DLAB Grammar 3

Question 1

Which sentence correctly uses a restrictive relative clause without commas?

Accepted Answer

The officer who passed the DLAB was assigned to language school.

Answer

A restrictive relative clause identifies which officer and requires no commas; 'who' is correct for people.

Question 2

What is a 'dangling modifier'?

Accepted Answer

A modifier that logically refers to a word not present or not the intended subject

Answer

A dangling modifier is an introductory phrase whose implied subject does not match the grammatical subject of the main clause.

Question 3

In the passive construction 'The cipher was decoded by analysts,' what is the grammatical subject?

Accepted Answer

the cipher

Answer

In a passive sentence, the grammatical subject ('the cipher') receives the action rather than performing it.

Question 4

Which option correctly identifies the case of the pronoun in 'Between you and me, the mission is risky'?

Accepted Answer

Objective case — object of the preposition 'between'

Answer

Prepositions take objects in the objective case; therefore 'me' (not 'I') is correct after 'between.'

Question 5

What does 'aspect' refer to in grammar?

Accepted Answer

How a verb's action is distributed in time (e.g., ongoing vs. completed)

Answer

Grammatical aspect indicates whether an action is ongoing (progressive), completed (perfective), or habitual, independent of tense.

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