CAEC Language Arts, Grammar, and Mechanics

Question 1

Which sentence contains a subject-verb agreement error?

Accepted Answer

Neither the teacher nor the students was prepared.

Answer

The students are working on their assignments.

Answer

The team plays its best game on Fridays.

Answer

Each of the candidates has submitted a form.

Question 2

Which punctuation mark correctly separates two independent clauses without a conjunction?

Accepted Answer

Semicolon

Answer

Comma

Answer

Hyphen

Answer

Colon

Question 3

Identify the type of error in this sentence: 'Running to catch the bus, the rain began to fall.'

Accepted Answer

Dangling modifier

Answer

Subject-verb disagreement

Answer

Comma splice

Answer

Incorrect tense

Question 4

Which word in the following sentence is a pronoun? 'She gave the report to him yesterday.'

Accepted Answer

She

Answer

report

Answer

gave

Answer

yesterday

Question 5

Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?

Accepted Answer

The dog's bone was buried in the yard.

Answer

The dog's were barking all night.

Answer

The dogs' were fed on time.

Answer

Its' collar fell off.

Question 6

What is the function of an adverb in a sentence?

Accepted Answer

To modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb

Answer

To name a person, place, or thing

Answer

To connect two clauses together

Answer

To show ownership or possession