CBST Grammar and Punctuation

Question 1

Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement?

Accepted Answer

The team of players is warming up.

Answer

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

Question 2

Which sentence contains a correctly placed apostrophe?

Accepted Answer

The dog's bowl is empty.

Answer

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

Question 3

Choose the sentence with correct comma usage.

Accepted Answer

Although it was raining, we went outside.

Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

goes

Answer

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

Question 5

Which sentence avoids a dangling modifier?

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

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