PERT Grammar Usage & Sentence Structure 2

Question 1

Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?

Accepted Answer

The rain stopped; we went outside.

Answer

A semicolon joins two independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction.

Question 2

Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.

Accepted Answer

Each of the players has a uniform.

Answer

'Each' is singular and takes the singular verb 'has.'

Question 3

Which word best completes the sentence: 'She is taller than ___.'

Accepted Answer

I

Answer

The comparison implies 'than I am,' requiring the subject pronoun 'I.'

Question 4

Which sentence is free of a dangling modifier?

Accepted Answer

Walking to school, I got soaked by the rain.

Answer

The modifier 'walking to school' must describe a person, and 'I' was walking.

Question 5

Choose the correct pronoun: 'The teacher gave the books to Maria and ___.'

Accepted Answer

me

Answer

The pronoun is the object of the preposition 'to,' so 'me' is correct.

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