Grammar and Punctuation Flashcards

Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement?

Answer: The team of players is warming up.

The subject is 'team,' a collective noun treated as singular, so the singular verb 'is' is correct.

Which sentence contains a correctly placed apostrophe?

Answer: The dog's bowl is empty.

'Dog's bowl' correctly uses an apostrophe to show possession — the bowl belongs to the dog.

Choose the sentence with correct comma usage.

Answer: Although it was raining, we went outside.

A comma should follow an introductory dependent clause ('Although it was raining') before the main clause.

Which word correctly completes the sentence? 'She _____ to the store every Friday.'

Answer: goes

With a third-person singular subject ('She'), the present-tense verb takes an -s ending: 'goes.'

Which sentence avoids a dangling modifier?

Answer: Running down the street, she got soaked by the rain.

The participial phrase 'Running down the street' must modify the subject of the main clause — 'she' is the one running.

Select the correctly punctuated sentence.

Answer: We need milk, bread, and eggs.

Items in a series of three or more should be separated by commas, including an Oxford comma before 'and.'

Which option corrects the run-on sentence: 'It was hot outside we stayed inside'?

Answer: It was hot outside; we stayed inside.

A semicolon correctly joins two independent clauses that are closely related without using a conjunction.