Language Proficiency Grammar and Usage 2

Question 1

Which sentence correctly uses an apostrophe?

Accepted Answer

The dog's leash is red.

Answer

The dog's are barking.

Answer

The dogs' is barking.

Answer

The dogs leash' is red.

Question 2

What part of speech modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb?

Accepted Answer

Adverb

Answer

Noun

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Preposition

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Conjunction

Question 3

Which is an example of a dependent clause?

Accepted Answer

Because it was raining

Answer

She reads every day.

Answer

The dog barked.

Answer

They won the game.

Question 4

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:

Accepted Answer

It's a beautiful day, isn't it?

Answer

Its a beautiful day isn't it?

Answer

It's a beautiful day isn't it.

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Its' a beautiful day, isn't it?

Question 5

What is a dangling modifier?

Accepted Answer

A modifier placed far from the word it modifies, creating confusion

Answer

A modifier that correctly follows the noun

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An adjective before a verb

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A phrase that repeats information

Question 6

In the sentence 'Neither the students nor the teacher was prepared,' the verb 'was' agrees with:

Accepted Answer

Teacher (singular, closer noun)

Answer

Students (plural)

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Neither (compound subject)

Answer

The whole sentence as plural