PELLET B Writing Skills & Grammar Usage 3

Question 1

Which correctly uses 'its' vs. 'it's'?

Accepted Answer

The department updated its use-of-force policy; it's now the most comprehensive in the state.

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The department updated it's use-of-force policy; its now the most comprehensive in the state.

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The department updated its use-of-force policy; its now the most comprehensive in the state.

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The department updated it's use-of-force policy; it's now the most comprehensive in the state.

Question 2

Choose correct verb tense consistency.

Accepted Answer

The officer approached the vehicle, identified herself, and requested the driver's license.

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The officer approached the vehicle, identifies herself, and requested the driver's license.

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The officer approaches the vehicle, identified herself, and requests the driver's license.

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The officer approached the vehicle, identified herself, and will request the driver's license.

Question 3

Which uses 'there,' 'their,' and 'they're' correctly?

Accepted Answer

They're confident that their evidence is over there on the table.

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There confident that they're evidence is over their on the table.

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Their confident that there evidence is over they're on the table.

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They're confident that there evidence is over their on the table.

Question 4

Select the sentence with correct colon usage.

Accepted Answer

The officer seized the following items: one handgun, two cell phones, and a laptop computer.

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The officer seized: one handgun, two cell phones, and a laptop computer.

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The officer seized the following items, one handgun: two cell phones, and a laptop computer.

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The officer: seized the following items one handgun two cell phones and a laptop computer.

Question 5

Which correctly handles 'could have'?

Accepted Answer

The suspect could have escaped if the perimeter had not been established quickly.

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The suspect could of escaped if the perimeter had not been established quickly.

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The suspect could've of escaped if the perimeter had not been established quickly.

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The suspect could escaped if the perimeter had not been established quickly.

Question 6

Identify correct capitalization for a police report.

Accepted Answer

Detective Johnson of the Homicide Division responded to the scene at Pacific Coast Highway and Elm Street.

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detective johnson of the homicide division responded to the scene at pacific coast highway and elm street.

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Detective Johnson of the Homicide division responded to the scene at Pacific Coast highway and Elm street.

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DETECTIVE JOHNSON OF THE HOMICIDE DIVISION RESPONDED TO THE SCENE AT PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY AND ELM STREET.