Language - Grammar and Usage Flashcards

Choose the word that best fills the blank: 'The evidence was ___, leaving the jury with no doubt.'?

Answer: conclusive

'Conclusive' evidence removes all doubt, matching the context of the sentence.

Which sentence uses 'fewer' and 'less' correctly?

Answer: She made fewer mistakes on this test.

'Fewer' is used with countable nouns (mistakes), while 'less' is used with uncountable or mass nouns.

What is the function of a conjunctive adverb such as 'therefore' or 'consequently'?

Answer: To show a cause-and-effect relationship between independent clauses

Conjunctive adverbs like 'therefore' connect two independent clauses and show logical relationships like cause-effect.

Which verb tense is used in: 'By the time she arrives, we will have finished dinner.'?

Answer: Future perfect

'Will have finished' is future perfect tense, indicating an action completed before a future point in time.

Identify the correct sentence:

Answer: Whom did you give the book to?

'Whom' is correct because it serves as the object of the preposition 'to' (you gave the book to him/whom).

Which sentence avoids a double negative?

Answer: He hardly ever makes mistakes.

'Hardly ever' is a single negative; it does not combine two negative words.