PARCC - Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers Advanced Grammar Practice Questions 1

Question 1

Which sentence correctly uses the conditional perfect tense?

Accepted Answer

If she had studied harder, she would have passed the exam.

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If she would have studied harder, she would pass the exam.

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If she studied harder, she would had passed the exam.

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If she has studied harder, she will have passed the exam.

Question 2

Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?

Accepted Answer

She almost drove her children to school every day.

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The chef, exhausted from the long shift, burned the roast.

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Nearly all of the students passed the final exam.

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The dog, barking loudly, woke the entire neighborhood.

Question 3

Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?

Accepted Answer

He finished his report; then he submitted it to his manager.

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She loves hiking; and swimming in the lake.

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The project was delayed; because the materials arrived late.

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They ordered pizza; but forgot to pick it up.

Question 4

Which sentence contains faulty parallelism?

Accepted Answer

He likes to swim, running, and to cycle on weekends.

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The candidate promised to lower taxes, create jobs, and improve infrastructure.

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She enjoys reading novels, writing poetry, and painting landscapes.

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The coach told the players to arrive early, to warm up thoroughly, and to stay focused.

Question 5

Which sentence correctly punctuates a non-restrictive clause?

Accepted Answer

Mount Everest, which is the world's tallest peak, attracts thousands of climbers.

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My brother who lives in Boston is a doctor.

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The book that won the award was published last year.

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The student who scored highest received a scholarship.

Question 6

Which sentence uses pronoun case correctly?

Accepted Answer

The manager praised both him and her for their work.

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Between you and I, the decision was unfair.

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The award was given to she and her partner.

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Us students must prepare thoroughly for the examination.