Grammar and Language Mechanics Flashcards

Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement: ___

Answer: Each of the students is responsible for their own registration.

'Each' is a singular indefinite pronoun, so it takes the singular verb 'is'.

Which sentence uses the correct verb tense? 'By the time she arrived, the class ___.'

Answer: had already started

The past perfect 'had already started' is used for an action completed before another past action.

Select the correct use of articles: 'She is ___ honest person who works as ___ nurse.'

Answer: an / a

'An' is used before words beginning with a vowel sound; 'honest' starts with a silent 'h' (vowel sound), and 'nurse' starts with a consonant sound.

Which sentence correctly uses a modal verb to express possibility?

Answer: She could be stuck in traffic.

'Could be' correctly expresses present possibility; the other options have grammatical errors.

Choose the sentence with the correct preposition: 'The meeting is scheduled ___ Monday ___ 3 p.m.'

Answer: on / at

'On' is used for days of the week, and 'at' is used for specific times.

Which option correctly completes the conditional sentence? 'If she ___ the application sooner, she would have gotten the job.'

Answer: had submitted

The third conditional uses 'had + past participle' in the if-clause to describe an unreal past situation.

Identify the sentence with correct pronoun-antecedent agreement:

Answer: All of the above are correct.

All three sentences use accepted singular 'their' for indefinite pronouns and collective nouns in modern English usage.