Written English and Grammar Flashcards

Choose the sentence that correctly uses articles (a, an, the):

Answer: The Eiffel Tower is a famous landmark in Paris.

"The Eiffel Tower" correctly uses the definite article for a unique landmark, and "a famous landmark" correctly uses the indefinite article.

Which sentence uses the passive voice appropriately?

Answer: The new policy was announced by the director at last week's meeting.

The passive voice appropriately emphasizes what was announced rather than who announced it, and the agent is included for clarity.

Select the sentence with correct preposition use:

Answer: The report was written by the team, who presented it at the conference.

"Written by the team" correctly uses "by" to indicate the agent of the passive construction, and "at the conference" is also correct.

Which sentence correctly uses a conditional structure?

Answer: Had she studied harder, she would have passed the exam.

"Had she studied harder, she would have passed" is a correct inverted third conditional expressing an unreal past condition.

Identify the sentence with a correctly formed relative clause:

Answer: The students whose essays received high marks were invited to present.

"Whose essays received high marks" correctly uses the possessive relative pronoun "whose" to modify "students."

Which sentence avoids a run-on error?

Answer: The experiment failed; however, the scientists did not give up.

A semicolon before "however" and a comma after it correctly joins two independent clauses linked by a conjunctive adverb.

Which sentence uses the subjunctive mood correctly?

Answer: The committee requires that each application be submitted by Friday.

The subjunctive "be submitted" (base form) is correctly used after "requires that" to express a formal requirement.