Deck 15: Grammar and Spelling

Question 1

The budget needs to be divided equally between you and ________.

A) I
B) me

Answer 1

me

Question 2

I checked the logs ________, but I couldn't find the client's name.

A) careful
B) carefully

Answer 2

carefully

Question 3

She ________ attend these meetings because she works part-time.

A) doesn't
B) don't

Answer 3

doesn't

Question 4

The CFO was interested in ________ presentation of an alternative profit model.

A) us
B) our

Question 5

You are the ________ communicator between the two of us.

A) better
B) best

Question 6

Leah ________ the first to submit her waiver.

A) was
B) were

Question 7

Although Scott has been here for 25 years, he is ________ to tackle new projects.

A) eager
B) eagerly

Question 8

If I ________ in your situation, I would talk with my supervisor.

A) was
B) were

Question 9

The committee addressed ________ plan in the last meeting.

A) its
B) their

Question 10

Considering the team's skills, either Jason ________ Rachelle is the best choice for the project.

A) nor
B) or

Question 11

Several of the interns ________ from my alma mater.

A) are
B) is

Question 12

________ did you call to set the appointment?

A) Who
B) Whom

Question 13

The new policy states all employees will receive ________ paychecks through the online portal.

A) his or her
B) their

Question 14

No one ________ offered to work over-time.

A) has
B) have

Question 15

Kenneth needs to ________ a new vendor for the company event.

A) choose
B) chose

Question 16

Please identify what type of error the following sentence includes: She thought her interview went well but the company decided not to offer her the job.

A) Capitalization
B) Punctuation other than commas or semicolons (including hyphens and apostrophes)
C) Commas or semicolons
D) Number expression (word or figure form)
E) Symbols (including dollar and percent signs)

Question 17

Please identify what type of error the following sentence includes: I finally spoke with vice president Roberts about my ideas for improving company efficiency.

A) Capitalization
B) Punctuation other than commas or semicolons (including hyphens and apostrophes)
C) Commas or semicolons
D) Number expression (word or figure form)
E) Symbols (including dollar and percent signs)

Question 18

Please identify what type of error the following sentence includes: I don't know why eleven of my coworkers aren't in the office.

A) Capitalization
B) Punctuation other than commas or semicolons (including hyphens and apostrophes)
C) Commas or semicolons
D) Number expression (word or figure form)
E) Symbols (including dollar and percent signs)

Question 19

Please identify what type of error the following sentence includes: It isn't fair, that Mike gets to lead the project.

A) Capitalization
B) Punctuation other than commas or semicolons (including hyphens and apostrophes)
C) Commas or semicolons
D) Number expression (word or figure form)
E) Symbols (including dollar and percent signs)

Question 20

Please identify what type of error the following sentence includes: Your lack of self confidence makes it hard for others to trust you.

A) Capitalization
B) Punctuation other than commas or semicolons (including hyphens and apostrophes)
C) Commas or semicolons
D) Number expression (word or figure form)
E) Symbols (including dollar and percent signs)

Question 21

Please identify what type of error the following sentence includes: My supervisor said, "My favorite saying is "The early bird catches the worm" because I've found it applies in all situations."

A) Capitalization
B) Punctuation other than commas or semicolons (including hyphens and apostrophes)
C) Commas or semicolons
D) Number expression (word or figure form)
E) Symbols (including dollar and percent signs)

Question 22

Please identify what type of error the following sentence includes: Every Friday, employees donate 2 dollars to a local charity.

A) Capitalization
B) Punctuation other than commas or semicolons (including hyphens and apostrophes)
C) Commas or semicolons
D) Number expression (word or figure form)
E) Symbols (including dollar and percent signs)

Question 23

Please identify what type of error the following sentence includes: My presentation is titled "Breaking down barriers in the Work Place."

A) Capitalization
B) Punctuation other than commas or semicolons (including hyphens and apostrophes)
C) Commas or semicolons
D) Number expression (word or figure form)
E) Symbols (including dollar and percent signs)

Question 24

Please identify what type of error the following sentence includes: The business needs to hire more Spanish speaking workers to manage the new location.

A) Capitalization
B) Punctuation other than commas or semicolons (including hyphens and apostrophes)
C) Commas or semicolons
D) Number expression (word or figure form)
E) Symbols (including dollar and percent signs)

Question 25

Please identify what type of error the following sentence includes: Email correspondence should take no more than 10% of your work day.

