English Flashcards

Which sentence uses parallel structure correctly?

Answer: She likes hiking, swimming, and biking.

All three items use the same -ing form, maintaining parallelism.

Choose the correct word: "There were ___ people than expected."

Answer: fewer

"Fewer" is used with countable nouns like "people."

Identify the sentence with correct apostrophe use.

Answer: The dogs' bowls were empty.

For a plural noun ending in -s, the apostrophe goes after the s.

Which is the best placement to add the phrase "after the storm" in: "The roads were clear."?

Answer: After the storm, the roads were clear.

Placing the introductory phrase at the start with a comma reads clearly.

Choose the correct word: "She is taller ___ her brother."

Answer: than

"Than" is used for comparisons; "then" refers to time.

Which sentence is free of a dangling modifier?

Answer: Walking home, I saw a fox.

"Walking home" correctly describes the subject "I."

Select the correct word: "The teacher gave the assignment to ___ was present."

Answer: whoever

"Whoever" is the subject of the verb "was," requiring the subjective form.