Grammar and Spelling Flashcards

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Choose the correct word: The report had a major ___ on the case.
Answer: effect
'Effect' is the noun meaning result or impact.
Which sentence is correct?
Answer: They're going to the station.
'They're' is the contraction for 'they are'.
Choose the correctly spelled word.
Answer: separate
'Separate' has an 'a' in the middle, not an 'e'.
Which sentence avoids a double negative?
Answer: I didn't see anything.
Standard English uses one negative: 'didn't' with 'anything'.
Identify the correct pronoun: Between you and ___, the case is solved.
Answer: me
After the preposition 'between', use the object pronoun 'me'.
Which word is spelled correctly?
Answer: definitely
'Definitely' contains the word 'finite'.
Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?
Answer: The officer's badge was missing.
A single officer's possession takes 's.