A) Capitalization
B) Punctuation other than commas or semicolons (including hyphens and apostrophes)
C) Commas or semicolons
D) Number expression (word or figure form)
E) Symbols (including dollar and percent signs)

Question 26

Please identify what type of error the following sentence includes: Today I need to conduct Mr. Shipp's and Mrs. Jones's exit interviews.

A) Capitalization
B) Punctuation other than commas or semicolons (including hyphens and apostrophes)
C) Commas or semicolons
D) Number expression (word or figure form)
E) Symbols (including dollar and percent signs)

Question 27

Please identify what type of error the following sentence includes: 5 years ago, the company was founded in the CEO's basement.

A) Capitalization
B) Punctuation other than commas or semicolons (including hyphens and apostrophes)
C) Commas or semicolons
D) Number expression (word or figure form)
E) Symbols (including dollar and percent signs)

Question 28

Please identify what type of error the following sentence includes: He demanded an increase in his yearly bonus; or else.

A) Capitalization
B) Punctuation other than commas or semicolons (including hyphens and apostrophes)
C) Commas or semicolons
D) Number expression (word or figure form)
E) Symbols (including dollar and percent signs)

Question 29

Please identify what type of error the following sentence includes: Remember our motto: something isn't done until it's done right.

A) Capitalization
B) Punctuation other than commas or semicolons (including hyphens and apostrophes)
C) Commas or semicolons
D) Number expression (word or figure form)
E) Symbols (including dollar and percent signs)

Question 30

Please identify what type of error the following sentence includes: Within the next few days you will receive a formal offer from the company.

A) Capitalization
B) Punctuation other than commas or semicolons (including hyphens and apostrophes)
C) Commas or semicolons
D) Number expression (word or figure form)
E) Symbols (including dollar and percent signs)

Question 31

The ________ issue here is that you are consistently tardy.

A) principal
B) principle

Question 32

So far, the tests have revealed minimal ________ on the patient's condition.

A) affects
B) effects

Question 33

There is no ________ for holding a birthday party for a client during company time.

A) precedence
B) president

Question 34

The CEO is the most ________ person in this company.

A) eminent
B) imminent

Question 35

We need to order more ________ before we can distribute letters to our clients.

A) envelops
B) envelopes

Question 36

Given your tone of voice, I'm ________ that you're in a good mood today.

A) implying
B) inferring

Question 37

Please identify the misspelled word.

A) anticipate
B) acomodate
C) hundred
D) different
E) None of these are misspelled.

Question 38

Please identify the misspelled word.

A) oportunity
B) argument
C) defense
D) pamphlet
E) None of these are misspelled.

Question 39

Please identify the misspelled word.

A) enphasize
B) sequence
C) sincerely
D) receive
E) None of these are misspelled.

Question 40

Please identify the misspelled word.

A) celebration
B) occurred
C) respectful
D) compromize
E) None of these are misspelled.

Question 41

Please identify the misspelled word.

A) alternative
B) column
C) counselor
D) temporary
E) None of these are misspelled.

Question 42

Please identify the misspelled word.

A) appointment
B) progress
C) February
D) department
E) None of these are misspelled.

Question 43

Please identify the misspelled word.

A) surprise
B) dissatisfied
C) miscelaneous
D) equipped
E) None of these are misspelled.

Question 44

Please identify the misspelled word.

A) desirable
B) courteous
C) forign
D) alternative
E) None of these are misspelled.

Question 45

Please identify the misspelled word.

A) consecutive
B) ocasionally
C) gratuitous
D) foreseeable
E) None of these are misspelled.

Question 46

Please identify what type of error the following sentence includes: All applicants must take a brief oral exam, this exam is conducted in Spanish.

A) Comma splice (comma joining clauses inappropriately)
B) Faulty pronoun reference
C) Sentence fragment
D) Sentence is correct

Question 47

Please identify what type of error the following sentence includes: Many factors went into our decision, we stand by our choice.

A) Comma splice (comma joining clauses inappropriately)
B) Faulty pronoun reference
C) Sentence fragment
D) Sentence is correct

Question 48

Please identify what type of error the following sentence includes: You and me are going to get along well.

A) Comma splice (comma joining clauses inappropriately)
B) Faulty pronoun reference
C) Sentence fragment
D) Sentence is correct

Question 49

Please identify what type of error the following sentence includes: Dana is a good worker, but she can be impatient with the approval process.

A) Comma splice (comma joining clauses inappropriately)
B) Faulty pronoun reference
C) Sentence fragment
D) Sentence is correct

Question 50

Please identify what type of error the following sentence includes: Whenever I think back to when I first started working at this company.

