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Basic Practice Problems - Word Choice
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1
Choose the word or phrase that uses correct standard English to complete the following sentence:
The child who had ______ was soon revived.
A)passed out
B)passed over
C)passed on
2
Choose the word or phrase that uses correct standard English to complete the following sentence:
The car ______ crashed into a large truck if the driver hadn't swerved.
A)would have
B)would of
C)would a
3
Choose the word or phrase that uses correct standard English to complete the following sentence:
______ a foot of snow fell overnight, school was cancelled.
A)Being as
B)Because
C)Being that
4
Choose the word or phrase that uses correct standard English to complete the following sentence:
That student never studies; ______ she always does well on exams.
A)regardless,
B)irregardless,
C)still and all,
5
Choose the word or phrase that uses correct standard English to complete the following sentence:
He was not heavy, but he had to lose five pounds to pass police academy physical _________.
A)anyway
B)anyways
C)any way
6
Choose the word or phrase that uses correct standard English to complete the following sentence:
I asked the mechanic to take a ______ look at my brakes.
A)real good
B)really well
C)really good
7
Choose the word or phrase that uses correct standard English to complete the following sentence:
We stood on the empty platform for hours, _______ our train.
A)waiting on
B)waiting for
C)awaiting for
8
Choose the word or phrase that uses correct standard English to complete the following sentence:
I ______ awake all night thinking about the next day's interview.
A)lay
B)lied
C)laid
9
Choose the word or phrase that uses correct standard English to complete the following sentence:
Don loves his job; he _______ wait to get to the office in the morning.
A)can hardly
B)can't hardly
C)couldn't hardly
10
Choose the word or phrase that uses correct standard English to complete the following sentence: Steve refused to step _______.
A)outside of
B)inside of
C)outside





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