Grammar and Usage Flashcards
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On the TAP Grammar section, which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
Answer: She studied hard; she passed the test.
A semicolon correctly joins two closely related independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction.
Which sentence correctly uses 'its' versus 'it's' as tested on the TAP?
Answer: The cat licked its paw.
'Its' (no apostrophe) is possessive; 'it's' (with apostrophe) is a contraction for 'it is.'
On the TAP, which sentence avoids a run-on error?
Answer: He was tired; therefore, he went to bed.
Using a semicolon with a conjunctive adverb ('therefore') correctly joins two independent clauses.
On the TAP, which of the following is a sentence fragment?
Answer: Because she was hungry.
'Because she was hungry' is a subordinate clause — it cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
Which sentence uses parallel structure correctly, as required on the TAP?
Answer: She likes hiking, swimming, and running.
Parallel structure requires all items in a series to use the same grammatical form — here, all gerunds (-ing).
On the TAP Grammar section, which word is an adverb in this sentence: 'She spoke softly to the child'?
Answer: softly
'Softly' modifies the verb 'spoke,' describing how she spoke — this makes it an adverb.
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