ISAT Written English and Grammar 3

Question 1

Which sentence correctly uses an apostrophe?

Accepted Answer

The students' essays were graded and returned promptly.

Answer

"Students'" correctly shows plural possession by placing the apostrophe after the "s" of the plural noun.

Question 2

Choose the sentence with correct comma usage in a compound sentence:

Accepted Answer

She studied diligently, and she passed the exam with a high score.

Answer

A comma before the coordinating conjunction "and" correctly separates two independent clauses in a compound sentence.

Question 3

Which sentence uses comparative or superlative forms correctly?

Accepted Answer

The results from the second trial were more accurate than those from the first.

Answer

"More accurate than" correctly uses the comparative form to compare results between two trials.

Question 4

Identify the sentence that correctly uses a coordinating conjunction:

Accepted Answer

He wanted to attend the conference, yet he couldn't afford the registration fee.

Answer

"Yet" correctly joins two contrasting independent clauses with a comma before the conjunction.

Question 5

Which sentence demonstrates correct word order after a negative adverb?

Accepted Answer

Only then did the researcher understand the significance of the data.

Answer

After the negative adverb "only then," the auxiliary verb and subject are correctly inverted to "did the researcher understand."

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