NPOST Grammar and Punctuation 3

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

They're going to their car over there.

Answer

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

Question 2

Choose the sentence with correct capitalization.

Accepted Answer

Officer Smith joined the police department.

Answer

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

Question 3

Which sentence uses the correct verb tense?

Accepted Answer

Yesterday he wrote the report.

Answer

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

Question 4

Select the correctly punctuated question.

Accepted Answer

Where were you at midnight?

Answer

A direct question ends with a question mark.

Question 5

Which sentence avoids a double negative?

Accepted Answer

He didn't see anything.

Answer

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

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