English: Grammar and Sentence Structure Flashcards
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Which sentence is a run-on?
Answer: I studied all night I still failed.
Two independent clauses are joined with no punctuation or conjunction.
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
Answer: Yes, I will attend the meeting.
A comma sets off the introductory word 'Yes.'
Which word is a preposition in: 'The book is on the table'?
Answer: On
'On' shows the relationship between the book and the table.
Identify the sentence with a dangling modifier.
Answer: Walking to school, the dog barked at me.
The modifier implies the dog was walking to school, which is illogical.
Which sentence uses the correct verb tense for a completed past action affecting now?
Answer: I have finished my report.
Present perfect 'have finished' links a past action to the present.
Choose the sentence with correct pronoun-antecedent agreement.
Answer: Every nurse must bring his or her badge.
Singular antecedent 'every nurse' takes the singular 'his or her.'
Which is the correct plural of 'analysis'?
Answer: Analyses
'Analysis' becomes 'analyses' in the plural.