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1. It was quite fashionable for late 19th century ladies to faint. Of course it was helpful to have a fainting couch nearby, which was often a chaise (longue/lounge).
Select the correct word from the terms in parentheses.
2. Some states have "open grazing" laws that basically state that if you hit the farmer's prize cow as it tries to cross the street, you have to pay the farmer for the cow. (The damage to you and your vehicle is your problem.) On the other hand, a prudent farmer may enclose his ranch with a fence made of (barbed/bob/barb) wire.
Select the correct word from the terms in parentheses.
3. (Grammer/Grammar) is concerned with the structure of the language - primarily syntax and inflection. This question is simply about spelling.
Select the correct word from the terms in parentheses.
4. The author of this quiz has a goal of pointing out some of the common errors in the English language. However, English is an evolving, living language that is one of the more flexible languages spoken today. Some rules that have arisen tend to act as a (straightjacket/straitjacket) to the language and have little effect other than to make the writer feel a need to compose more awkward and less graceful sentences than necessary.
Select the correct word from the terms in parentheses.
5. I offer you my sympathy for the loss of your dog. I am sure you feel (badly,bad) about the loss of "Max".
Select the correct word from the terms in parentheses.
6. Anna Nicole Moneypenny could not decide whether to marry Mr. J.P. Gottrocks or Mr. Benjamin Warbucks. To help her decide, she hired an investigator to determine who was the (richest/richer) and the one (more/most) likely to die first.
Select the correct word from each pair of terms in parentheses.
7. Mr. Gottrocks and Mr. Warbucks awaited Miss Moneypenny's response with (baited/bated) breath.
Select the correct word from the terms in parentheses.
8. I (will/shall/am) go to the store to buy some food for dinner tonight.
(Please select the best choice for American usage.)
9. On the occasion of a recent visit to a Dallas eatery, a woman entered and sat with three men at the table adjacent to mine. The outfit she wore would have put her at the top of Mr. Blackwell's list had she been a celebrity. Worse than that, the copious quantity of discount perfume she was wearing was painfully (oderous/odoriferous).
Select the correct word from the terms in parentheses.
10. The hotel policy will allow only four (people/persons/either people or persons/peoples) to stay in a double room. Please choose the best word from each set of parentheses.
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