Ohio Civil Service Exam Grammar and Written Expression 3

Question 1

Which sentence correctly uses an apostrophe?

Accepted Answer

The departments' policies were updated.

Answer

For a plural noun already ending in 's,' add only an apostrophe after the 's' to show possession.

Question 2

Identify the correct sentence.

Accepted Answer

Between you and me, the deadline is tomorrow.

Answer

The preposition 'between' requires object pronouns; 'me' is the correct object form, not 'I' or 'myself.'

Question 3

Which option corrects the run-on sentence: 'The officer filed the report it was submitted on time.'?

Accepted Answer

The officer filed the report; it was submitted on time.

Answer

A semicolon properly separates two independent clauses that are closely related in meaning.

Question 4

Which word correctly completes the sentence: 'The committee will ______ the proposal next week.'?

Accepted Answer

review

Answer

'Review' means to examine or assess something; the other options are misspellings or unrelated words.

Question 5

Select the passive voice sentence.

Accepted Answer

The budget was approved by the manager.

Answer

Passive voice is formed with 'to be' + past participle; the subject receives rather than performs the action.

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