English Language Skills and Grammar Flashcards

Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?

Answer: The list of items is on the table.

The subject is 'list,' which is singular, so it takes the singular verb 'is,' regardless of the prepositional phrase that follows.

Which sentence contains a dangling or misplaced modifier?

Answer: Running quickly, the race was won by Maria.

'Running quickly' should logically modify Maria, not 'the race,' making this a dangling modifier error.

Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?

Answer: The project was complete; however, it needed revision.

A semicolon correctly joins two independent clauses and is properly used before conjunctive adverbs like 'however.'

Which pronoun correctly completes the sentence: 'Between you and ___, the answer is obvious'?

Answer: me

'Between' is a preposition, so it must be followed by an object pronoun like 'me,' not a subject pronoun like 'I.'

Which sentence is written in the active voice?

Answer: The teacher graded all the exams.

In active voice, the subject ('the teacher') performs the action directly on the object ('the exams').

Which of the following words is spelled correctly?

Answer: accommodate

'Accommodate' is spelled with two c's and two m's, a common spelling rule tested on the GKT.

Which sentence uses the correct comparative or superlative adjective form?

Answer: Of the three proposals, this one is the most detailed.

'Most detailed' correctly uses the superlative form when comparing three or more items.