Grammar and Language Mechanics Flashcards

Which sentence correctly uses the passive voice?

Answer: The new policy has been implemented by the board.

'Has been implemented' is the correct present perfect passive form (has/have + been + past participle).

Choose the sentence with the correct relative clause:

Answer: The office where I work is downtown.

'Where' is the correct relative pronoun for referring to a place.

Which sentence demonstrates correct use of a gerund as a subject?

Answer: Swimming in the lake is refreshing in summer.

A gerund (verb + -ing) functions as a noun and is used here correctly as the subject of the sentence.

Select the correctly punctuated sentence:

Answer: However, she decided to apply for the position.

Conjunctive adverbs like 'however' at the start of a clause must be followed by a comma.

Which sentence uses reported (indirect) speech correctly? Original: 'I will call you tomorrow,' he said.

Answer: He said he would call me the next day.

In reported speech, 'will' shifts to 'would' and time expressions like 'tomorrow' shift to 'the next day'.

Identify the sentence with correct parallel structure:

Answer: They plan to cook dinner, watch a movie, and play board games.

Parallel structure requires all items in a series to use the same grammatical form; here all three use the infinitive 'to + verb'.

Choose the sentence that correctly uses a conjunction to show contrast:

Answer: The weather was cold; nevertheless, they went for a walk.

'Nevertheless' correctly signals a contrast or unexpected result between two independent clauses joined by a semicolon.