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1. Is "Kansas Citys" the plural of "Kansas City"?

   1.   ?    yes
   2.   ?    no

2. Is "criteria" the plural of "criterion"?

   1.   ?    yes
   2.   ?    no

3. Is "opera" the plural of "opus"?

   1.   ?    yes
   2.   ?    no

4. Is "Chavezes" the plural of "Chavez"?

   1.   ?    Yes
   2.   ?    No

5. Is "kudos" the plural of "kudo"?

   1.   ?    yes
   2.   ?    no

6. Is the hyphen correct?
   He was referring to his learning-disabled son.

   1.   ?    yes
   2.   ?    no

7. Is the hyphen correct?
   That country store is chock-full of Southern artifacts.

   1.   ?    yes
   2.   ?    no

8. Is the hyphen correct?
   They found the teddy bear impaled on a wrought-iron fence.

   1.   ?    yes
   2.   ?    no

9. Is the hyphen correct?
   She's looking forward to the re-opening of the road.

   1.   ?    yes
   2.   ?    no

10. Is the hyphen correct?
    "I must be the front-runner," the candidate declared.

    1.   ?    yes
    2.   ?    no

11. In Tony's (judgment, judgement), Byron is the finest editor in the Western Hemisphere.

    1.   ?    judgment
    2.   ?    judgement

12. The abusive candidate's treatment of Archana is (unforgivable, unforgiveable).

    1.   ?    unforgivable
    2.   ?    unforgiveable

13. Gosh, Mr. Ridder, you're so (knowledgable, knowledgeable).

    1.   ?    knowledgable
    2.   ?    knowledgeable

14. "I'd like a (sizable, sizeable) squirt of ketchup on my cottage cheese, please," Hohmei said.

    1.   ?    sizable
    2.   ?    sizeable

15. Her mood, like her eye color, was (changable, changeable).

    1.   ?    changable
    2.   ?    changeable

16. Much of the credit goes to ____________________ vision and the long-term plan they developed.

    1.   ?    Chapman and Williams'
    2.   ?    Chapman's and Williams'
    3.   ?    Chapman and Williams's

17. Maddox was lightning to (Jones', Jones's) thunder.

    1.   ?    Jones'
    2.   ?    Jones's

18. Encouraging values such as honesty, belief in the work ethic and responsibility for one's actions (is, are) more important for school achievement than family income or educational background.

    1.   ?    is
    2.   ?    are

19. After running the corporate (gantlet, gauntlet), he settled down on a worm ranch in Hohmeister Acres.

    1.   ?    gantlet
    2.   ?    gauntlet

20. Fowler is giving a homecoming reading in mid-October in honor of his recently published first novel (comma, no comma) "A Thing About Curtis and Godzilla."

    1.   ?    comma
    2.   ?    no comma

21. Katz said he was "(loath, loathe) to disagree with Commissioner Lightsey."

    1.   ?    loath
    2.   ?    loathe

22. The moral irresponsibility displayed by one trusted institution after another, from major corporations to the Catholic Church to major-league baseball, (is, are) disillusioning.

    1.   ?    is
    2.   ?    are

23. Matthew Coe is one of only a few artisans in the United States who (handcraft, handcrafts) marimbas and xylophones.

    1.   ?    handcraft
    2.   ?    handcrafts

24. That's one of the things that (make, makes) America great.

    1.   ?    make
    2.   ?    makes

25. He was employed by the state Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco, which, along with Tallahassee and university police officials, (enforce, enforces) laws prohibiting underage drinking.

