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NES Essential Academic Skills Exam: Writing
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NES Essential Academic Skills Exam: Writing
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1. Choose the verb that correctly completes the sentence.
Neither my brother nor my sister is able to ____________ the graduation.
2. 'We adopted a dog. A giant Rhodesian Ridgeback.' This contains ___________.
3. Choose the verb that correctly completes the sentence. A. night, the three wolves ______________________ at the moon.
4. Identify the synonym for the underlined word. Fiona's smirk showed her content with the outcome of the election.
5. In the question, 'Where did you find her shoe?' the pronoun 'her' can best be described as ____________.
6. When speaking with fellow electricians about a new project, Gus is most likely to speak in which form of diction?
7. Which of the following sentences does not correctly place the modifier?
8. Which of the following contains a comma splice?
9. 'The forecast called for rain, so James packed his umbrella' is an example of which type of organizational writing?
10. Select the word or phrase that corrects an error in one of the underlined portions of the text. If no correction is needed, select 'no correction needed.'
Mayor Williams, whose eyes bulged out of his head, stared at his watch in anticipation.
11. Select the word or phrase that corrects an error in The end of the rainbow seemed to touch the ground, luring spectators toward it's promised treasure.
12. Choose the word that uses parallel structure to complete the sentence. Chase watered the flowers, mowed the lawn, and _________________ the pool.
13. Which of the following best describes the tone of the As he fidgeted with his keys, his knees trembled and his voice quivered. He couldn't find the words to explain how he ended up there.
14. Choose the pronoun that best completes the sentence. The dog _____________ my roommate rescued is quickly adjusting to life in the city.
15. Identify the synonym for the underlined word. Stacey abhorred cooking, but loved to eat.
16. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
_______________ going to wash the dishes after they clear the table.
17. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the The flood insurance was expensive, but it offered the homeowner ____________________ during the hurricane.
18. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the Sadly, Robert _________________ homeless for nearly two years.
19. Select the word or phrase that corrects an error in 'I am definately sleeping in tomorrow.'
20. Identify the word that best completes the sentence. The football player blasted __________ the defense and scored his first touchdown.
21. Choose the option that contains a fragment.
22. Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Based on his decision to flee, the jury ____________ that he was guilty.
23. Select the word or phrase that corrects an error in
In the Spring, we plan to visit the Midwest, most specifically South Dakota.
24. Select the word or phrase that corrects an error in When we asked the waitress for more bread, we were told that you are only allowed one basket per table.
25. Choose the word that best completes the sentence. The first apple of the season always tastes the ____________________.