Writing Flashcards
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Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
Answer: The lawyer, who was late, apologized to the judge.
The sentence correctly uses commas to set off the non-restrictive clause "who was late."
Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.
Answer: The defendant claimed innocence; however, the evidence was overwhelming.
The semicolon correctly separates the two independent clauses, and the comma is correctly used after "however."
Which sentence uses parallel structure correctly?
Answer: The judge was firm, fair, and clear in her instructions.
The adjectives "firm," "fair," and "clear" maintain parallel structure.
Select the sentence that correctly uses a colon.
Answer: The lawyer presented three main points: the alibi, the evidence, and the witness testimony.
The colon correctly introduces a list of items.
Identify the sentence with the correct subject-verb agreement.
Answer: Each of the attorneys is prepared for the trial.
The subject of the sentence is the indefinite pronoun "Each," which is always singular. Therefore, it requires a singular verb, "is," to maintain correct subject-verb agreement. The phrase "of the attorneys" is a prepositional phrase that modifies "Each" but does not change the singularity of the subject.