Basic Flashcards

Choose the sentence that correctly uses pronoun-antecedent agreement:

Answer: Each of the students must bring his or her own pencil.

'Each' is a singular indefinite pronoun, so it requires the singular pronoun 'his or her.'

Which sentence uses a comparative adjective correctly?

Answer: This exam is harder than the last one.

One-syllable adjectives like 'hard' form the comparative by adding '-er,' not by using 'more.'

Select the correct preposition: 'She has been studying English ___ three years.'

Answer: for

'For' is used with a period of time (three years), while 'since' is used with a specific point in time.

Which sentence correctly uses a comma in a compound sentence?

Answer: She wanted to go to college, but she needed to save money first.

A comma is placed before a coordinating conjunction (but, and, or) that joins two independent clauses.

Which option correctly completes the sentence? 'Yesterday, she ___ to the store and ___ everything on the list.'

Answer: went / bought

'Went' is the irregular past tense of 'go,' and 'bought' is the irregular past tense of 'buy.'

Choose the sentence that uses articles correctly:

Answer: She is an honest woman with great integrity.

'An' is used before words with a vowel sound (honest sounds like 'onest'), and 'integrity' is an abstract noun that does not take an article here.

Which sentence demonstrates correct parallel structure?

Answer: She likes reading, swimming, and cooking.

Parallel structure requires all items in a series to use the same grammatical form; here, all are gerunds (-ing form).