eSkill Spelling and Grammar 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence uses commas correctly?
- Before the meeting starts please review the agenda.
- The project, which was due last Friday, has been completed. (Correct answer)
- She ordered coffee tea and juice for the team.
- However the deadline was extended by one week.
Correct 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.
Question 2: Which of the following words is misspelled?
- Conscientious
- Maintenance
- Accomodate (Correct answer)
- Necessary
Correct answer: Accomodate
'Accommodate' requires double 'c' and double 'm'; the choice 'accomodate' is missing one 'm.'
Question 3: Which sentence uses an apostrophe correctly?
- The company's policy applies to all employees'.
- The managers' offices are on the third floor. (Correct answer)
- Its' a requirement that all staff attend.
- The team's report's were submitted on time.
Correct 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.
Question 4: Which sentence has correct pronoun-antecedent agreement?
- The board of directors announced their new policy.
- Everyone submitted their forms before the deadline.
- The company updated its employee handbook. (Correct answer)
- Each of the employees need to verify their information.
Correct answer: The company updated its employee handbook.
'Company' is a singular noun and correctly takes the singular possessive pronoun 'its.'
Question 5: Which sentence correctly punctuates 'however' as a conjunctive adverb?
- The meeting is at 3:00 PM, however, we can start earlier.
- The meeting is at 3:00 PM; however, we can start earlier. (Correct answer)
- The meeting is at 3:00 PM; however we can start earlier.
- The meeting is at 3:00 PM however, we can start earlier.
Correct 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.
Question 6: Which of the following words is spelled correctly?
- Priviledge
- Privelege
- Privilege (Correct answer)
- Privilage
Correct answer: Privilege
'Privilege' is correctly spelled without a 'd' and with the ending '-lege.'
Question 7: Which sentence uses capitalization correctly for a generic job title?
- The Vice President of Marketing will attend the conference.
- The Vice president of marketing will attend the Conference.
- The vice president of marketing will attend the conference. (Correct answer)
- The vice President of Marketing will attend the conference.
Correct 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.
eSkill Spelling and Grammar 2
Which sentence uses commas correctly?