SAEE Language Usage Flashcards
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Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
Answer: She nearly drove her children to school every day.
'Nearly' is misplaced — it modifies 'drove' instead of 'every day,' implying she almost drove but didn't.
Which is the correct plural form of 'criterion'?
Answer: criteria
'Criteria' is the standard plural form of the Latin-derived word 'criterion.'
Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.
Answer: Neither the teachers nor the principal was informed.
With 'neither...nor,' the verb agrees with the noun closest to it — 'the principal' is singular, so 'was' is correct.
Which sentence correctly uses an apostrophe to show possession?
Answer: The children's toys were scattered.
'Children' is an irregular plural not ending in 's,' so the possessive is formed by adding 's.
Which transition word best shows contrast between two ideas?
Answer: However
'However' signals a contrast or contradiction between the idea that came before and the one that follows.
Identify the sentence with a parallel structure error.
Answer: She likes swimming, hiking, and to run.
Mixing gerunds ('swimming,' 'hiking') with an infinitive ('to run') breaks parallel structure.
Which sentence correctly uses 'who' vs. 'whom'?
Answer: Who did you call yesterday?
In 'Who did you call?', 'who' is used as the object — though informal use is widely accepted here; however, this is the most commonly accepted standard form among the choices.