Practice Test GeeksDLAB - Defense Language Aptitude Battery Practice Test
← All DLAB Flashcard Decks

Grammar MCQ Flashcards

6 cards from real DLAB practice questions. Tap to flip, then mark Knew It or Still Learning — missed cards come back until you master them.

Read the first 6 Grammar MCQ flashcards as text

  1. Which sentence uses an absolute phrase correctly?

    Answer: The storm having passed, we continued our hike.

    An absolute phrase has a noun + participle and modifies the whole sentence: 'The storm having passed.'

  2. Identify the sentence with a correctly used semicolon.

    Answer: The test was difficult; however, she passed with a high score.

    Semicolon + conjunctive adverb 'however' + comma is the correct pattern.

  3. Which sentence avoids a split infinitive?

    Answer: She decided to leave quietly.

    'To leave quietly' keeps the infinitive unsplit, placing the adverb after the verb.

  4. Which sentence correctly uses the conditional perfect tense?

    Answer: If she had studied, she would have passed.

    Third conditional: 'had + past participle' in if-clause, 'would have + past participle' in main clause.

  5. Which sentence correctly uses an appositive?

    Answer: My sister, a doctor, lives in Boston.

    Appositives are set off by commas on both sides: 'My sister, a doctor,'

  6. Which sentence is free of ambiguous pronoun reference?

    Answer: After Maria called Ana, Ana left immediately.

    Replacing the ambiguous 'she' with 'Ana' removes all ambiguity about who left.