Regents English Grammar and Language Usage 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence uses the correct form of 'their,' 'there,' or 'they're'?
- There going to the library after school.
- They're books are on the table.
- Their report is due tomorrow. (Correct answer)
- There report is very good.
Correct answer: Their report is due tomorrow.
'Their' is the possessive pronoun indicating ownership, so 'Their report is due tomorrow' is grammatically correct.
Question 2: Which of the following is a sentence fragment?
- She finished her homework before dinner.
- Because the storm was severe. (Correct answer)
- He enjoyed the movie very much.
- They arrived early to the event.
Correct answer: Because the storm was severe.
A sentence fragment lacks a complete subject or predicate; 'Because the storm was severe' is a dependent clause that cannot stand alone.
Question 3: Which sentence uses the active voice correctly?
- The book was read by the student.
- The essay was written by her.
- The student read the book. (Correct answer)
- A report was submitted by the team.
Correct answer: The student read the book.
In active voice, the subject performs the action; 'The student read the book' clearly shows the subject (student) performing the action (reading).
Question 4: Which of the following is the correct use of an apostrophe to show possession?
- The students' essays were graded. (Correct answer)
- The students's essays were graded.
- The student's' essays were graded.
- The studentss essays were graded.
Correct answer: The students' essays were graded.
For plural nouns that end in 's,' the apostrophe is placed after the 's' to show possession: 'students'' is correct.
Question 5: Which sentence correctly uses an 'appositive phrase'?
- My teacher she is very kind.
- My teacher, Ms. Johnson, is very kind. (Correct answer)
- My teacher Ms. Johnson is very kind.
- My teacher is Ms. Johnson very kind.
Correct answer: My teacher, Ms. Johnson, is very kind.
An appositive phrase renames or identifies a noun and is set off by commas; 'Ms. Johnson' correctly appears in commas as an appositive.
Question 6: Which of the following sentences is written in the correct parallel structure?
- She likes reading, to write, and to swim.
- She likes reading, writing, and swimming. (Correct answer)
- She likes to read, writing, and swim.
- She likes to read, to write, and swimming.
Correct answer: She likes reading, writing, and swimming.
Parallel structure requires that items in a list share the same grammatical form; 'reading, writing, and swimming' all use gerunds consistently.
Regents English Grammar and Language Usage 2
Which sentence uses the correct form of 'their,' 'there,' or 'they're'?