1 .		Which of the following sentences does not contain an ambiguous pronoun?     A. If you would like further information about this, please contact Crystal Clear Consulting.   B. If the atoms are packed more closely in one plane, it would lower the planar density of that dimension.   C. The data table indicates a wide variation in results. This variance occurs because the measurements are not always precise.   D. Our models worked well when compared with the calculated values, which is evidenced by the percent errors.   E. None of the above.
2 .		A restrictive clause     A. Contains information that is essential to the meaning of the sentence   B. Is not set off by commas   C. Begins with which   D. Both A and B   E. A, B, and C
3 .		Which of the following sentences does not contain a misplaced modifier or a dangling phrase?     A. Using a binocular microscope, growth was measured for each oyster.   B. The field technician tested nearly all of the soil samples.   C. The instructor pointed out the video camera to the class mounted on the wall.   D. All of the above.   E. None of the above.
4 .		Which of the following sentences contains an embedded list written in correct parallel structure?     A. The project manager will keep a daily log showing the schedules met, the work remaining, and how the parts of the project coordinate.   B. The foundation gives large grants to aid scientific institutions, to promote research, and for various other programs.   C. There comes a time in every company’s history when the company must begin to question why it exists, for whom it exists, and how it will exist in the future.   D. All of the above.   E. None of the above.
5 .		Which of the following directives is a real comma rule?     A. Place a comma anywhere you pause as you are reading a sentence.   B. Use a comma after most introductory clauses or phrases, especially if they are long.   C. Use a comma before the coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence.   D. Both A and B.   E. Both B and C.
6 .		Which of the following directives is a real semicolon rule?     A. Use a semicolon between independent clauses with no conjunction.   B. Use a semicolon to separate items in a series containing commas.   C. Use a semicolon to introduce a vertical list.   D. Both A and B.   E. A, B, and C.
7 .		Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?     A. Only a few of the urgent problems concern our ecology, many more exist.   B. Hydraulic conductivity testing will be conducted at all existing monitoring wells, and will be compared to the test results from newly installed wells.   C. Updated reports, which describe the work in progress, will be submitted throughout the course of the project.   D. All of the above.   E. None of the above.
8 .		Which of the following sentences uses hyphens correctly?     A. Your log books are well-kept.   B. Your carefully-maintained log books are admirable.   C. I admire your well-kept log books.   D. Both A and B.   E. A, B, and C.
9 .		Guidelines for punctuating vertical lists include     A. Use a colon after a sentence introducing a vertical list if the sentence contains the following.   B. Place a period after each list element if one of the elements contains one or more complete sentences.   C. Do not place a period after each list element if each list element is a phrase or a word.   D. Both A and B.   E. A, B, and C.
10 .		The –ing form of a verb used as a noun is     A. A gerund   B. An infinitive   C. An article   D. An idiom