English Flashcards

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Choose the correct word: "The committee will announce ___ decision on Friday."
Answer: its
"Its" is the possessive pronoun, while "it's" means "it is."
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
Answer: After we ate, we went home.
An introductory dependent clause is followed by a comma.
Select the word that best maintains a formal tone: "The findings were ___ inconclusive."
Answer: largely
"Largely" is formal and precise; the others are casual.
Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.
Answer: Each of the players has a locker.
"Each" is singular, so it takes the singular verb "has."
Which revision best eliminates redundancy: "The annual yearly festival returns."?
Answer: The annual festival returns.
"Annual" and "yearly" mean the same thing, so one is redundant.
Choose the correct pronoun: "The award went to Maria and ___."
Answer: me
The object of the preposition "to" requires the objective pronoun "me."
Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
Answer: I finished the test; then I left.
A semicolon joins two independent clauses without a conjunction.