DLAB - Defense Language Aptitude Battery Grammar MCQ 1

Question 1

Which sentence demonstrates correct parallel structure?

Accepted Answer

She enjoys hiking, swimming, and riding bikes.

Answer

Parallel structure requires that items in a series use the same grammatical form. 'Hiking, swimming, and riding' are all gerunds (-ing forms), making the series grammatically consistent.

Question 2

Which sentence correctly uses a misplaced modifier?

Accepted Answer

She saw the dog walking down the street.

Answer

'She saw the dog walking down the street' is the clearest example of a misplaced modifier — 'walking down the street' ambiguously modifies 'dog' when it likely describes 'she.' The other options contain their own errors but this one best illustrates the classic misplaced modifier problem for DLAB purposes.

Question 3

Which sentence correctly uses pronoun-antecedent agreement?

Accepted Answer

Everyone must bring their own lunch to the meeting.

Answer

'Everyone' is a singular indefinite pronoun, but modern standard usage accepts 'their' as a gender-neutral singular pronoun. However, 'The committee' takes a singular pronoun ('its'), and 'Each' and 'Neither' are also singular and pair with 'his or her' in formal grammar — making option A the most broadly accepted answer.

Question 4

Which of the following is a correctly punctuated compound sentence?

Accepted Answer

The soldier trained hard; he passed the exam easily.

Answer

Two independent clauses must be joined by a semicolon, a coordinating conjunction with a comma, or a period. Option A is a run-on, option B is a comma splice, and option D incorrectly places a comma after a coordinating conjunction.

Question 5

Which sentence correctly uses the future perfect tense?

Accepted Answer

By Friday, she will have finished the report.

Answer

The future perfect tense ('will have + past participle') expresses an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future. 'Will have finished' correctly indicates the report's completion will precede Friday.

DLAB - Defense Language Aptitude Battery Practice Test

DLAB - Defense Language Aptitude Battery Practice Test

DLAB - Defense Language Aptitude Battery Grammar MCQ 1