BKSB Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence uses the correct form of 'who' or 'whom'?
- Who did you speak to at the office? (Correct answer)
- Whom called about the appointment?
- To who should I address the letter?
- Whom is responsible for this error?
Correct 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.
Question 2: Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.
- The box of chocolates were left on the table.
- The box of chocolates was left on the table. (Correct answer)
- The box of chocolates are left on the table.
- The box of chocolates have been left on the table.
Correct answer: The box of chocolates was left on the table.
The subject is 'box' (singular), so the singular verb 'was' is correct.
Question 3: Which word is spelled correctly?
- recieve
- beleive
- achieve (Correct answer)
- decieve
Correct answer: achieve
'Achieve' follows the rule 'i before e except after c'.
Question 4: Which sentence uses a colon correctly?
- My favorite colors are: red, blue, and green.
- She needs: to study harder.
- The recipe requires three things: flour, sugar, and butter. (Correct answer)
- He was: happy about the results.
Correct answer: The recipe requires three things: flour, sugar, and butter.
A colon is correctly used after a complete independent clause to introduce a list.
Question 5: Identify the sentence free of errors.
- Their going to the store later.
- There going to the store later.
- They're going to the store later. (Correct answer)
- Theyre going to the store later.
Correct answer: They're going to the store later.
'They're' is the contraction of 'they are,' which is what the sentence means.
Question 6: Which sentence is correctly punctuated as a compound sentence?
- He studied hard, and he passed the exam. (Correct answer)
- He studied hard and, he passed the exam.
- He studied hard and he, passed the exam.
- He studied hard; and he passed the exam.
Correct answer: He studied hard, and he passed the exam.
A comma before a coordinating conjunction correctly joins two independent clauses.
Question 7: Which word correctly fills the blank? 'The results had a significant ___ on the team's morale.'
- affect
- effect (Correct answer)
- affection
- effectively
Correct answer: effect
'Effect' is the noun meaning result or impact.
BKSB Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar 3
Which sentence uses the correct form of 'who' or 'whom'?