EIAT Grammar and Sentence Structure 4

Question 1

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Accepted Answer

The foreman and I reviewed the plans.

Answer

When the pronoun is part of a compound subject, use 'I' (nominative case), not 'me.'

Question 2

Which sentence contains a run-on error?

Accepted Answer

The alarm sounded the operator evacuated the passengers immediately.

Answer

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.

Accepted Answer

The supervisor gave the schedule to her and me.

Answer

'Her' and 'me' are object pronouns, correct after the preposition 'to.'

Question 4

Which of the following correctly uses a hyphen?

Accepted Answer

The up-to-date manual was on the workbench.

Answer

'Up-to-date' is a compound modifier before a noun and requires hyphens.

Question 5

Select the sentence that correctly uses a subordinate clause.

Accepted Answer

When the inspector arrived, the crew was already working.

Answer

A subordinate clause must be attached to an independent clause; option B completes the thought.

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