LLN Language Usage Questions & Answers 1

Question 1

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Accepted Answer

He is going to the store.

Answer

Him going to the store.

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He going to store.

Answer

He is goes to the store.

Question 2

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

Accepted Answer

I have visited the park and the beach.

Answer

I have visited the park, and the beach.

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I have visited the park and, the beach.

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I have, visited the park and the beach.

Question 3

Which of the following sentences uses correct subject-verb agreement?

Accepted Answer

The dogs run fast.

Answer

The dogs runs fast.

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The dog run fast.

Answer

The dogs running fast.

Question 4

Which of the following is a correct use of an apostrophe?

Accepted Answer

The dog’s collar is red.

Answer

The dogs collar is red.

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The dogs’ collar is red.

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The dog collar’s is red.

Question 5

Which of the following sentences is written in the active voice?

Accepted Answer

She baked the cake.

Answer

The cake was baked by her.

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The cake is baked by her.

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The cake has been baked by her.

Question 6

Which of the following sentences contains a comma splice?

Accepted Answer

I went to the store, I bought milk.

Answer

I went to the store, and I bought milk.

Answer

I went to the store and bought milk.

Answer

I went to the store and, I bought milk.

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of a compound sentence?

Accepted Answer

I love going to the beach, and I like swimming.

Answer

I love going to the beach.

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I love going to the beach and swimming.

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I love going to the beach but swimming.

Question 8

Which of the following sentences contains an error in parallel structure?

Accepted Answer

She likes reading books, listening to music, and playing games.

Answer

She likes reading books, listening to music, and to play games.

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She likes reading books, listen to music, and play games.

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She likes reading books, listen to music, and to play games.

Question 9

Which of the following sentences uses a semicolon correctly?

Accepted Answer

I like ice cream; it’s my favorite dessert.

Answer

I like ice cream; and it’s my favorite dessert.

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I like ice cream, it’s my favorite dessert.

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I like; ice cream, it’s my favorite dessert.