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Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch29

The new tax policy will directly ________ the profit margins of small businesses.

  1. effect

  2. affect

  3. affects

  4. effecting
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'Affect' functions as a verb meaning to influence or produce a change in something; 'effect' in this position would be a noun and does not fit the sentence structure.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch29

The company announced that ________ quarterly revenue had exceeded all expectations.

  1. its

  2. it's

  3. its'

  4. it is
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The possessive pronoun 'its' (no apostrophe) indicates that the revenue belongs to the company; 'it's' is a contraction of 'it is' and is grammatically inappropriate here.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch29

This database query runs much faster ________ the one we executed yesterday.

  1. then

  2. than

  3. that

  4. from
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'Than' introduces comparisons between two things; 'then' is an adverb relating to time and cannot be used in comparative constructions.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch29

Which sentence contains a comma splice error?

  1. The weather was clear, but the wind was quite strong.

  2. The weather was clear, the wind was quite strong.

  3. The weather was clear; the wind was quite strong.

  4. The weather was clear. The wind was quite strong.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Option B connects two independent clauses with only a comma and no coordinating conjunction, which is the defining characteristic of a comma splice.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch29

We had ________ delays on this project than we did on the last one.

  1. less

  2. fewer

  3. lesser

  4. least
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'Delays' is a countable plural noun, so 'fewer' is the correct comparative quantifier; 'less' applies to uncountable nouns such as stress or funding.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch29

Choose the grammatically correct sentence.

  1. I didn't see nobody in the hallway.

  2. I didn't see anybody in the hallway.

  3. I didn't see no one in the hallway.

  4. I didn't saw nobody in the hallway.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Option B pairs the negative auxiliary 'didn't' with the indefinite pronoun 'anybody,' maintaining a single negation; all other options create double negatives or use an incorrect verb form.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch29

They ________ completed the project sooner if they had received the software update in time.

  1. would of

  2. would have

  3. will have

  4. would has
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Standard conditional perfect constructions require 'would have' followed by a past participle; 'would of' is a misspelling based on the contracted spoken form 'would've.'

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch29

Select the option that correctly completes the sentence: Neither the director nor the producers ________ satisfied with the final cut.

  1. was

  2. were

  3. is

  4. has been
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

When 'neither…nor' connects two subjects, the verb agrees with the subject closest to it. Since 'producers' is plural, the verb must be plural: 'were.'

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch29

________ car is parked illegally in front of the fire hydrant?

  1. Who's

  2. Whose

  3. Whos

  4. Whom's
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'Whose' is the possessive form used to ask about ownership; 'who's' is a contraction of 'who is' and does not fit the context of this question.