APCAT - Alberta Police Cognitive Ability English Grammar and Structure Flashcards

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

Answer: The alarm sounded at midnight.

Only this option has a subject and a finite verb and expresses a complete thought.

Which sentence is standard English?

Answer: The officer didn't see anybody.

Standard English avoids double negatives, so 'not' pairs with 'anybody'.

There were ___ calls this week than last week.

Answer: fewer

'Fewer' is used with countable nouns such as calls.

Which revision correctly places the modifier in 'The witness described the car to the detective with the dented bumper'?

Answer: The witness described the car with the dented bumper to the detective.

The phrase 'with the dented bumper' should sit next to 'car', the noun it describes.

___ going to review the footage before ___ shift ends.

Answer: They're / their

'They're' means 'they are' and 'their' shows possession.

Which sentence is written in the active voice?

Answer: Constable Lee filed the report.

In active voice the subject performs the action: Constable Lee filed.

Where is a comma needed in 'The recruit passed the written test but she failed the fitness assessment'?

Answer: After 'test'

A comma goes before a coordinating conjunction joining two independent clauses.