English Language Flashcards

Which of the following sentences is written in the passive voice?

Answer: The budget was approved by the committee yesterday.

Passive voice places the object of the action as the subject and uses 'to be' + past participle.

Choose the word that is closest in meaning to 'benevolent.'

Answer: Charitable

'Benevolent' means well-meaning and generous, which is closest in meaning to 'charitable.'

Which sentence demonstrates correct use of a colon?

Answer: He had one goal: to win the championship.

A colon is correctly used after an independent clause to introduce an explanation or list.

In academic writing, which transition best introduces a counterargument?

Answer: Admittedly

'Admittedly' acknowledges an opposing viewpoint before the writer refutes or qualifies it.

Read the extract: 'The city was a maze of contradictions — gleaming towers beside crumbling alleyways.' What literary device is used?

Answer: Juxtaposition

Juxtaposition places contrasting elements ('gleaming towers' and 'crumbling alleyways') side by side to highlight their differences.

Which sentence contains an error in parallel structure?

Answer: He likes to swim, to run, and cycling.

'To swim, to run, and cycling' breaks parallelism — all items should use the same grammatical form.

What does the prefix 'mal-' indicate in words like 'malfunction' and 'malpractice'?

Answer: Bad or wrongly

The Latin prefix 'mal-' means bad, wrong, or ill, indicating a negative or faulty condition.