Newsroom 6-10

He likes steaks ___________.
1. well done
2. well-done
He likes his computers __________.
1. user friendly
2. user-friendly
They decided it would be useless to _________ the old house without insulating it first.
1. air condition
2. air-condition
Zilpha is determined to fulfill the ancient ____________.
1. prophecy
2. prophesy
He always referred to the demonstrators as _________.
1. "protesters"
2. "protestors"
[First reference:] Phil's truck goes 102 _________ and gets 11 ____________.
1. miles per hour, mpg
2. mph, mpg
3. mph, miles per gallon
Though they were written almost a year apart, _____________ stories were published on the same day.
1. Fred and Juana's
2. Fred's and Juana's
Where can I get a bumper sticker that says, "Slow down for Dale ____________
1. Earnhardt"?
2. Earnhardt?"
This kind of hassle ____________ every 16 years.
1. only happens
2. happens only
Jake has 49 days to decide ___________ to stay.
1. whether or not
2. whether
The ________ once again won the top two awards.
1. Harris'
2. Harrises
He was angered by Murphy's ___________ move.
1. slight-of-hand
2. sleight-of-hand
One of the more recent splits was between Roy Jones Jr. and his manager, ________ Jones figured wasn't moving the singer's career on a fast track.
1. who
2. whom
The charges against Barbo, ________ prosecutors say handled accounting for the Merediths, stem from checks drawn on the Merediths' account.
1. who
2. whom
Favier's popular French cuisine restaurant on Thomasville Road is one of many businesses that ____________ a significant increase in business during the legislative session.
1. enjoys
2. enjoy
Neither Grossman nor Jacobs _________ considering leaving before Spurrier's unexpected resignation last week.
1. was
2. were
It's in the "Sixth Sense"/"Unbreakable" mode of supernatural thrillers, and it's almost as good as ____________.
1. they
2. them
Indicate whether "lay and lie" are used correctly in the following:
She was lying on the ground and crying her eyes out.
1. correct
2. incorrect
Indicate whether "lay and lie" are used correctly in the following:
They couldn't believe the amount of destruction the tornado had left behind. In one field lay a tangle of splintered homes.
1. correct
2. incorrect
Indicate whether "lay and lie" are used correctly in the following:
He and the other sailors walked into the room and lay on the floor.
1. correct
2. incorrect
Indicate whether "lay and lie" are used correctly in the following:
She walked out the door. I lay there, too stunned to move.
1. correct
2. incorrect
Indicate whether "lay and lie" are used correctly in the following:
It appeared that FSU had just lain down and quit.
1. correct
2. incorrect
The tobacco industry is one of the few industries in the world that ___________ a product that can kill customers.
1. promotes
2. promote
Identify the part of the sentence that contains a redundancy:
1. When we first started discussing college
2. almost two years ago,
3. she remarked that she was raised here
4. and did not relish the idea of attending college here, too.
My _______________ directs the graduate program.
1. colleague, Michael Abrams,
2. colleague Michael Abrams
[Commas or semicolons?]
The board is debating the fate of several Ohio plants: the Avon Lake, where Ford assembles the Econoline van and Club Wagon bodies___ the Lorain assembly plant that does final assembly of those two products____ and the Walton Hills stamping plant.
1. commas
2. semicolons
The Revised Standard Version reads:
"And this will be a sign for you: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling __________ and __________ in a manger."
1. clothes / laying
2. clothes / lying
3. cloths / laying
4. cloths / lying
How could you fix this sentence:
In the past, if someone complained about a threatening dog or pesky cat, they were advised to shoot the animal themselves.
1. Since "someone" is singular, change the rest of the sentence to match it.
2. Change "someone" to the plural--"people."
FSU fans have to hope that Oklahoma or Miami _________.
1. lose
2. loses
The basic telephone rate is going up by __________.
1. 0.53 cents
2. 53 cents
Sometimes when I'm working, the _______________ lights give me a major headache.
1. florescent
2. fluorescent
Yet the national media rarely include Doak Campbell Stadium on _____________ of most difficult places to play.
1. its list
2. their lists
One of them works _____________.
1. full-time
2. full time
The pill ____________ in early pregnancy.
1. only works
2. works only
I'm sorry, (governor, Governor), but you haven't (proved, proven) your point.
1. Governor, proved
2. Governor, proven
3. governor, proved
4. governor, proven
Each of his six previous fights ____________ shown in Europe.
1. was
2. were
The movie based on Adriane's life is scheduled to ____________ in July.
1. premier
2. premiere
Kristen was crawling through a ________________.
1. three-foot wide section
2. 3-foot wide section
3. 3-foot-wide section
Even now, his recollection of the events _______ sketchy.
1. is
2. are
Brenda stood _________ the podium.
1. at
2. on
3. beneath
Some students work ___________.
1. every day
2. everyday
Those records are available through the ____________.
1. clerk of court
2. Clerk of Court
Rona is among those who ________ the prize should be larger.
1. think
2. thinks
He ____________ $50 is too much to pay for a theater ticket.
1. thinks
2. believes
Kamau said the police and much of America ______ caught off guard when the riots were ignited.
1. was
2. were
This is the school that helped him _______________________.
1. not only gain wealth but also wisdom
2. gain not only wealth but also wisdom
________________________ will introduce him.
1. Terry's mother Ann
2. Terry's mother, Ann,
The recipe calls for ________________.
1. brussel sprouts
2. brussels sprouts
3. Brussels sprouts