EIAT Grammar and Sentence Structure 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence is grammatically correct?
- Me and the foreman reviewed the plans.
- The foreman and me reviewed the plans.
- The foreman and I reviewed the plans. (Correct answer)
- I and the foreman reviewed the plans.
Correct answer: The foreman and I reviewed the plans.
When the pronoun is part of a compound subject, use 'I' (nominative case), not 'me.'
Question 2: Which sentence contains a run-on error?
- The elevator was repaired; it passed inspection.
- The motor overheated, so the system shut down.
- The alarm sounded the operator evacuated the passengers immediately. (Correct answer)
- The technician filed the report and left the site.
Correct answer: The alarm sounded the operator evacuated the passengers immediately.
Two independent clauses are fused without punctuation or a conjunction, making it a run-on sentence.
Question 3: Choose the sentence with the correct pronoun case.
- The safety briefing was given to he and the new apprentice.
- Between you and I, the cable looked worn.
- The supervisor gave the schedule to her and me. (Correct answer)
- Him and the crew finished the job early.
Correct answer: The supervisor gave the schedule to her and me.
'Her' and 'me' are object pronouns, correct after the preposition 'to.'
Question 4: Which of the following correctly uses a hyphen?
- The elevator is twenty four floors tall.
- The safety-check was completed on time.
- He is a well known technician in the field.
- The up-to-date manual was on the workbench. (Correct answer)
Correct answer: The up-to-date manual was on the workbench.
'Up-to-date' is a compound modifier before a noun and requires hyphens.
Question 5: Select the sentence that correctly uses a subordinate clause.
- Because the alarm triggered.
- When the inspector arrived, the crew was already working. (Correct answer)
- Although the motor was old.
- Since the report was filed.
Correct answer: When the inspector arrived, the crew was already working.
A subordinate clause must be attached to an independent clause; option B completes the thought.
Question 6: Which sentence uses 'fewer' and 'less' correctly?
- There are less technicians on duty today.
- We have fewer time to complete the inspection.
- Fewer complaints were filed after the upgrade. (Correct answer)
- There is fewer oil in the reservoir than expected.
Correct answer: Fewer complaints were filed after the upgrade.
'Fewer' applies to countable nouns like 'complaints,' while 'less' applies to uncountable quantities.
Question 7: What is the function of the underlined word in: 'The technician, exhausted from the long shift, completed the report.'?
- Subject
- Predicate adjective
- Appositive phrase
- Participial phrase acting as an adjective (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Participial phrase acting as an adjective
'Exhausted from the long shift' is a participial phrase that modifies 'the technician.'
EIAT Grammar and Sentence Structure 4
Which sentence is grammatically correct?