English Language & Grammar Flashcards

What does the suffix '-itis' indicate?

Answer: Inflammation

The suffix '-itis' means inflammation, as in 'appendicitis' (inflammation of the appendix).

Which word is the correct plural form of 'diagnosis'?

Answer: Diagnoses

Words ending in '-sis' form their plural by changing '-sis' to '-ses', giving 'diagnoses'.

Which of the following is an example of an active voice sentence?

Answer: The surgeon performed the appendectomy.

Active voice has the subject performing the action; 'the surgeon' (subject) performed (verb) the action.

What does the prefix 'brady-' mean?

Answer: Slow

'Brady-' means slow, as in bradycardia (abnormally slow heart rate).

Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?

Answer: Having reviewed the X-ray, a fracture was suspected.

A dangling modifier occurs when the implied subject of the modifier doesn't match the sentence's subject; 'a fracture' did not review the X-ray.

Which of the following correctly defines the root word 'cardio'?

Answer: Heart

The root 'cardio' comes from the Greek 'kardia' and refers to the heart.

Which punctuation mark is used to set off nonessential information in a sentence?

Answer: Commas

Commas are used to set off nonessential (nonrestrictive) clauses or phrases that add extra information.