PELLET B Writing Skills & Grammar Usage 2

Question 1

Select the sentence that uses commas correctly.

Accepted Answer

The officer searched the vehicle, found the contraband, and placed the suspect under arrest.

Answer

Option A correctly uses the Oxford comma in a three-item series.

Question 2

Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?

Accepted Answer

The suspect was apprehended at 2200 hours; the stolen property was recovered at the scene.

Answer

Option A correctly joins two related independent clauses.

Question 3

Choose the sentence with correct possessive form.

Accepted Answer

The department's policy on overtime has been updated.

Answer

One department's policy = singular possessive: department's.

Question 4

Which correctly uses 'who' vs. 'whom'?

Accepted Answer

The suspect whom the officer arrested was identified by two witnesses.

Answer

'Whom' is correct as the object of 'arrested.'

Question 5

Identify correct use of 'affect' vs. 'effect.'

Accepted Answer

The new training program will positively affect officer response times.

Answer

'Affect' is the verb meaning 'to influence.'

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