Sentence Structure and Punctuation Flashcards

Which sentence demonstrates correct parallel structure?

Answer: She likes hiking, swimming, and running.

Parallel structure requires using the same grammatical form for items in a series.

Which sentence is a run-on sentence?

Answer: He ran to the store he bought milk.

A run-on sentence joins two independent clauses without any punctuation or conjunction.

Where should the apostrophe go in the plural possessive: 'the students essays'?

Answer: the students' essays

For plural nouns ending in -s, the apostrophe is placed after the s to show possession.

Which sentence correctly uses a dash for emphasis?

Answer: She had one goal—to win.

An em dash correctly sets off an emphatic or explanatory element at the end of a sentence.

Which is an example of a sentence fragment?

Answer: Because the storm was coming.

'Because the storm was coming' is a dependent clause and cannot stand alone as a sentence.

In which sentence are the quotation marks used correctly?

Answer: She said, "I will be there soon."

In American English, periods go inside the closing quotation marks, and a comma precedes the opening quote.

Which sentence has a misplaced modifier?

Answer: He nearly drove 200 miles to work.

'Nearly' modifies 'drove' when it should modify '200 miles,' implying he almost drove but didn't.