HSPT Language Skills 4

Question 1

Which sentence has a pronoun-antecedent agreement error?

Accepted Answer

Every player must bring their gear.

Answer

Every player must bring his gear.

Answer

The players brought their gear.

Answer

She brought her gear.

Question 2

Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks?

Accepted Answer

She said, "Let's go now."

Answer

She said "Let's go now".

Answer

She said, Let's go now.

Answer

She said "Let's go now."

Question 3

Which word correctly completes: "The new rule will ____ how we study."?

Accepted Answer

affect

Answer

effect

Answer

afect

Answer

effict

Question 4

Which sentence is a complete sentence, not a fragment?

Accepted Answer

The dog barked at the mail carrier.

Answer

Running through the rainy field.

Answer

Because she was tired and hungry.

Answer

After the long and difficult test.

Question 5

Which sentence uses commas correctly in a series?

Accepted Answer

We bought apples, oranges, and pears.

Answer

We bought apples, oranges and, pears.

Answer

We bought, apples oranges and pears.

Answer

We bought apples oranges, and pears.

Question 6

Choose the sentence with correct adjective use.

Accepted Answer

This is the best book of the three.

Answer

This is the most best book I own.

Answer

This is the better book of the three.

Answer

This is the more best book I own.

Question 7

Which underlined word is misspelled in: "She recieved an award for excellence."?

Accepted Answer

recieved

Answer

award

Answer

excellence

Answer

for