Nursing Elites

1. What word is best to substitute for the underlined words in the following sentence? The nursing staff appreciate occasional thank-you cards.

• A. They
• B. It
• C. Them
• D. Us

Correct answer: C

Rationale: In the sentence, 'The nursing staff appreciate occasional thank-you cards,' the pronoun 'them' is the best word to substitute for 'nursing staff.' The word 'them' is a pronoun that refers to a group of people or things, which matches the plural form of 'nursing staff.' Therefore, 'them' is the correct choice in this context. Choice A, 'They,' could also refer to the nursing staff, but 'them' is more precise in this case. Choice B, 'It,' is singular and does not match the plural 'nursing staff.' Choice D, 'Us,' refers to the speaker and others, which is not appropriate in this context.

2. Select the phrase in the following sentence that is not used correctly. Having completed the coursework that was required, Jorge now prepares for exam week.

• A. Having completed
• B. was required
• C. now prepares
• D. prepared for

Correct answer: A

Rationale: The phrase 'Having completed' is not used correctly in the sentence. The correct form should be 'Having completed' to show that the action of completing the coursework has already been done. The use of 'complete' is incorrect as it should be 'completed' to maintain the correct verb form in the past participle. Choice B, 'was required,' is used correctly as it is in the passive voice and fits the sentence structure. Choice C, 'now prepares,' is also correct as it shows the current action of Jorge preparing for exam week. Choice D, 'prepared for,' is not the phrase in question and is used correctly in the sentence to indicate the action Jorge took in the past to get ready for exam week.

3. Select the phrase that will make this sentence grammatically correct. As the concert ended, my friends ___________.

• A. ask for a ride home
• B. asked for a ride home
• C. have asked for a ride home
• D. are asking for a ride home

Correct answer: B

Rationale: The sentence is in past tense ('As the concert ended'). Therefore, the correct verb form to use is 'asked,' as it agrees with the past tense of the sentence. Choice A is incorrect because 'ask' is not in agreement with the past tense context. Choice C is incorrect because 'have asked' is present perfect tense, not past tense. Choice D is incorrect because 'are asking' is present continuous tense, not past tense.

4. Select the word that makes the following sentence grammatically correct. The committee finished _______ report in time for the annual review.

• A. its
• B. their
• C. it's
• D. they're

Correct answer: A

Rationale: In this sentence, "committee" is a singular noun, so the correct pronoun to use is "its." The possessive pronoun "its" indicates that the committee is taking ownership of the report it finished. Choice B, "their," is incorrect as it is a plural pronoun and does not agree with the singular noun "committee." Choices C and D are also incorrect as they represent contractions ("it's" for "it is" and "they're" for "they are"), which do not fit in the context of showing possession of the report by the committee.

5. The child cried, 'I want to do it ____________.'

• A. Mine
• B. Me
• C. Myself
• D. Me self

Correct answer: C

Rationale: In this sentence, the correct reflexive pronoun is 'myself' as it reflects the action back onto the subject. 'I want to do it myself' means the child wants to do something on their own without assistance from others. Choice A 'Mine' is a possessive pronoun and doesn't fit in the context of the sentence. Choice B 'Me' is an object pronoun and doesn't show the action reflecting back on the subject. Choice D 'Me self' is not a correct form of a reflexive pronoun in English.

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