SAEE Language Usage 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence correctly uses 'its' or 'it's'?
- The dog wagged it's tail.
- Its going to rain today.
- The company lost its license. (Correct answer)
- The cat licked it's paws.
Correct answer: The company lost its license.
'Its' is the possessive form; 'it's' means 'it is.'
Question 2: Choose the sentence with parallel structure.
- She likes hiking, swimming, and to bike.
- She likes hiking, swimming, and biking. (Correct answer)
- She likes to hike, swimming, and biking.
- She likes hike, swim, and biking.
Correct answer: She likes hiking, swimming, and biking.
All three items use the same '-ing' gerund form.
Question 3: Which word is the correct choice: 'The new policy will ___ everyone.'?
- effect
- affect (Correct answer)
- afect
- efect
Correct answer: affect
'Affect' is the verb meaning to influence.
Question 4: Identify the correctly punctuated sentence.
- I bought apples, oranges and, bananas.
- I bought apples oranges and bananas.
- I bought apples, oranges, and bananas. (Correct answer)
- I bought, apples oranges and bananas.
Correct answer: I bought apples, oranges, and bananas.
Commas separate items in a series, including before 'and.'
Question 5: Which sentence avoids a run-on?
- It was late we went home.
- It was late, we went home.
- It was late, so we went home. (Correct answer)
- It was late we went home so.
Correct answer: It was late, so we went home.
A comma plus the conjunction 'so' correctly joins two independent clauses.
Question 6: Choose the correct comparative form.
- This box is more heavier than that one.
- This box is heavier than that one. (Correct answer)
- This box is heaviest than that one.
- This box is more heavy than that one.
Correct answer: This box is heavier than that one.
'Heavier' is the proper comparative; don't double it with 'more.'
Question 7: Which sentence uses the correct word: 'They went ___ the store.'?
- too
- to (Correct answer)
- two
- tow
Correct answer: to
'To' indicates direction toward a place.
SAEE Language Usage 3
Which sentence correctly uses 'its' or 'it's'?