Frontline National Test Written Communication and Grammar 5

Question 1

Which sentence uses commas correctly with a nonrestrictive clause?

Accepted Answer

The report, which was filed last Tuesday, was approved.

Answer

Nonrestrictive clauses (extra information not essential to the sentence) must be set off with commas on both sides.

Question 2

What is the best way to handle abbreviations the first time they appear in a formal document?

Accepted Answer

Spell out the full term followed by the abbreviation in parentheses.

Answer

Standard practice is to write the full term first, then provide the abbreviation in parentheses for subsequent use.

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of parallel structure?

Accepted Answer

The report must be accurate, complete, and submitted on time.

Answer

Parallel structure requires the same grammatical form for items in a series — here, all three are adjectives.

Question 4

Which sentence correctly uses 'fewer' versus 'less'?

Accepted Answer

There are fewer options available this quarter.

Answer

'Fewer' is used with countable nouns (options), while 'less' is used with uncountable quantities.

Question 5

When writing a memo, what information should appear in the header?

Accepted Answer

To, From, Date, and Subject lines

Answer

A standard memo header includes To, From, Date, and Subject to orient the reader before the body.

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