Grammar Usage & Sentence Structure Flashcards
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Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
Answer: The rain stopped; we went outside.
A semicolon joins two independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction.
Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.
Answer: Each of the players has a uniform.
'Each' is singular and takes the singular verb 'has.'
Which word best completes the sentence: 'She is taller than ___.'
Answer: I
The comparison implies 'than I am,' requiring the subject pronoun 'I.'
Which sentence is free of a dangling modifier?
Answer: Walking to school, I got soaked by the rain.
The modifier 'walking to school' must describe a person, and 'I' was walking.
Choose the correct pronoun: 'The teacher gave the books to Maria and ___.'
Answer: me
The pronoun is the object of the preposition 'to,' so 'me' is correct.
Which sentence correctly uses an apostrophe?
Answer: The dogs' leashes were tangled.
'Dogs'' shows plural possession for more than one dog.
Which option corrects this run-on: 'I love reading I read every night.'
Answer: I love reading; I read every night.
A semicolon properly separates the two independent clauses.