FBAT Grammar and Writing Skills 3

Question 1

Which report sentence best describes an observation objectively?

Accepted Answer

The suspect avoided eye contact and shifted his weight from foot to foot.

Answer

Objective reports describe observable behaviors, not interpretations or opinions.

Question 2

Which sentence correctly uses 'affect' vs. 'effect'?

Accepted Answer

The rain did not affect the crime scene.

Answer

'Affect' is the verb meaning to influence; 'effect' is typically the noun meaning result.

Question 3

Which sentence is free of a dangling modifier?

Accepted Answer

Running from the building, the suspect was spotted by officers.

Answer

Option B correctly attributes the action 'running from the building' to the suspect, not the officers.

Question 4

Which word correctly completes the sentence: 'The evidence was consistent ___ the witness's account.'

Accepted Answer

with

Answer

The correct preposition after 'consistent' is 'with.'

Question 5

Which sentence is written in the most appropriate tone for a formal police report?

Accepted Answer

The subject became agitated and began shouting at officers.

Answer

Police reports require formal, objective language that avoids slang and hyperbole.

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