HSPT Language Skills 4

Question 1

Which sentence has a pronoun-antecedent agreement error?

Accepted Answer

Every player must bring their gear.

Answer

"Every player" is singular, so the plural pronoun "their" disagrees with it in formal usage.

Question 2

Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks?

Accepted Answer

She said, "Let's go now."

Answer

A comma precedes the quote and the period sits inside the closing quotation marks.

Question 3

Which word correctly completes: "The new rule will ____ how we study."?

Accepted Answer

affect

Answer

"Affect" is the verb meaning to influence, which fits this sentence.

Question 4

Which sentence is a complete sentence, not a fragment?

Accepted Answer

The dog barked at the mail carrier.

Answer

It has a subject "dog" and a verb "barked" and expresses a complete thought.

Question 5

Which sentence uses commas correctly in a series?

Accepted Answer

We bought apples, oranges, and pears.

Answer

Commas correctly separate each item in the list, including before "and."

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