Grammar Flashcards
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Which sentence is in the passive voice?
Answer: The meal was prepared by the chef.
Passive voice places the action's receiver as the subject, using a form of 'be' + past participle.
Choose the correct reflexive pronoun: 'He taught _____ to play guitar.'
Answer: himself
Reflexive pronouns (himself, herself, etc.) are used when the subject and object refer to the same person.
What is the function of an appositive in a sentence?
Answer: To rename or describe a nearby noun
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase placed next to another noun to identify or describe it.
Which sentence uses 'who' correctly?
Answer: The man who met me was kind.
'Who' is used as the subject of the relative clause ('who met me'), while 'whom' is used as an object.
Identify the sentence with correct parallel structure.
Answer: She likes swimming, hiking, and running.
Parallel structure requires using the same grammatical form for each item in a list.
Which sentence correctly uses a conditional (if-clause) for an unreal present situation?
Answer: If I had more time, I would travel.
The second conditional uses past tense in the if-clause and 'would + base verb' in the result clause for unreal present situations.
What does the prefix 'mis-' mean in the word 'misunderstand'?
Answer: wrongly
The prefix 'mis-' means wrongly or badly, so 'misunderstand' means to understand wrongly.