CAEL - Canadian Academic English Language Grammar and Sentence Structure Questions and Answers Flashcards
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Which sentence correctly uses the present perfect tense in an academic context?
Answer: Researchers have studied this phenomenon since 2010.
The present perfect ('have studied') is used to describe actions that began in the past and continue to the present, especially with 'since.'
In academic writing, what is the purpose of a topic sentence?
Answer: To introduce the main idea of a paragraph
A topic sentence states the main idea of a paragraph and guides the reader on what information will follow.
Which is an example of a run-on sentence?
Answer: The experiment failed the team decided to repeat it.
A run-on sentence joins two independent clauses without proper punctuation or a conjunction, as in option B.
Which sentence best demonstrates the use of a noun clause in academic writing?
Answer: What the results indicated was unexpected.
'What the results indicated' is a noun clause acting as the subject of the sentence, a sophisticated grammatical structure used in academic writing.
In which situation should a writer use 'fewer' instead of 'less' in academic English?
Answer: When referring to countable nouns like students or errors
'Fewer' is used with countable nouns (e.g., 'fewer students'), while 'less' is used with uncountable nouns (e.g., 'less time').
Which of the following correctly uses reported speech in academic writing?
Answer: Smith (2019) argued that the results were conclusive.
In academic writing, reported speech uses a past reporting verb ('argued') and backshifted tense ('were conclusive'), which is the standard citation style.