Vocabulary & Grammar Flashcards

Which sentence uses a contrast connector correctly?

Answer: Although she studied hard, she failed the test.

'Although' introduces a subordinate clause and must not be combined with 'but' in the same sentence.

Which sentence demonstrates correct parallel structure?

Answer: She likes to read, swim, and go for walks.

Parallel structure requires all items in a list to use the same grammatical form.

Which option uses a subordinate clause correctly?

Answer: She went to bed early because she was tired.

A subordinate clause cannot stand alone; it must be attached to a main clause without a comma before 'because.'

Which question form is grammatically correct?

Answer: Where does she live?

With third-person singular 'she,' the auxiliary 'does' is used and the main verb stays in base form.

Which sentence uses negation correctly in the simple present tense?

Answer: She doesn't know the answer.

Negation with third-person singular 'she' requires 'doesn't' followed by the base form of the verb.

Which sentence shows correct subject-verb agreement in North American English?

Answer: The team is playing well this season.

In North American English, collective nouns like 'team' are treated as singular and take a singular verb.

Which sentence avoids an ambiguous pronoun reference?

Answer: After John met Peter, John went home.

Repeating the noun 'John' in the second clause eliminates any ambiguity about who went home.