SAEE SAEE Language Usage 3

Question 1

Which sentence uses a comma correctly?

Accepted Answer

She loves cooking, her family, and her dog.

Answer

A serial (Oxford) comma separates three or more items in a list to avoid ambiguity.

Question 2

Which word correctly completes the sentence: 'The committee made _____ decision unanimously.'

Accepted Answer

their

Answer

A committee is a collective noun; 'their' is used to refer to the group's collective action.

Question 3

Which sentence is in the active voice?

Accepted Answer

The dog chased the ball across the yard.

Answer

In active voice, the subject (the dog) performs the action (chased) on the object (the ball).

Question 4

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

Accepted Answer

It's a beautiful day, isn't it?

Answer

'It's' is the contraction of 'it is,' and 'isn't it?' is a tag question requiring a comma before it.

Question 5

Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?

Accepted Answer

Running quickly, the bus was missed.

Answer

A dangling modifier occurs when the phrase 'Running quickly' illogically modifies 'the bus' instead of a person.

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