Revised Multiple-Choice Questions

What is the correct capitalization for the name of the film industry in the following sentence? "During the 1930s, some people wanted to look like the stars of hollywood films."

• hollywood

• Hollywood

• HOLLYWOOD

• hollywood films

Identify the misspelled word in the following sentence: "Some women wanted gourgeous, wavy hair and some men wanted gray flannel suits."

• gorgeous

• gourgeous

• wavy

• flannel

What verb form should be used to correctly match the plural subject in the following sentence? "Padded shoulders were very popular, and hemlines was long."

• A) was

• B) were

• C) is

• D) are

What is the correct spelling of the word that refers to a type of outer garment in the following sentence? "A long, double-breasted overkoat with a belt were just the thing for a fashionable man."

• overcoat

• overkote

• overkoat

• overcaot

What verb form should replace "were" in this sentence to accurately reflect the singular subject? "A long, double-breasted overkoat with a belt were just the thing for a fashionable man."

• is

• are

• was

• don't change anything

What is the correct article to use before the word "hat" in the following sentence? "Every fashionable woman wore an hat."

• a

• an

• the

• one

What punctuation should be added for clarity in the following sentence? "Some women wanted gourgeous, wavy hair and some men wanted gray flannel suits."

• add a comma before "and"

• add a period after "hair"

• add a semicolon after "hair"

• no change needed

What is the correct verb form to use in the following sentence? "Padded shoulders were very popular, and hemlines was long."

• was

• were

• is

• are