The verb should have finished is in present perfect tense to show that the intended action would have been completed by a certain time.

 Identify the sentence that correctly uses a modal with the main verb.
Multiple choice question.
 
I should have finished the letter yesterday.
Reason:
Correct. The verb should have finished is in present perfect tense to show that the intended action would have been completed by a certain time.
 
I should finished the letter yesterday.
Reason:
Incorrect. The verb should finished needs the helping verb have to be correct in present perfect tense.
 
I should had finished the letter yesterday.
Reason:
Incorrect. The words should and had should not be used together; use the helping verb have between the modal (should) and the main verb (finished) to form the present perfect tense.
Correct Answer
I should have finished the letter yesterday.

 
Identify the sentence that correctly uses a present tense helping verb.
Multiple choice question.
 
It is I who will come to your rescue!
Reason:
Correct. The present tense helping verb is connects the subject (it) to the pronoun (I).
 
It was I who will come to your rescue!
Reason:
Incorrect. Was is a past tense verb, not present tense. Use the present tense helping verb is to connect the subject (it) to the pronoun (I).
 
It am I who will come to your rescue!
Reason:
Incorrect. The subject in this sentence is It, not I. Use the present tense helping verb is to connect the subject (it) to the pronoun (I).
 
It will be I who will come to your rescue!
Reason:
Incorrect. Will be is a future tense verb, not present tense. Use the present tense helping verb is to connect the subject (it) to the pronoun (I).
Correct Answer
It is I who will come to your rescue!

 
Choose the words that are adjectives in this sentence. Select all that apply.
 
Frederico's presentation on the company's new invoicing system was long and boring, but I am extremely confident that I can now create invoices without any problems.
 
Multiple select question.
 
extremely
Reason:
Incorrect. The word extremely is an adverb, not an adjective.
 
boring
Reason:
Correct. The word boring modifies, or describes, Frederico's presentation.
 
long
Reason:
Correct. The word long modifies, or describes, Frederico's presentation.
 
create
Reason:
Incorrect. The word create is a verb, not an adjective.
Correct Answer
boring long Choose which of the bolded words are adjectives placed before the noun(s) they modify in the following sentence. Select all that apply.
 
Students who aspire to careers that involve international travel might wish to take extra language courses.
Multiple select question.
 
international
Reason:
Correct. In this sentence, international describes the noun travel. It answers the question “What kind of travel?” and appears before the noun it modifies.
 
language
Reason:
Correct. In this sentence, language describes the noun courses. It answers the question “What kind of courses?” and appears before the noun it modifies.
 
careers
Reason:
Incorrect. In this sentence, the word careers does not modify another word, and therefore acts as a noun rather than an adjective.
 
wish
Reason:
Incorrect. In this sentence, wish functions as a verb and is part of the complete verb might wish.
Correct Answer
international language

 
Read the following sentence. Identify the option that best describes the placement of the adjective within the sentence.
 
The meeting was long, but we convinced the clients to sign the contract.
The adjective in this sentence . . .
Multiple choice question.
 
appears after the noun it modifies and is connected by a linking verb (subject complement).
Reason:
Correct. The adjective long modifies meeting and is connected by the linking verb was.
 
appears before the noun it modifies.
Reason:
Incorrect. Although placing an adjective before the noun is common, the adjective in this sentence appears after the noun it modifies.
 
appears after the noun it modifies without a linking verb (object complement).
Reason:
Incorrect. The adjective in this sentence does appear after the noun it modifies, but it is not an object complement.
Correct Answer
appears after the noun it modifies and is connected by a linking verb (subject complement).