Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar Flashcards

Which sentence uses the correct form of 'who' or 'whom'?

Answer: Who did you speak to at the office?

'Who did you speak to' is widely accepted in informal US English; 'whom' is the object form but 'who' is standard in speech.

Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.

Answer: The box of chocolates was left on the table.

The subject is 'box' (singular), so the singular verb 'was' is correct.

Which word is spelled correctly?

Answer: achieve

'Achieve' follows the rule 'i before e except after c'.

Which sentence uses a colon correctly?

Answer: The recipe requires three things: flour, sugar, and butter.

A colon is correctly used after a complete independent clause to introduce a list.

Identify the sentence free of errors.

Answer: They're going to the store later.

'They're' is the contraction of 'they are,' which is what the sentence means.

Which sentence is correctly punctuated as a compound sentence?

Answer: He studied hard, and he passed the exam.

A comma before a coordinating conjunction correctly joins two independent clauses.

Which word correctly fills the blank? 'The results had a significant ___ on the team's morale.'

Answer: effect

'Effect' is the noun meaning result or impact.