Advanced Grammar Practice Questions Flashcards
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Which sentence correctly uses an appositive phrase?
Answer: My brother, a doctor, works at the hospital.
An appositive phrase renames or describes the noun immediately before it and is set off with commas. 'A doctor' is a correctly punctuated appositive that renames 'my brother.'
Identify the error in this sentence: 'Neither the students nor the teacher were ready for the test.'
Answer: Subject-verb agreement error
With 'neither...nor,' the verb agrees with the subject closest to it. Since 'the teacher' (singular) is closest to the verb, the correct form is 'was,' not 'were.'
Which sentence demonstrates correct use of an em dash?
Answer: She had everything she needed—her backpack, her books, and her pencil.
An em dash (—) is longer than a hyphen (-) or en dash (–) and is used without spaces to introduce an elaborating list or to create a dramatic pause. The correct option uses the em dash properly.
Which of the following is an example of faulty predication?
Answer: The reason for the delay was because the train broke down.
Faulty predication occurs when the subject and predicate don't logically connect. 'The reason...was because' is redundant and illogical; it should be 'The reason...was that.'
In which sentence is the pronoun reference ambiguous?
Answer: After Maria called Sarah, she felt better.
In 'After Maria called Sarah, she felt better,' it is unclear whether 'she' refers to Maria or Sarah. This is an ambiguous pronoun reference.
Which sentence correctly uses a restrictive clause?
Answer: The student who studies hardest often earns the best grade.
A restrictive clause limits which noun is meant and should NOT be set off with commas. 'Who studies hardest' restricts which student is being described and correctly has no commas.