LLN Grammar and Punctuation 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence is written in the passive voice?
- The chef prepared a delicious meal.
- A delicious meal was prepared by the chef. (Correct answer)
- The chef is preparing a delicious meal.
- The chef will prepare a delicious meal.
Correct answer: A delicious meal was prepared by the chef.
Passive voice places the object of the action as the subject, using a form of 'to be' plus a past participle.
Question 2: Identify the correct use of 'their', 'there', or 'they're' in: '_____ going to submit _____ reports over _____.'
- Their, they're, there
- They're, their, there (Correct answer)
- There, their, they're
- They're, there, their
Correct answer: They're, their, there
'They're' (they are) + 'their' (possessive) + 'there' (location) fits the sentence correctly.
Question 3: Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?
- I went to the store; and bought milk.
- She loves cooking; her sister prefers baking. (Correct answer)
- He is tall; but she is short.
- We went hiking; because it was sunny.
Correct answer: She loves cooking; her sister prefers baking.
A semicolon joins two related independent clauses without a conjunction; both clauses here are complete sentences.
Question 4: Which word correctly completes the sentence: 'The manager asked that each employee _____ a report by Friday.'?
- submits
- submitted
- submit (Correct answer)
- will submit
Correct answer: submit
In a subjunctive mood clause following 'asked that', the base form 'submit' is required regardless of the subject.
Question 5: Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?
- Walking to school, Maria noticed the new mural.
- Walking to school, the new mural caught her eye. (Correct answer)
- While walking to school, she saw the new mural.
- Maria, walking to school, admired the new mural.
Correct answer: Walking to school, the new mural caught her eye.
The modifier 'walking to school' has no logical subject — a mural cannot walk to school.
Question 6: Which option correctly identifies the tense of: 'By noon tomorrow, she will have finished the project.'?
- Simple future
- Future perfect (Correct answer)
- Present perfect
- Future continuous
Correct answer: Future perfect
Future perfect tense ('will have + past participle') describes an action that will be completed before a specific future time.
Question 7: Choose the sentence that uses parallel structure correctly.
- She likes hiking, to swim, and running.
- She likes hiking, swimming, and running. (Correct answer)
- She likes to hike, swimming, and to run.
- She likes hike, swim, and running.
Correct answer: She likes hiking, swimming, and running.
Parallel structure requires all items in a list to use the same grammatical form; 'hiking, swimming, and running' are all gerunds.
LLN Grammar and Punctuation 2
Which sentence is written in the passive voice?