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  1. Choose the sentence with correct apostrophe use.

    Answer: The officer's badge was missing.

    A singular possessive uses apostrophe-s: "officer's."

  2. Which sentence uses the correct verb tense for a completed past action?

    Answer: The witness gave a statement.

    "Gave" is the correct simple past tense of "give."

  3. In the sentence "The vehicle, which was speeding, ran the light," what is the nonessential clause?

    Answer: which was speeding

    "Which was speeding" is set off by commas as a nonessential clause.

  4. Which word best completes the sentence: "The officer remained ___ during the tense standoff"?

    Answer: calm

    After a linking verb like "remained," use the adjective "calm."

  5. Read: "Despite the rain, the search continued." What does "despite" signal?

    Answer: Contrast

    "Despite" signals contrast between the rain and the continued search.

  6. Which sentence has correct capitalization?

    Answer: Officer Reyes filed the report on Tuesday.

    Proper nouns (name, day) and the sentence start are capitalized; "report" is not.

  7. What can you infer from: "The keys were still in the ignition, and the engine was warm"?

    Answer: The car was used recently.

    A warm engine and keys in the ignition imply recent use.