Language Proficiency Grammar and Usage 1

Question 1

Which sentence uses the correct subject-verb agreement?

Accepted Answer

The team is playing well.

Answer

The team are playing well.

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The teams is playing well.

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The team were playing good.

Question 2

Identify the correct use of a comma in the following options:

Accepted Answer

She loves hiking, biking, and swimming.

Answer

I went to the store and, bought milk.

Answer

After the game we ate pizza.

Answer

He said that, he was tired.

Question 3

Which sentence is written in the active voice?

Accepted Answer

The children ate the cake.

Answer

The cake was eaten by the children.

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The book was written by Mark Twain.

Answer

Mistakes were made by the committee.

Question 4

What is a 'pronoun antecedent' agreement error?

Accepted Answer

A pronoun that does not match its noun in number or gender

Answer

Using the wrong tense in a sentence

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Placing an adverb incorrectly

Answer

Using a comma splice

Question 5

Which word is an example of a coordinating conjunction?

Accepted Answer

But

Answer

Although

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Because

Answer

However

Question 6

A run-on sentence occurs when:

Accepted Answer

Two independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation or conjunction

Answer

A sentence is too short

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A sentence uses too many adjectives

Answer

A question mark is missing