GED 155 English Exam Unit 3

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1. Though no vote ________ taken, each delegate and alternate ________ there.
a. was/was
b. was/were
c. were/was
d. were/were 2. Neither of the choices ________ attractive to the group of workers that ________ on strike. a. are/is
b. is/are
c. is/is
d. are/are 3. Either Chris or the new employee ________ the mail before Dolores or Charles ________. a. sort/arrives
b. sort/arrive
c. sorts/arrives
d. sorts/arrive 4. There ________ some men waiting for help, but the reason for their difficulties ________ unclear. a. is/seems
b. is/seem
c. are/seems
d. are/seem 5. Identify the incorrect sentence. a. …show more content…

20. Use ________ to set off the word sic, which indicates “as written” in a quotation. a. parentheses
b. brackets
c. commas
d. apostrophes 21. Identify the sentence that is correctly punctuated. a. When the police recover the lost merchandise—a diamond bracelet, they will notify you.
b. When the police recover the lost merchandise (a diamond bracelet), they will notify you.
c. When the police recover the lost merchandise–a diamond bracelet; they will notify you.
d. When the police recover the lost merchandise a diamond bracelet, they will notify you. 22. Identify the sentence that is correctly punctuated. a. It is not always necessary; however, to check the entire set of books.
b. It is not always necessary, however; to check the entire set of books.
c. It is not always necessary, however, to check the entire set of books.
d. It is, not always, necessary, however, to check the entire set of books. 23. Identify the sentence that is correctly punctuated. a. The chairman said, “Gentlemen may I ask to have the meeting postponed?”
b. The chairman said: “Gentlemen may I ask to have the meeting postponed?”
c. The chairman said, “Gentlemen, may I ask to have the meeting postponed?”
d. The Chairman said “Gentlemen may I ask, to have the meeting, postponed”? 24. Identify the sentence that is correctly punctuated. a. Word Processing, PowerPoint, and