ELSA Grammar & Sentence Structure 3

Question 1

Which sentence correctly uses a restrictive relative clause?

Accepted Answer

The book that she recommended was excellent.

Answer

Restrictive clauses (essential to meaning) use 'that' without commas to identify which specific noun is meant.

Question 2

Choose the sentence that avoids a run-on error.

Accepted Answer

She loves to travel; she has visited thirty countries.

Answer

A semicolon correctly separates two independent clauses without a conjunction, avoiding a run-on or comma splice.

Question 3

Which option correctly uses parallel structure?

Accepted Answer

She likes hiking, swimming, and running.

Answer

Parallel structure requires all items in a series to use the same grammatical form, here all gerunds.

Question 4

Identify the sentence with correct use of the present perfect tense.

Accepted Answer

I have seen that movie three times.

Answer

Present perfect (have/has + past participle) is used for actions with a connection to the present, often with 'three times' or unspecified past time.

Question 5

Which sentence correctly uses an appositive phrase?

Accepted Answer

My brother, a doctor, works at the hospital.

Answer

An appositive phrase renames the noun it follows and must be set off by commas on both sides.

(ELSA) English Language Skills Assessment Practice Test