APCAT APCAT - Alberta Police Cognitive Ability English Grammar and Structure 2

Question 1

Which sentence uses the correct form of the possessive?

Accepted Answer

The officers' reports were thorough.

Answer

When a noun is plural and ends in 's', the apostrophe is placed after the 's' to show possession (officers').

Question 2

Select the sentence that is grammatically correct.

Accepted Answer

Neither the sergeant nor the constables were available.

Answer

With 'neither...nor', the verb agrees with the noun closest to it. Since 'constables' is plural, the verb must be 'were'.

Question 3

Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence: 'The investigator had _____ the evidence before the suspect arrived.'

Accepted Answer

already catalogued

Answer

'Already' (one word) means 'by this time'. 'Catalogued' is the correct past participle spelling in Canadian English.

Question 4

Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?

Accepted Answer

Running down the alley, the suspect was apprehended.

Answer

'Running down the alley' dangles because the sentence implies the suspect was running, though the constable performed the action.

Question 5

Which option correctly uses a semicolon?

Accepted Answer

The officer filed the report; she forgot to sign it.

Answer

A semicolon correctly joins two independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction.

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