Adjectives and Prepositions

Writing is different ________ speaking in several important ways.
1. from
2. than
A good combination of fields ________ journalism and nursing.
1. is
2. are
Each word, as well as each sentence and paragraph, ________.
1. count
2. counts
When you give presentations, don't act ________ you know everything.
1. as if
2. like
Writing is different ________ speaking in several important ways.
1. from
2. than
We could ________ used these and made a better sauce.
1. have
2. of
She was only a little early to class ________ yet that gave her time to review.
1. comma
2. no comma
The award will go to ________ .
1. him and me
2. he and I
3. he and me
4. him and I
________ won the award.
1. He and I
2. Him and me
Each of the fifteen schools ________ eligible to apply.
1. is
2. are
Everybody in the country, Republicans and Democrats alike, ________ a tax cut.
1. want
2. wants
Seaton arrived at practice early ________ and he left late after running laps.
1. comma
2. no comma
Having remembered to cool down, ________ were not tight the following morning.
1. his muscles
2. he found that his muscles
Eager to make the team, ________.
1. Seaton's daily workout schedule was increased
2. Seaton increased his daily workout schedule
At the first game, Seaton played ________.
1. bad
2. badly
Seaton could not run at his usual pace, because he still felt ________ from his recent flu.
1. bad
2. badly
He ________ two goals.
1. only made
2. made only
Seaton started playing again yesterday, after a ________ rest.
1. badly-needed
2. badly needed
Even though Seaton is the ________ player, the team captain did not want him on the starting lineup.
1. highest-scoring
2. highest scoring
Seaton and the team captain ________ to be the best of friends.
1. use
2. used
After the ________ there is hope the two of them will become more friendly.
1. victory however
2. victory, however,
Seaton wrote the ________ the captain did not reply.
1. captain, however,
2. captain; however
3. captain; however,