    1.   ?    enforce
    2.   ?    enforces

26. Biggers (hails, hales) from southern Idaho.

    1.   ?    hails
    2.   ?    hales

27. The trustees approved a (yearlong, year-long) study.

    1.   ?    yearlong
    2.   ?    year-long

28. FSU sold (fewer, less) than 5,000 tickets.

    1.   ?    fewer
    2.   ?    less

29. But his vehicle, along with four others parked at High Park Village, (was, were) reportedly burglarized last month.

    1.   ?    was
    2.   ?    were

30. We were highly entertained by our (waitress', waitress's) account.

    1.   ?    waitress'
    2.   ?    waitress's

31. Directions: Decide whether apostrophe usage is correct or incorrect:
    
    Headline: Princess' sleep interrupted by lumpy mattress

    1.   ?    Correct
    2.   ?    Incorrect

32. Directions: Decide whether apostrophe usage is correct or incorrect:
    
    Headline: Princess' soothsayer touched by children's letters of sympathy

    1.   ?    Correct
    2.   ?    Incorrect

33. Directions: Decide whether apostrophe usage is correct or incorrect:
    
    Headline: Mattress' stitching ripped out by princess's aide

    1.   ?    Correct
    2.   ?    Incorrect

34. Directions: Decide whether apostrophe usage is correct or incorrect:
    
    [Headline about a king visiting a family named Ness]: King Charles' advisers suggest two weeks' vacation at Nesses' villa

    1.   ?    Correct
    2.   ?    Incorrect

35. Directions: Decide whether apostrophe usage is correct or incorrect:
    
    Headline: Commissioner Katz's reaction unprintable

    1.   ?    Correct
    2.   ?    Incorrect

36. Directions: Examine the underlined word in the following sentence. Is it the right word for the job? If so, is it spelled correctly?
    
    Here, the burden of Hollywood-style budgets and Hollywood stardom, as well as his age, are showing.

    1.   ?    Correct
    2.   ?    Incorrect

37. Directions: Examine the underlined word in the following sentence. Is it the right word for the job? If so, is it spelled correctly?
    
    She described the Dvorak as one of those sweeping, romantic concertos that comes down to the soloist versus the orchestra.

    1.   ?    Correct
    2.   ?    Incorrect

38. Directions: Examine the underlined word in the following sentence. Is it the right word for the job? If so, is it spelled correctly?
    
    The current fluorescent lighting does neither wood nor skin tones any favors.

    1.   ?    Correct
    2.   ?    Incorrect

39. Directions: Examine the underlined word in the following sentence. Is it the right word for the job? If so, is it spelled correctly?
    
    An outstanding record of academic accomplishments that commands the respect of the academic world is the No. 1 criterion offered up by the Faculty Senate.

    1.   ?    Correct
    2.   ?    Incorrect

40. Directions: Examine the underlined word in the following sentence. Is it the right word for the job? If so, is it spelled correctly?
    
    [Headline:] President tries bipartisan tack on Iraq

    1.   ?    Correct
    2.   ?    Incorrect

41. The news media (show, shows) up almost everywhere Bau goes.

    1.   ?    show
    2.   ?    shows

42. Jay Fiedler broke his right thumb (comma, no comma) but still led the Dolphins on their winning drive.

    1.   ?    comma
    2.   ?    no comma

43. "Look at me, (mom, Mom)!"

    1.   ?    mom
    2.   ?    Mom

44. The good news is that the energy, focus and shared commitment (appear, appears) to be aligned in one of the most promising partnerships in the country.

    1.   ?    appear
    2.   ?    appears

45. One of our stories referred to Bobby Bowden as "the wizened FSU coach." So we were saying he was (withered, wise, a wizard, darned old).

    1.   ?    withered
    2.   ?    wise
    3.   ?    a wizard
    4.   ?    darned old

46. Seven games have been decided by one point, and the Seminoles have lost (every one, everyone) of them.

    1.   ?    every one
    2.   ?    everyone

47. Old and new stand (side by side, side-by-side) in Santiago, Chile.

    1.   ?    side by side
    2.   ?    side-by-side

48. Pla said road construction and traffic, particularly around Mission Road, (is, are) slowing the buses headed to Griffin.

    1.   ?    is
    2.   ?    are

49. Warrick Dunn is one of four FSU backs (that, who) (was, were) selected in the first round of the NFL Draft.

    1.   ?    that was
    2.   ?    that were
    3.   ?    who was
    4.   ?    who were

50. "Keep my fake grave clean, (li'l, lil') pardner."

    1.   ?    li'l
    2.   ?    lil'