Grammar Flashcards
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Which sentence correctly uses the present perfect continuous tense?
Answer: She has been studying for three hours.
Present perfect continuous (has/have been + -ing) shows an ongoing action that started in the past and continues now.
Choose the sentence that correctly uses an Oxford comma.
Answer: I bought apples, oranges, and bananas.
The Oxford comma is placed before the final conjunction in a list of three or more items.
Which option is an example of a compound-complex sentence?
Answer: Although she ran fast, she lost, but she smiled.
A compound-complex sentence has at least two independent clauses and one dependent clause.
Which sentence uses 'fewer' and 'less' correctly?
Answer: There are fewer apples and less water.
'Fewer' is used with countable nouns (apples) and 'less' with uncountable nouns (water).
What is the grammatical term for the underlined word in: 'Wow, that was amazing!'
Answer: Interjection
An interjection is a word or phrase that expresses sudden emotion and is typically followed by an exclamation point.
Choose the correct form: 'Neither the students nor the teacher _____ ready.'
Answer: is
When using 'neither/nor', the verb agrees with the subject closest to it ('teacher' is singular, so use 'is').
Which sentence demonstrates correct use of an em dash?
Answer: She had one goal — to win.
An em dash (—) is used to create a strong pause or to emphasize information, without spaces in American English style.