APCAT English Grammar and Structure 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence correctly uses 'who' versus 'whom'?
- Who did the sergeant assign to the case?
- Whom called the dispatch center at midnight?
- The suspect whom was arrested denied everything.
- Whom do you think committed the crime? (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Whom do you think committed the crime?
'Whom' is correct as the object of 'do think'; substituting 'him' (rather than 'he') confirms the objective case.
Question 2: Which option correctly completes the sentence? 'The evidence, ______ was collected at dawn, proved crucial.'
- which (Correct answer)
- that
- who
- what
Correct answer: which
'Which' introduces a non-restrictive clause set off by commas, providing additional information about a specific noun.
Question 3: Identify the sentence containing a dangling participle.
- After reviewing the report, the sergeant approved it.
- Walking to the station, the rain began to fall. (Correct answer)
- Having finished the interview, the detective closed his notebook.
- Exhausted from the shift, the officer sat down.
Correct answer: Walking to the station, the rain began to fall.
In option B, the participial phrase 'Walking to the station' illogically modifies 'the rain' rather than a person.
Question 4: Which sentence uses apostrophes correctly?
- The officers' reports were submitted on time. (Correct answer)
- The officer's reports' were submitted on time.
- The officers report's were submitted on time.
- The officers reports was submitted on time.
Correct answer: The officers' reports were submitted on time.
'Officers'' shows plural possessive, indicating multiple officers each with a report.
Question 5: Which word best replaces the underlined word? 'The detective's testimony was AMBIGUOUS, confusing the jury.'
- clear
- vague (Correct answer)
- accurate
- detailed
Correct answer: vague
'Vague' is the closest synonym to 'ambiguous,' both meaning unclear or open to more than one interpretation.
Question 6: Select the option that corrects the run-on sentence: 'The witness was nervous she refused to make eye contact with the officers.'
- The witness was nervous, she refused to make eye contact with the officers.
- The witness was nervous; she refused to make eye contact with the officers.
- The witness was nervous and she refused to make eye contact with the officers.
- Both B and C are correct. (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Both B and C are correct.
A semicolon (option B) or a coordinating conjunction with a comma (option C) both correctly join the two independent clauses.
Question 7: Which sentence uses the correct form of the adjective?
- Of the three officers, he is the most tallest.
- This is the worse of the two available options.
- She is the most diligent officer on the force. (Correct answer)
- He ran more faster than any other recruit.
Correct answer: She is the most diligent officer on the force.
Option C correctly uses the superlative 'most diligent' when comparing more than two items without redundancy.
APCAT English Grammar and Structure 3
Which sentence correctly uses 'who' versus 'whom'?