NBT NBT Sentence Construction and Grammar 5

Question 1

Which sentence correctly uses 'who' vs. 'whom'?

Accepted Answer

Who did you speak with about the project?

Answer

'Who' is used as a subject; 'whom' is used as an object — here 'who' is the object of the preposition 'with,' but informal usage accepts it.

Question 2

Identify the run-on sentence:

Accepted Answer

I wanted to leave I stayed anyway.

Answer

Two independent clauses joined with no punctuation or conjunction create a run-on sentence.

Question 3

Which option best combines these two sentences? 'The storm was severe. It caused widespread flooding.'

Accepted Answer

The storm was severe; consequently, it caused widespread flooding.

Answer

A conjunctive adverb ('consequently') with a semicolon correctly links two related independent clauses.

Question 4

Choose the sentence that correctly uses a colon:

Accepted Answer

He had one goal: to finish the race.

Answer

A colon follows a complete independent clause and introduces an explanation or list.

Question 5

Which sentence uses the correct verb tense sequence?

Accepted Answer

By the time she arrived, he had already left.

Answer

The past perfect ('had left') expresses an action completed before another past action ('arrived').

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