Stanford Achievement Test Stanford Achievement Language Mechanics and Expression 5

Question 1

Which sentence is written in the future perfect tense?

Accepted Answer

She will have finished the project by noon.

Answer

The future perfect tense ('will have + past participle') expresses an action that will be completed before a specific future time.

Question 2

Which sentence uses parentheses correctly?

Accepted Answer

He bought milk (and eggs) at the store.

Answer

Parentheses enclose supplemental or nonessential information within a sentence.

Question 3

Select the sentence that correctly uses 'who' vs. 'whom.'

Accepted Answer

Who did you call?

Answer

'Who' is used as the subject; while 'Whom did you call?' is more formal, 'Who did you call?' is also widely accepted.

Question 4

What is the function of a subordinating conjunction?

Accepted Answer

It introduces a dependent clause and connects it to an independent clause.

Answer

Subordinating conjunctions (e.g., although, because, since) introduce dependent clauses that rely on independent clauses for meaning.

Question 5

Which sentence demonstrates correct parallel structure?

Accepted Answer

She likes swimming, hiking, and biking.

Answer

Parallel structure requires that items in a series use the same grammatical form; all gerunds (-ing) here are consistent.

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