Grammar MCQ Flashcards
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In English grammar, which sentence uses the subjunctive mood correctly?
Answer: If I were a bird, I would fly south.
The subjunctive 'were' is correct in contrary-to-fact conditional clauses.
Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect tense?
Answer: By the time she arrived, he had already left.
Past perfect 'had left' correctly indicates an action completed before another past action.
Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.
Answer: Neither the students nor the teacher was prepared.
With 'neither...nor', the verb agrees with the closest subject — 'teacher' is singular, so 'was.'
Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?
Answer: Running to catch the bus, her bag fell off her shoulder.
The participial phrase 'Running to catch the bus' has no logical subject — the bag cannot run.
Which sentence uses parallel structure correctly?
Answer: She likes hiking, swimming, and to run.
All three activities use the gerund (-ing) form, creating parallel structure.
Which sentence correctly uses a restrictive relative clause?
Answer: The book that I borrowed was fascinating.
'That' introduces a restrictive clause with no commas — correctly identifying which book.