A) Comma splice (comma joining clauses inappropriately)
B) Faulty pronoun reference
C) Sentence fragment
D) Sentence is correct

Question 51

________ paycheck did Mateo take this week?

A) Who's
B) Whose

Question 52

The marketing firm had saved ________ best moment for the end of the pitch.

A) its
B) it's

Question 53

Can ________ email me the latest draft of the proposal?

A) someone
B) anyone

Question 54

Can ________ send over last year's earnings report.

A) someone
B) anyone

Question 55

How ________ production increase can the supplier guarantee?

A) many
B) much

Question 56

In an attempt to ease consumer anger, the company ________ discounted the product.

A) further
B) farther

Question 57

The products ________ in price, which will determine which one survives.

A) vary
B) very

Question 58

All analysts can say about the global market crash is how big it was and how fast it moved, and now must ________ where it began.

A) imply
B) infer

Question 59

________ were no installation directions with the new antivirus program at the Long Beach facility.

A) Their
B) They're
C) There

Question 60

Explain to us why ________ the best candidate for the position.

A) you're
B) your

Question 61

Please identify what type of error the following sentence includes: He said it would be ready by the end of the workday.

A) Capitalization
B) Punctuation other than commas or semicolons (including hyphens and apostrophes)
C) Pronoun reference
D) Number expression (word or figure form)
E) Symbols (including dollar and percent signs)

Question 62

Please identify what type of error the following sentence includes: The production manager released new drawings that are larger, cleaner, and more bright.

A) Capitalization
B) Punctuation other than commas or semicolons (including hyphens and apostrophes)
C) Misplaced Modifier
D) Parallelism
E) Symbols (including dollar and percent signs)

Question 63

Please identify what type of error the following sentence includes: "Will you still review my presentation before Tuesday" she asked.

A) Capitalization
B) Faulty pronoun
C) Quotation mark
D) Number expression (word or figure form)
E) Symbols (including dollar and percent signs)

Question 64

Please identify what type of error the following sentence includes: Deciding to join the new firm, the recruiter enthusiastically shook Jeong's hand.

A) Capitalization
B) Dangling modifier
C) Question mark
D) Parallelism
E) Symbols (including dollar and percent signs)

Question 65

Please identify what type of error the following sentence includes: The warehouse is filled to capacity.

A) Capitalization
B) Dangling modifier
C) Redundancy
D) Parallelism
E) Symbols (including dollar and percent signs)

Question 66

Please identify what type of error the following sentence includes: This Spring, the company will be hiring 12 new employees.

A) Capitalization
B) Dangling modifier
C) Redundancy
D) Parallelism
E) Symbols (including dollar and percent signs)

Question 67

Please identify what type of error the following sentence includes: The Stevens Company is looking to acquire Share Disk, a chip manufacturer; Flexi, a screen producer, and Fancy Star, a design firm.

A) Capitalization
B) Dangling modifier
C) Redundancy
D) Commas
E) Semicolon

Question 68

Please identify what type of error the following sentence includes: Twenty three processors were defective.

A) Capitalization
B) Dangling modifier
C) Number expression (word or figure form)
D) Punctuation other than commas or semicolons (including hyphens and apostrophes)
E) Semicolon

Question 69

Please identify what type of error the following sentence includes: $17 were left in the expense account.

A) Capitalization
B) Punctuation other than commas or semicolons (including hyphens and apostrophes)
C) Number expression (word or figure form)
D) Commas
E) Semicolon

Question 70

Please identify the misspelled word.

A) budget
B) celebration
C) buisness
D) temporary
E) None of these are misspelled.

Question 71

Please identify the misspelled word.

A) budget
B) indespensable
C) occupy
D) temporary
E) None of these are misspelled.

Question 72

Please identify the misspelled word.

A) budget
B) consensus
C) acknowledgment
D) temporary
E) None of these are misspelled.

Question 73

Please identify the misspelled word.

A) budget
B) threaten
C) occupy
D) beleive
E) None of these are misspelled.

Question 74

Please identify the misspelled word.

A) comittee
B) threaten
C) flounder
D) decision
E) None of these are misspelled.

Question 75

Maya has been a ________ of the program since its launch.

A) septic
B) skeptic

Question 76

If I ________ a new employee, I would join a committee to be more involved.

A) was
B) were

Question 77

The client was angered by ________ coming late to the meeting.

A) him
B) his

Question 78

The new group of interns ________ spent the day in orientation.

A) has
B) have

Question 79

Each employee ________ expected to sign a waiver before participating in the race.

A) are
B) is

Question 80

The company has submitted ________ list of potential acquisitions for consideration.

A) its
B) their