Spelling and Grammar Flashcards
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Which sentence uses commas correctly?
Answer: The project, which was due last Friday, has been completed.
Non-restrictive clauses beginning with 'which' must be set off by commas on both sides since they add non-essential information.
Which of the following words is misspelled?
Answer: Accomodate
'Accommodate' requires double 'c' and double 'm'; the choice 'accomodate' is missing one 'm.'
Which sentence uses an apostrophe correctly?
Answer: The managers' offices are on the third floor.
'Managers’' correctly forms the plural possessive by adding an apostrophe after the 's' of the plural noun.
Which sentence has correct pronoun-antecedent agreement?
Answer: The company updated its employee handbook.
'Company' is a singular noun and correctly takes the singular possessive pronoun 'its.'
Which sentence correctly punctuates 'however' as a conjunctive adverb?
Answer: The meeting is at 3:00 PM; however, we can start earlier.
When 'however' joins two independent clauses, it requires a semicolon before it and a comma after it.
Which of the following words is spelled correctly?
Answer: Privilege
'Privilege' is correctly spelled without a 'd' and with the ending '-lege.'
Which sentence uses capitalization correctly for a generic job title?
Answer: The vice president of marketing will attend the conference.
When a job title is used generically without a proper name following it, standard style requires lowercase.