FBAT Grammar and Writing Skills 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence avoids the passive voice unnecessarily?
- The arrest was made by the officer.
- The officer made the arrest. (Correct answer)
- An arrest was made.
- The suspect was arrested by the officer.
Correct answer: The officer made the arrest.
Active voice ('The officer made the arrest') is clearer and more direct in reports.
Question 2: Which sentence is grammatically correct?
- Me and my partner responded to the call.
- My partner and I responded to the call. (Correct answer)
- My partner and me responded to the call.
- My partner and myself responded to the call.
Correct answer: My partner and I responded to the call.
'My partner and I' is correct because 'I' is used as the subject of the sentence.
Question 3: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
- The witness cooperated; however, the suspect did not. (Correct answer)
- The witness cooperated; and the suspect did not.
- The witness cooperated; the suspect.
- The witness; cooperated with officers.
Correct answer: The witness cooperated; however, the suspect did not.
A semicolon can join two independent clauses, especially with a conjunctive adverb like 'however.'
Question 4: Which word is spelled correctly?
- Occurance
- Occurence
- Occurrence (Correct answer)
- Occurrance
Correct answer: Occurrence
The correct spelling is 'occurrence' with two c's and two r's.
Question 5: Which sentence uses 'their,' 'there,' and 'they're' correctly?
- The officers left there equipment over their.
- They're going to their assigned post over there. (Correct answer)
- Their going to there post over they're.
- There going to they're post over their.
Correct answer: They're going to their assigned post over there.
'They're' = they are; 'their' = possessive; 'there' = a place — all used correctly in option B.
Question 6: Which is the correct plural form of 'witness'?
- Witness's
- Witnesss
- Witnesses (Correct answer)
- Witneses
Correct answer: Witnesses
Words ending in 's' form their plural by adding 'es,' making 'witnesses.'
FBAT Grammar and Writing Skills 2
Which sentence avoids the passive voice unnecessarily?