Nursing Elites

1. I am looking forward to ___________ on a vacation next month.

• A. Go
• B. Going
• C. Be going
• D. Going to go

Correct answer: B

Rationale: In this sentence, the correct form is the gerund 'going' after the preposition 'to.' The gerund form is used after prepositions to indicate an action or state. Therefore, 'Going' is the correct choice to complete the sentence. Choice A ('Go') is incorrect because it is not the gerund form required after 'to.' Choice C ('Be going') is incorrect as it is not the standard form used in this context. Choice D ('Going to go') is redundant and unnecessarily wordy.

2. Select the word or phrase that is misplaced in the sentence. There was a long fence behind the farmhouse made of crisscrossed logs.

• A. There
• B. a long fence
• C. the farmhouse
• D. made of crisscrossed logs

Correct answer: C

Rationale: In the sentence, the phrase 'the farmhouse' is misplaced because it should come before 'behind' to clarify the location properly. The corrected sentence should read, 'There was a long fence behind the farmhouse made of crisscrossed logs.' Placing 'the farmhouse' after 'behind' creates a clearer and more logical sentence structure. Choice A, 'There,' is correct in its placement at the beginning of the sentence. Choice B, 'a long fence,' is also correctly positioned as it describes the object being referred to. Choice D, 'made of crisscrossed logs,' is properly placed to provide additional detail about the fence.

3. Identify the dependent clause in this sentence: The mother dog left her bed as soon as the puppies were asleep.

• A. As soon as the puppies were asleep
• B. Left her bed as soon as
• C. The puppies were asleep
• D. The mother dog left her bed

Correct answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A: 'As soon as the puppies were asleep' is the dependent clause in the sentence. It functions as an adverbial clause, indicating a time relationship with the action of the mother dog leaving her bed. Dependent clauses rely on independent clauses to form complete sentences and cannot stand alone. Choice B is incorrect because it separates the dependent clause. Choice C is incorrect as it is a noun phrase. Choice D is incorrect as it is an independent clause.

4. During the storm, the glass in three of the windows ___________.

• A. Was broken
• B. Breaks
• C. Broken
• D. Were broken

Correct answer: D

Rationale: The correct answer is 'Were broken.' In this sentence, the subject 'glass in three of the windows' is plural, so the correct verb form should also be plural, which is 'were broken.' The verb 'broken' in the original sentence is in the past participle form, which is used correctly in the corrected answer choice 'D.' Choices A, B, and C are incorrect because they do not match the subject in number ('glass in three of the windows') and do not use the correct past participle form of the verb.

5. Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. The children and ___________ performed a skit for the elderly patients.

• A. he
• B. me
• C. them
• D. her

Correct answer: C

Rationale: In this sentence, we are looking for a pronoun that refers to more than one person. The children and 'them' performed a skit for the elderly patients. 'Them' is the correct pronoun to use in this context to indicate a group of people, which is the plural form of the pronoun. Choice A, 'he,' is singular and would not match the plural subject. Choice B, 'me,' is an object pronoun and does not fit the subject position. Choice D, 'her,' is singular and does not agree with the plural subject 'children and them.' Therefore, the correct answer is 'C: them.'

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