Grammar Usage & Sentence Structure Flashcards

Which sentence uses the correct verb tense for a completed past action before another past action?

Answer: By the time she arrived, the movie had started.

The past perfect 'had started' shows an action completed before another past event.

Identify the sentence with parallel structure.

Answer: She likes hiking, swimming, and biking.

All items in the list use the same -ing form, creating parallelism.

Which sentence correctly uses 'who' versus 'whom'?

Answer: To whom did you give it?

'Whom' is the object of the preposition 'to,' making this correct.

Choose the sentence with correct comma usage.

Answer: After the game, we went home.

A comma follows an introductory phrase like 'after the game.'

Which sentence avoids a misplaced modifier?

Answer: I ate almost the whole pizza.

'Almost' belongs next to 'the whole pizza' to describe how much was eaten.

Identify the correct use of 'fewer' or 'less.'

Answer: There are fewer cars on the road today.

'Fewer' is used with countable nouns like 'cars.'

Which sentence is a complete sentence, not a fragment?

Answer: The store was closed yesterday.

Only this option has a subject and a verb expressing a complete thought.