Advanced Grammar Flashcards
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Which sentence correctly uses an em dash?
Answer: She had one goal—to win.
An em dash sets off an emphatic phrase that explains the preceding clause.
Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.
Answer: The list of items is long.
The singular subject 'list' takes the singular verb 'is', not the plural 'items'.
Which sentence uses 'lie' versus 'lay' correctly?
Answer: I will lie down for a nap.
'Lie' means to recline and takes no direct object.
Choose the sentence with a correctly used participial phrase.
Answer: Exhausted from the run, she collapsed on the couch.
The participial phrase correctly modifies 'she', the person who ran.
Which sentence correctly uses the relative pronoun 'that' for a restrictive clause?
Answer: The car that I bought is red.
Restrictive clauses use 'that' without commas to define the noun.
Identify the correctly punctuated quotation.
Answer: She said, "Hello."
In American English, periods go inside the closing quotation marks.
Which sentence avoids a misplaced modifier?
Answer: She drove her kids to school almost every day.
'Almost' should modify 'every day' to convey the intended frequency.