eSkill Spelling and Grammar 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement?
- The team of employees are working hard.
- Each of the managers have completed the report.
- The list of requirements is attached to the email. (Correct answer)
- Neither the supervisor nor the workers was available.
Correct answer: The list of requirements is attached to the email.
The subject 'list' is singular and correctly takes the singular verb 'is,' ignoring the prepositional phrase that follows.
Question 2: Which of the following words is spelled correctly?
- Recieve
- Occurance
- Acknowledge (Correct answer)
- Definately
Correct answer: Acknowledge
'Acknowledge' is correctly spelled; 'receive' follows 'i before e except after c,' 'occurrence' needs double c and double r, and 'definitely' ends in '-itely.'
Question 3: Which sentence correctly uses object pronouns?
- Him and me went to the meeting.
- She gave the report to John and I.
- Between you and me, the deadline is unrealistic. (Correct answer)
- Them are the ones responsible for the error.
Correct answer: Between you and me, the deadline is unrealistic.
The preposition 'between' requires object pronouns, making 'between you and me' grammatically correct.
Question 4: Which sentence uses 'its' and 'it’s' correctly?
- The company updated it's website yesterday.
- Its important to review the policy carefully.
- The report lost it's formatting during upload.
- The department submitted its quarterly budget. (Correct answer)
Correct answer: The department submitted its quarterly budget.
'Its' is the correct possessive form here; 'it’s' is only used as a contraction for 'it is.'
Question 5: Which word correctly completes this sentence: 'The manager asked that each employee _____ the new protocol'?
- follows
- follow (Correct answer)
- following
- followed
Correct answer: follow
The phrase 'asked that' triggers the subjunctive mood, which requires the base form 'follow' regardless of the subject.
Question 6: Which of the following is the correctly spelled word for a date-tracking tool?
- Calender
- Calendar (Correct answer)
- Calander
- Callendar
Correct answer: Calendar
'Calendar' is the correct spelling; 'calender' is an entirely different word referring to a pressing machine.
Question 7: Which sentence contains a grammatical error?
- I would have attended the meeting if I had known about it.
- She presented her findings clearly and concisely.
- The data shows that sales have improved significantly.
- Between the three candidates, he was the most qualified. (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Between the three candidates, he was the most qualified.
'Between' is used for exactly two items; 'among' should be used when referring to three or more people or things.
