Sentence: [A] Computers, which are widely available
for [B] faculty, students and [C] staffs to use at our college,
have changed the educational [D] environment.
Answer:
[A] is wrong.
[B] is wrong.
[C] is wrong. staff is a noncount
noun
[D] is wrong.
[E] None of the above.
Sentence: The [A] fax transmitted last night by the
[B] vendor are on the [C] shelf beside the incoming [D] mail.
Answer:
[A] is wrong. SVA
The faxes.. are
[B] is wrong.
[C] is wrong.
[D] is wrong.
[E] None of the above.
Sentence: Students who submit their [A] assignments
in a timely [B] manner typically gain [C] knowledges and improve
their [D] skills at a higher rate than students who don't.
Answer:
[A] is wrong
[B] is wrong.
[C] is wrong. knowledge is a noncount
noun
[D] is wrong.
[E] None of the above.
Sentence: The [A] speaker described the plight of the
hurricane [B] victims with great [C] emotion that moved the [D]
audiences to tears.
Answer:
[A] is wrong.
[B] is wrong.
[C] is wrong.
[D] is wrong. audience is a noncount noun
[E] None of the above.
Sentence: The volcanic [A] ash that covered the earth
when Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington state facilitated
the [B] growth of [C] wheat and [D] apple.
Answer:
[A] is wrong.
[B] is wrong.
[C] is wrong.
[D] is wrong. apples is a plural
count noun
[E] None of the above.
Sentence: Besides increasing [A] control of the [B]
grammar of English, students can also expand their [C] vocabularies
by reading the textbook and the messages written by [D] classmates.
Answer:
[A] is wrong.
[B] is wrong.
[C] is wrong. vocabulary is a noncount
noun
[D] is wrong.
[E] None of the above.
Sentence: The [A] news about their company's stock which
Sam heard on the [B] radio was not the same as the [C] information
that Jerry heard at the all-hands [D] meeting.
Answer:
[A] is wrong
[B] is wrong.
[C] is wrong.
[D] is wrong.
[E] None of the above. All are correct.
Sentence: Both Mathilda and Sharon expect to get higher
[A] salary for their [B] work when they are promoted to management
[C] positions at the [D] headquarters next month.
Answer:
[A] is wrong. salaries is a plural
count noun
[B] is wrong.
[C] is wrong.
[D] is wrong.
[E] None of the above.
Sentence: [A] Snow, which is frozen water [B] vapor
in the form of ice [C] crystal, is the purest natural form of
[D] water.
Answer:
[A] is wrong.
[B] is wrong.
[C] is wrong. crystals is a plural count noun
[D] is wrong.
[E] None of the above.
Sentence: Jane's [A] parents, whose [B] immigration to
this country followed a treacherous [C] path, currently reside
in a small and secluded village in the [D] mountains.
Answer:
[A] is wrong.
[B] is wrong.
[C] is wrong.
[D] is wrong.
[E] None of the above. All are correct.
Mission College
3000 Mission College Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95054-1897
(408) 855-5314