verb