FREE ELA Language Questions and Answers
Which of the following sentences uses the word "affect" correctly?
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"Affect" is a verb meaning to influence something, while "effect" is a noun referring to the result of an action.
Which of the following sentences uses the word "ambiguous" correctly?
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"Ambiguous" means unclear or open to multiple interpretations. In this sentence, it correctly describes the unclear explanation.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
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The correct punctuation includes a comma before the conjunction "and" in a list (Oxford comma) for clarity.
Which of the following sentences is a compound sentence?
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A compound sentence joins two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction, like "but" in this example.
Which sentence contains correct pronoun agreement?
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"Anyone" is singular, but "they" is used as a singular, gender-neutral pronoun in modern English for this context.