CLT Grammar and Writing 2

Question 1

Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?

A) Running through the park, Sarah spotted a deer.
B) Running through the park, a deer was spotted by Sarah.
C) While running through the park, Sarah spotted a deer.
D) Sarah spotted a deer while running through the park.

Accepted Answer

Running through the park, a deer was spotted by Sarah.

Answer

In option B, the participial phrase 'Running through the park' illogically modifies 'a deer' rather than the intended subject Sarah.

Question 2

Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement with a collective noun?

A) The committee are divided on the issue.
B) The committee is divided on the issue.
C) The committees is divided on the issue.
D) The committee were divided on the issue.

Accepted Answer

The committee is divided on the issue.

Answer

In American English, collective nouns like 'committee' are treated as singular and take singular verbs when acting as a unified body.

Question 3

Which sentence uses 'whom' correctly?

A) Whom shall I say is calling?
B) The candidate whom the voters chose was inspiring.
C) Whom do you think will win?
D) Give the award to whomever deserves it most.

Accepted Answer

The candidate whom the voters chose was inspiring.

Answer

'Whom' is correct when the pronoun functions as an object; here 'whom' is the object of 'chose,' making B correct.

Question 4

Which version best corrects the comma splice?

Original: The Renaissance was a period of rebirth, it transformed art and philosophy across Europe.

A) The Renaissance was a period of rebirth; it transformed art and philosophy across Europe.
B) The Renaissance was a period of rebirth, and, it transformed art and philosophy across Europe.
C) The Renaissance was a period of rebirth, while it transformed art and philosophy across Europe.
D) The Renaissance was a period of rebirth it transformed art and philosophy across Europe.

Accepted Answer

The Renaissance was a period of rebirth; it transformed art and philosophy across Europe.

Answer

A semicolon correctly joins two independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction, eliminating the comma splice.

Question 5

Which sentence uses correlative conjunctions correctly?

A) Not only the prose but also the poetry were celebrated by scholars.
B) Neither the students or the teacher understood the assignment.
C) Both Plato and Aristotle was influential philosophers.
D) Either the essays or the poem needs revision.

Accepted Answer

Either the essays or the poem needs revision.

Answer

With 'either...or,' the verb agrees with the nearest subject ('poem'), so 'needs' is correct in option D.

(CLT) Classical Learning Test Practice Test

(CLT) Classical Learning Test Practice Test

CLT Grammar and Writing 2