NoRedInk Skill Mastery 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
- She don't like to swim.
- She doesn't likes to swim.
- She doesn't like to swim. (Correct answer)
- She don't likes to swim.
Correct answer: She doesn't like to swim.
This sentence correctly uses the third-person singular present tense. For the pronoun "She," the auxiliary verb "does" is used, and its negative form is "doesn't." The main verb "like" then remains in its base form, not "likes," after the auxiliary verb.
Question 2: Choose the sentence with correct punctuation.
- I love reading books, especially mysteries, and thrillers. (Correct answer)
- I love reading books especially mysteries and thrillers.
- I love reading books especially mysteries, and thrillers.
- I love reading books especially mysteries and thrillers.
Correct answer: I love reading books, especially mysteries, and thrillers.
This sentence correctly uses commas to set off the introductory phrase "especially mysteries" and to separate items in a list. The comma after "books" introduces the modifying phrase, and the comma before "and thrillers" correctly separates the last two items in the series, following standard serial comma rules.
Question 3: Which of the following is a compound sentence?
- I went to the store and I bought some milk. (Correct answer)
- After the rain stopped, we went for a walk.
- She plays the guitar because she loves music.
- They went to the movies, although it was raining.
Correct answer: I went to the store and I bought some milk.
A compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction. In this sentence, "I went to the store" is an independent clause, and "I bought some milk" is another independent clause, connected by the coordinating conjunction "and." Each clause could stand alone as a complete sentence.
Question 4: Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.
- The team are playing well this season.
- The team is playing well this season. (Correct answer)
- The teams is playing well this season.
- The teams are playing well this season.
Correct answer: The team is playing well this season.
In this sentence, "team" is a collective noun that refers to the group acting as a single unit. When a collective noun functions as a single entity, it takes a singular verb. Therefore, "is playing" correctly agrees with the singular subject "team."
Question 5: Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct use of parallel structure?
- She likes to swim, run, and biking.
- She likes to swim, to run, and biking.
- She likes swimming, running, and biking. (Correct answer)
- She likes to swim, running, and to bike.
Correct answer: She likes swimming, running, and biking.
Parallel structure requires that all items in a list or series have the same grammatical form. In this sentence, "swimming," "running," and "biking" are all gerunds (verb + -ing acting as a noun), maintaining consistency and grammatical balance. The other options mix different grammatical forms, breaking the parallel structure.
NoRedInk Skill Mastery 1
Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?