Grammar and Usage Flashcards
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Which sentence avoids a comma splice?
Answer: I love grammar; it is fascinating.
A semicolon correctly joins two independent clauses without creating a comma splice.
What is the past perfect tense of 'write'?
Answer: Had written
The past perfect tense uses 'had' + past participle; 'had written' shows an action completed before another past action.
Which option is an example of parallel structure?
Answer: She likes hiking, biking, and swimming.
Parallel structure requires that all items in a list use the same grammatical form; all three gerunds (-ing) are parallel.
The word 'whom' is used as:
Answer: An object pronoun
'Whom' is an object pronoun used when the pronoun is the object of a verb or preposition (e.g., 'To whom did you speak?').
Which sentence uses the subjunctive mood correctly?
Answer: If I were you, I would study.
The subjunctive mood uses 'were' (not 'was') for hypothetical or contrary-to-fact conditions.
A sentence fragment is:
Answer: An incomplete sentence lacking a subject, verb, or complete thought
A fragment is not a complete sentence because it is missing a subject, a verb, or expresses an incomplete thought.