SAEE Language Usage Flashcards
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Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
Answer: The rain stopped; we decided to go for a walk.
A semicolon correctly joins two independent clauses that are closely related in meaning without a coordinating conjunction.
Choose the sentence that demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement.
Answer: Neither the teacher nor the students were aware of the change.
With 'neither...nor,' the verb agrees with the nearer subject ('students'), so 'were' is correct.
Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?
Answer: After finishing the exam, the hallway was crowded with students.
'After finishing the exam' dangles because the hallway cannot finish an exam; the sentence needs a human subject after the comma.
What is the correct way to punctuate the following sentence? 'The store sells apples oranges and bananas'
Answer: The store sells apples, oranges, and bananas.
Items in a series of three or more should be separated by commas, including the Oxford comma before 'and.'
Which of the following sentences uses the correct form of the possessive?
Answer: The children's toys were scattered across the yard.
For irregular plurals like 'children' that do not end in 's,' the possessive is formed by adding 's.
Identify the sentence that contains a misplaced modifier.
Answer: She almost drove her kids to school every day.
'Almost drove' implies she nearly drove but didn't; the intended meaning is 'almost every day,' so the modifier is misplaced.