Writing Conventions Flashcards
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Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
Answer: Running quickly, the finish line was crossed.
In option A, 'running quickly' illogically modifies 'the finish line' instead of a person.
Which of the following is a run-on sentence?
Answer: She studied hard she passed the test.
Option B joins two independent clauses without any punctuation or coordinating conjunction.
Which word correctly completes the sentence? 'Neither the students nor the teacher ___ ready for the test.'
Answer: was
With 'neither…nor,' the verb agrees with the subject closest to it ('teacher'), which is singular, so 'was' is correct.
Which sentence has correct subject-verb agreement?
Answer: The group of students is meeting today.
'Group' is a collective singular noun, so it takes the singular verb 'is.'
Which of the following is a sentence fragment?
Answer: Because the rain fell heavily.
Option B is a dependent clause beginning with 'because' that lacks an independent clause to complete the thought.
Which sentence uses a pronoun in the correct case?
Answer: Between you and me, this plan will not work.
After the preposition 'between,' the objective case 'me' is required, not the subjective 'I.'
Which sentence uses the correct verb tense?
Answer: Yesterday, she went to the store.
The time clue 'yesterday' signals past tense, so 'went' is the correct past-tense form of 'go.'