Sentence and Clause Structure Flashcards

Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?

Answer: After finishing the report, the meeting began.

In option B, the participial phrase 'After finishing the report' dangles because 'the meeting' cannot finish a report.

Choose the sentence with correct parallel structure.

Answer: They plan to travel, to study, and to relax.

Option C uses the infinitive form ('to travel, to study, to relax') consistently, maintaining parallel structure.

In which sentence is the independent clause correctly identified?

Answer: 'the children played outside' — independent clause

'The children played outside' can stand alone as a complete thought, making it an independent clause.

Which sentence uses a correlative conjunction correctly?

Answer: Both the manager and the assistant will attend.

'Both…and' is a correlative conjunction pair; 'both…or' and 'either…nor' are incorrect pairings.

What kind of clause is 'that the project was delayed' in: 'The team discovered that the project was delayed.'?

Answer: Noun clause

'That the project was delayed' serves as the direct object of 'discovered,' making it a noun clause.

Which sentence is a complex-compound sentence?

Answer: Although he was tired, he finished the report, and she reviewed it.

A compound-complex sentence has at least two independent clauses and one dependent clause, as in option C.

Identify the sentence with a correctly placed only modifier.

Answer: Only she told me that she was leaving.

Placing 'only' before 'she' correctly limits who told the information, reflecting the intended meaning.