Grammar and Vocabulary Flashcards

Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?

Answer: The officer filed the report; the suspect was detained.

A semicolon joins two independent clauses without a conjunction.

What does the word 'corroborate' mean?

Answer: To confirm or support with evidence

To corroborate means to confirm or lend support to a statement or theory.

Identify the dangling modifier: 'Running down the street, the rain started to fall.'

Answer: Running down the street

'Running down the street' incorrectly modifies 'the rain' instead of a person.

Which word is a synonym for 'verbose'?

Answer: Wordy

Verbose means using more words than necessary, making 'wordy' the synonym.

Choose the correct form: 'The evidence _____ inconclusive.'

Answer: was

'Evidence' is an uncountable singular noun and takes the singular verb 'was.'

What is the meaning of the prefix 'mal-' in words like 'malpractice'?

Answer: Bad or wrongful

The prefix 'mal-' comes from Latin meaning bad or evil.

Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?

Answer: She almost drove her children to school every day.

'Almost' is misplaced; the intended meaning is that she drove them nearly every day, not that she nearly drove them.