NPOST Grammar and Spelling 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence uses the correct form of the verb?
- The suspect were arrested yesterday.
- The suspect was arrested yesterday. (Correct answer)
- The suspect been arrested yesterday.
- The suspect is arrested yesterday.
Correct answer: The suspect was arrested yesterday.
A singular subject 'suspect' takes the singular past-tense verb 'was'.
Question 2: Choose the correctly spelled word.
- occured
- occurred (Correct answer)
- ocurred
- occurrd
Correct answer: occurred
'Occurred' doubles the final 'r' and keeps two c's.
Question 3: Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
- The officer asked, where were you?
- The officer asked "where were you?"
- The officer asked, "Where were you?" (Correct answer)
- The officer asked Where were you?
Correct answer: The officer asked, "Where were you?"
A direct quotation needs a comma, opening quotation mark, and a capital letter.
Question 4: Identify the correct word: The dog wagged ___ tail.
- it's
- its (Correct answer)
- its'
- it is
Correct answer: its
'Its' is the possessive form; 'it's' means 'it is'.
Question 5: Which sentence has correct subject-verb agreement?
- Each of the officers have a radio.
- Each of the officers has a radio. (Correct answer)
- Each of the officers having a radio.
- Each of the officers had have a radio.
Correct answer: Each of the officers has a radio.
'Each' is singular and takes 'has'.
Question 6: Choose the correctly spelled word.
- recieve
- receive (Correct answer)
- receeve
- receve
Correct answer: receive
'Receive' follows the 'i before e except after c' rule.
Question 7: Which sentence uses commas correctly?
- We bought pens pencils and paper.
- We bought pens, pencils, and paper. (Correct answer)
- We bought, pens pencils and paper.
- We bought pens, pencils and, paper.
Correct answer: We bought pens, pencils, and paper.
Items in a series are separated by commas.
NPOST Grammar and Spelling 2
Which sentence uses the correct form of the verb?