Grammar & Sentence Structure Flashcards

Which sentence correctly uses the future continuous?

Answer: This time tomorrow, I will be flying to London.

The future continuous 'will be + -ing' describes an action in progress at a future moment.

Choose the sentence with correct parallel structure.

Answer: The course teaches reading, writing, and speaking.

Items in a list should share the same grammatical form, here all gerunds.

Select the sentence with correct use of 'wish'.

Answer: I wish I had more time to prepare.

'Wish' about an unreal present situation uses the past tense.

Which sentence correctly uses a conjunction to show contrast?

Answer: He is wealthy, yet he lives very simply.

'Yet' is a coordinating conjunction expressing contrast between two clauses.

Identify the sentence with the correct possessive form.

Answer: The students' projects were displayed in the hall.

For a plural noun ending in -s, the possessive apostrophe goes after the -s.

Choose the sentence that correctly uses 'so...that'.

Answer: The test was so hard that few students passed.

'So + adjective + that' links a quality to its result clause.

Which sentence correctly uses an inverted conditional?

Answer: Had I known the truth, I would have acted differently.

Inverting 'Had I known' replaces 'If I had known' in the third conditional.