Grammar and Writing Skills Flashcards
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Which report sentence best describes an observation objectively?
Answer: The suspect avoided eye contact and shifted his weight from foot to foot.
Objective reports describe observable behaviors, not interpretations or opinions.
Which sentence correctly uses 'affect' vs. 'effect'?
Answer: The rain did not affect the crime scene.
'Affect' is the verb meaning to influence; 'effect' is typically the noun meaning result.
Which sentence is free of a dangling modifier?
Answer: Running from the building, the suspect was spotted by officers.
Option B correctly attributes the action 'running from the building' to the suspect, not the officers.
Which word correctly completes the sentence: 'The evidence was consistent ___ the witness's account.'
Answer: with
The correct preposition after 'consistent' is 'with.'
Which sentence is written in the most appropriate tone for a formal police report?
Answer: The subject became agitated and began shouting at officers.
Police reports require formal, objective language that avoids slang and hyperbole.
Which sentence demonstrates correct capitalization?
Answer: Officer Smith responded to Oak Street.
Proper nouns (names and street names) and titles preceding names are capitalized.