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Grammar and Punctuation Flashcards

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  1. Which sentence correctly uses 'their', 'there', and 'they're'?

    Answer: They're going to their car over there.

    'They're' = they are, 'their' = possessive, 'there' = place.

  2. Choose the sentence with correct capitalization.

    Answer: Officer Smith joined the police department.

    Proper names are capitalized; common nouns are not unless part of a title.

  3. Which sentence uses the correct verb tense?

    Answer: Yesterday he wrote the report.

    'Wrote' is the simple past tense matching 'yesterday'.

  4. Select the correctly punctuated question.

    Answer: Where were you at midnight?

    A direct question ends with a question mark.

  5. Which sentence avoids a double negative?

    Answer: He didn't see anything.

    'Didn't see anything' uses a single negative correctly.

  6. Choose the correct word: 'Please bring ___ to the station.'

    Answer: its badge

    'Its' is the possessive form, with no apostrophe.

  7. Which sentence is a complete sentence, not a fragment?

    Answer: The officer secured the scene.

    It has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.