ALCPT ALCPT Grammar and Sentence Correction 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence correctly uses a relative clause?
- The officer which gave the briefing is experienced.
- The officer whom gave the briefing is experienced.
- The officer who gave the briefing is experienced. (Correct answer)
- The officer whose gave the briefing is experienced.
Correct answer: The officer who gave the briefing is experienced.
'Who' is used as the subject of a relative clause referring to a person.
Question 2: Choose the sentence with the correct verb tense sequence: 'By the time the reinforcements arrived, the squad _____ the position.'
- already secured
- had already secured (Correct answer)
- has already secured
- already secures
Correct answer: had already secured
The past perfect ('had secured') is used for an action completed before another past action.
Question 3: Identify the sentence with a dangling modifier.
- Running quickly, the soldier reached the checkpoint.
- Running quickly, the checkpoint was reached by the soldier. (Correct answer)
- The soldier, running quickly, reached the checkpoint.
- The soldier reached the checkpoint by running quickly.
Correct answer: Running quickly, the checkpoint was reached by the soldier.
A dangling modifier occurs when the participial phrase 'Running quickly' cannot logically modify 'the checkpoint.'
Question 4: Which sentence uses an apostrophe correctly?
- The soldiers' gear was inspected. (Correct answer)
- The soldiers's gear was inspected.
- The soldiers gear was inspected.
- The soldier's gears was inspected.
Correct answer: The soldiers' gear was inspected.
For plural nouns ending in -s, add only an apostrophe after the final s to show possession.
Question 5: Which option correctly completes the sentence? 'He is much taller _____ his brother.'
- from
- then
- than (Correct answer)
- as
Correct answer: than
'Than' is the correct conjunction used in comparisons.
Question 6: Find the sentence that is NOT a run-on sentence.
- The alarm sounded the troops assembled immediately.
- The alarm sounded, the troops assembled immediately.
- The alarm sounded; therefore, the troops assembled immediately. (Correct answer)
- The alarm sounded and, the troops assembled immediately.
Correct answer: The alarm sounded; therefore, the troops assembled immediately.
Using a semicolon followed by a conjunctive adverb and comma correctly joins two independent clauses.
Question 7: Choose the sentence with the correct subject-verb agreement.
- The news about the mission are encouraging.
- A number of recruits was absent from formation.
- Each of the officers have their own assignment.
- The quality of the reports has improved significantly. (Correct answer)
Correct answer: The quality of the reports has improved significantly.
The subject is 'quality' (singular), so it takes the singular verb 'has'; prepositional phrases don't change agreement.
ALCPT ALCPT Grammar and Sentence Correction 5
Which sentence correctly uses a relative clause?