Dow Jones Grammar Test 2003

He was one of many people who want/wants to apply for the editing job.
1. want
2. wants
She is the author who/whom I had met earlier.
1. who
2. whom
The actor had a flair/flare for the dramatic.
1. flair
2. flare
Between the Israelis and the PLO, whose peace plan is better/best?
1. better
2. best
He felt bad/badly that he was too sick to attend the news conference.
1. bad
2. badly
The editor pored/poured over the data the reporter had assembled.
1. pored
2. poured
The curriculum for the next two semesters has/have been approved.
1. has
2. have
Anticipating/Expecting rain, he made sure to pack his umbrella.
1. Anticipating
2. Expecting
Who/Whom wants to become the next editor?
1. Who
2. Whom
His approach to a story differs with/from mine.
1. with
2. from
In his talk, the editor implied/inferred that I would be fired next week.
1. implied
2. inferred
The photographer lay/laid the pictures on my desk.
1. lay
2. laid
Neither the reporters not the editor believe/believes the story should run.
1. believe
2. believes
Their/They're/There reputations were damaged by the story.
1. Their
2. They're
3. There
He never learned the difference between the active and the passive tense/voice.
1. tense
2. voice
The entire family emigrated/immigrated to the United States last year.
1. emigrated
2. immigrated
The popular vote was split evenly among/between the four candidates.
1. among
2. between
The health-care program exclusively for people over 65 is Medicaid/Medicare.
1. Medicaid
2. Medicare
The company didn't follow generally accepted accounting principals/principles.
1. principals
2. principles
My article had the opposite affect/effect on readers than I had intended.
1. affect
2. effect