Writing Sentence Correction Flashcards

Which sentence corrects the pronoun-antecedent agreement? "The faculty submitted their reports, but it was late."

Answer: The faculty submitted their reports, but they were late.

Treating "faculty" as plural members, the pronoun "they" and verb "were" agree.

Choose the correct word: "The new schedule will ___ all grade levels."

Answer: affect

As a verb meaning "to influence," "affect" is correct.

Which sentence corrects the sentence fragment?

Answer: Because the students worked hard, they passed.

Adding an independent clause completes the thought and fixes the fragment.

Select the correctly punctuated list.

Answer: She bought pencils, erasers, and paper.

Items in a series are separated by commas, including before the final "and."

Which choice corrects the verb form? "If I ___ more time, I would revise the test."

Answer: had

The subjunctive "had" is used in a hypothetical conditional with "would."

Choose the sentence with correct modifier placement: "The teacher returned the essays graded to the students."

Answer: The teacher returned the graded essays to the students.

The adjective "graded" should directly precede the noun "essays" it modifies.

Which sentence uses "who" or "whom" correctly?

Answer: Who is responsible for the supplies?

"Who" is the subject of the verb "is," so it is correct.