Spelling and Grammar Flashcards

Each of the quarterly reports ___ reviewed by the finance team.

Answer: was

'Each' is singular, so it takes a singular verb regardless of the plural noun in the prepositional phrase.

Which sentence uses 'its' or 'it's' correctly?

Answer: The team changed its meeting schedule.

'Its' is the possessive form, while 'it's' always means 'it is' or 'it has'.

Which phrase correctly shows a lounge shared by several employees?

Answer: the employees' lounge

For a plural noun ending in 's', add only an apostrophe after the 's' to show possession.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Answer: Our main office, which is in Denver, opens at 8 a.m.

A nonrestrictive 'which' clause adds extra information and must be set off by commas on both sides.

Which sentence uses parallel structure?

Answer: She likes writing reports, analyzing data, and giving presentations.

Items in a series should share the same grammatical form, here all '-ing' phrases.

Choose the correct spelling.

Answer: definitely

'Definitely' comes from 'finite', so it is spelled with 'i' after the 'f' and keeps the 'e' before '-ly'.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Answer: This draft has fewer errors than the last one.

Use 'fewer' with countable nouns such as errors and 'less' with uncountable nouns.