Nursing Entrance Exam

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Page 44 No, insisted the spoiled child as she stomped her foot. b. “No,” insisted the spoiled child as she stomped her foot. c. “No!” insisted the spoiled child as she stomped her foot. d. “No!” insisted the spoiled child, as she stomped her foot. 12. “Albert Einstein acknowledged his admiration for Mahatma Gandhi in a 1950 interview, calling Gandhi ‘the most enlightened of all the political men’ of his time.” – Which of the following words is misspelled in the sentence above? a. Enlightened b. Political c. Acknowledged d. Interview 13. Which of the following examples is a correctly punctuated compound sentence? a. Students are unhappy with the new dress code requirements, and they will share their grievances at the next school board meeting. b. Lorraine Hansberry wrote the widely acclaimed 1959 Broadway play A Raisin in the Sun and her accomplishment opened the door for other African American playwrights. c. Sandra is a competitive horseback rider; and she will be competing in the Equestrian Games this year. d. If we can’t find an inexpensive hotel for Thanksgiving: we can always stay with my parents. 14. Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? a.

7. The weatherman on Channel 6 said that this has been the a. most hottest summer on record b. most hottest summer on record c. hottest summer on record d. hotter summer on record 8. Although Joe is tall for his age, his brother Elliot is _ _ of thetwo. a. the tallest b. more tallest c. the tall d. the taller 9. The rules of most sports _ _ more complicated than we often realize. a. Are b. Is c. Was d. Has been 10. __ won first place in the Western Division? a. Who b. Whom c. Which d. What 11. Which of the following correctly describe an error in the following sentence: Their going to the store on the boardwalk by the sea, at two o’clock, to get some postcards to send back home. a. Their should be They’re b. By should be Buy c. Sea should be See d. Two should be Too

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