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Grammar and Punctuation Flashcards

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  1. Which sentence correctly uses a hyphen?

    Answer: A well-known suspect fled.

    Compound adjectives before a noun are hyphenated.

  2. Choose the correct word: 'The officer ___ the report before lunch.'

    Answer: has finished

    'Has finished' agrees with the singular subject 'officer'.

  3. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

    Answer: After the chase, he rested.

    A comma follows an introductory phrase.

  4. Choose the correctly spelled word.

    Answer: receive

    'Receive' follows the 'i before e except after c' rule.

  5. Which sentence uses 'who' and 'whom' correctly?

    Answer: To whom did you give the report?

    'Whom' is the object of the preposition 'to'.

  6. Choose the correct word: 'You're required to wear ___ vest.'

    Answer: your

    'Your' is the possessive form modifying 'vest'.

  7. Which sentence is parallel in structure?

    Answer: The job requires patrolling, writing, and investigating.

    All three items use the same '-ing' form for parallelism.