Accuplacer College Placement Sentence Skills 3

Question 1

Identify the error: "Each of the students have submitted their essay."

Accepted Answer

Verb agreement

Answer

"Each" is singular, so it requires "has" rather than "have."

Question 2

Which word correctly completes the sentence: "The committee made ___ decision quickly."

Accepted Answer

its

Answer

"Committee" is a singular collective noun, so the possessive "its" is correct.

Question 3

Choose the best revision: "He ran quickly to the store, he forgot his wallet."

Accepted Answer

He ran quickly to the store, but he forgot his wallet.

Answer

Adding "but" after the comma fixes the comma splice and shows contrast.

Question 4

Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?

Accepted Answer

The dog's bowl was empty.

Answer

"Dog's" shows singular possession of the bowl.

Question 5

Select the correct verb tense: "By next year, she ___ here for a decade."

Accepted Answer

will have worked

Answer

The future perfect "will have worked" describes an action completed by a future point.

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