WORD CHOICE

Question 1

neither…

standard phrase

Answer 1

nor

Question 2

either…

standard phrase

Answer 2

or

Question 3

not only…

standard phrase

Answer 3

but also

Question 4

both…

standard phrase

Answer 4

and

Question 5

as…

standard phrase

Answer 5

as

Question 6

colon

punctuation

Answer 6

1. clarification (dependent)
2. explaination (independent)

Question 7

semi colon

punctuation

Answer 7

joins 2 independent clauses
(FANBOYS must have a comma)

Question 8

comma

punctuation

Answer 8

modifier/interrupter
(avoid comma splices: 2 independent clauses joined by a comma)

Question 9

it’s VS its

possession

Answer 9

it is VS singular possession

Question 10

they’re VS their

possession

Answer 10

they are VS plural possession

Question 11

[word]’s VS [word]s’ VS [word]s

possession

Answer 11

singular noun VS plural noun VS plural

Question 12

what is the plural form?

he/she/it

Answer 12

they

Question 13

what is the plural form?

her/him/it

Answer 13

them

Question 14

what is the plural form?

his/her/its

Answer 14

their

Question 15

what is the objective form?

I

Answer 15

me

Question 16

what is the objective form?

he

Answer 16

him

Question 17

what is the objective form?

she

Answer 17

her

Question 18

what is the objective form?

we

Answer 18

us

Question 19

where

(when not literal)

Answer 19

where by/in which

Question 20

uncountable

comparison

Answer 20

less, amount, much

Question 21

countable

comparison

Answer 21

fewer, number, many

Question 22

between

comparison

Answer 22

2, -er ending, and/me

Question 23

among

comparison

Answer 23

3+, -est ending, and/me

Question 24

had VS have

tense (amount)

Answer 24

(past) singular VS plural

Question 25

was VS were | tense (amount)

Answer 25

(past) first/third vs second

Question 26

has/have | tense (use)

Answer 26

continous past | ex) I went since = I have been going since

Question 27

had | tense (use)

Answer 27

past tense regarding an event | ex) By the time I cleaned, I was scolded = I had been scolded

Question 28

# **BE CAREFUL OF** roughly | graph

Answer 28

about

Question 29

# **BE CAREFUL OF** slightly | graph

Answer 29

a little

Question 30

# **BE CAREFUL OF** substantially | graph

Answer 30

a lot

Question 31

# **BE CAREFUL OF** completely | graph

Answer 31

entirely

Question 32

# **BE CAREFUL OF** as low as, at least | graph

Answer 32

no lower than

Question 33

who VS whom | possession

Answer 33

performing the action VS recieving the action