Writing Mechanics Flashcards
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Which sentence correctly uses a colon?
Answer: She bought the following: apples, pears, and grapes.
A colon is used after a complete sentence to introduce a list.
Which word correctly completes the sentence: 'There are ___ apples in the basket.'?
Answer: two
Two is the number word meaning 2, which makes sense before a noun.
Which sentence has correct subject-verb agreement?
Answer: Each of the students has a textbook.
'Each' is singular and requires the singular verb 'has.'
Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?
Answer: She said, "I will be there soon."
Quotation marks enclose the spoken words, and the period goes inside the closing quotation mark.
Which is NOT a complete sentence?
Answer: Running through the park.
'Running through the park' is a phrase lacking a subject and predicate, making it a sentence fragment.
Which word is the correct homophone to complete: 'She could ___ the music from next door.'?
Answer: hear
'Hear' is the verb meaning to perceive sound, while 'here' refers to a location.
Which sentence uses a hyphen correctly?
Answer: She is a well-known author.
Compound adjectives are hyphenated when they appear before the noun they modify.
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