Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar Flashcards

Which sentence uses the passive voice?

Answer: The meal was prepared carefully by the chef.

In passive voice, the subject receives the action; 'the meal was prepared' makes the meal the subject.

Choose the correctly spelled word.

Answer: conscious

'Conscious' is the correct spelling, with 'sci' in the middle.

Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?

Answer: She said, "I will be there at noon."

US English convention places the period inside the closing quotation mark after a direct quote.

Select the sentence that avoids a double negative.

Answer: They didn't bring anything to share.

'They didn't bring anything' uses a single negative correctly.

Which option uses a hyphen correctly?

Answer: Both A and C are correct.

Hyphens are used in compound modifiers before a noun (well-known author) but not after a linking verb (she is well known).

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Answer: Each of the students has submitted their essays.

'Each' is singular and takes the singular verb 'has'; 'their' is accepted as a gender-neutral singular pronoun.

Which word is an antonym of 'verbose'?

Answer: concise

'Concise' means brief and to the point, the opposite of verbose (using too many words).